„When I visit London one of my favourite things to do is shopping! I really enjoy hunting around for interesting things in the sales, buying something new to wear out on a Saturday night. Or a bit of window-shopping – it doesn’t cost a penny. Sometimes I’ll spend hours just walking around a market having a chat with my friends.

There are lots of different places to go shopping in London. If you’re looking for 'high street’ shops – the kind of shops you will find in most towns, you can go to Oxford Street, but it gets too busy sometimes; it can be difficult to get anywhere! For a less crowded, more relaxing shopping experience, go to Covent Garden – you can have an expensive cappuccino, and watch some (free) street theatre at the same time.

Some people like shopping in department stores. The most famous one in London is 'Harrods’ in Knightsbridge, but for me, it’s not modern enough, and too expensive, the sort of place your parents do their shopping. The best of all the big department stores is 'Selfridges’ in Oxford Street, it’s a shoppers’ paradise, nice clothes but very high prices. Well I can look, can’t I?

For the 'day out walking around a market’ experience, try 'Camden’. It’s exciting, fashionable, and there are lots of lovely things at attractive prices! You can buy cheap jeans and cool second hand clothes in the morning and then get a tattoo and a body piercing later on! If all that shopping is too tiring, you can get some Chinese or Thai food for Ł2 or Ł3, sit by the canal and drink a beer. What could be better?

If you think you need to experience more of London’s ‘culture’, you might prefer a trip to Greenwich. This is a much more relaxing day out. You can have a walk round the market and shops, and then take in a bit of London’s history – it was the birthplace of Henry VIII, Queen Mary and Elizabeth I. There’s also the park, the 'Cutty Sark’ (an old ship that was used for transporting tea), and the old observatory…so much to do, but don’t forget the shopping!”

Adapted from: www.bbc.co.uk

And now the weather forecast for today and tomorrow Today the morning will be cloudy in most parts of the country, with some rain at first. Many places will then become dry and bright, but there’ll be more showers across Scotland. The south wind may be very strong at first but it will become more gentle in the afternoon. Rather chilly, with temperatures around 150C. In the evening most places will be dry and clear, especially in the south of England. Clouds and rain will be reaching some other parts of the UK overnight. There’ll be heavy rain across Scotland, with snow in the mountains. During the night temperatures may fall below 00C in the far north. Tomorrow it’ll be mostly dry and sunny across England and Wales with some fog in the morning. Scotland will start cloudy, but it’ll get much brighter during the day. Still rather windy but it’ll be much warmer, temperatures reaching 200C. The weekend is going to be nice and dry, with lots of sunshine and a warm breeze from the south.

Adapted from: www.bbc.co.uk