New report released ahead of London Life Sciences Week ranks UK capital as world’s #3 city for life sciences — above San Francisco and Singapore — with London’s health research environment rated best globally, and Mayor of London hailing sector “key pillar of London’s economy.”

• London #1 source city and #2 destination city globally for AI-related Foreign Direct Investment
• New analysis released on eve of GROW Summit, a 3-day tech conference for scale-up founders and investors

• Paddington becomes Visit London’s first ever Welcome Ambassador ahead of new film launch, Paddington in Peru, developed, produced and distributed by STUDIOCANAL
• Visitors and Londoners can now pay a visit to Paddington in London as new mural unveiled in South Bank
• The third film following the adventures of the iconic bear, Paddington in Peru, is in UK cinemas on 8^th November

The new pop-up shop, Visit London Tickets, will sell tickets for top London shows, tours, and experiences - plus gifts and souvenirs

• This marks a 32% increase from the same period, with revenue rising from $157 million (£120m)
• North America is still the biggest market, bringing in over 40% of all revenue

• New partnership aims to foster talent and knowledge exchange
• Commencing ahead of UK delegation at BioJapan 2024

• London has been ranked second best city in Europe, for having the most highly rated walking and biking tours
• London revealed to have almost 1,500 walking and biking tours – coming in third place in the world for the most total amount
• UK capital ranked 29^th ‘dryest’ in the world – with cities including Paris, New Delhi and Istanbul recorded as having a higher average rainfall

• A new fan-designed mural of Taylor Swift has been unveiled in Shoreditch this morning
• The artist, Kate Claxton, a 22-year old ‘Swiftie’ and illustrator from the UK, was selected as part of a fan competition run by Visit London and Global Street Art
• The mural will remain in situ for ‘Swifties’ travelling to London this week for the second leg of London Eras Tour shows

• Visit London and Global Street Art launch mural competition, giving Swifties the chance to have their fan artwork of Taylor Swift displayed in central London

• The Eras Tour returns to London this August, with the capital city hosting the most shows and Swift becoming the first solo artist to host 8 nights at Wembley Stadium

• With entries open to the UK and EU, the winner will receive a trip to London to unveil their artwork in August

• London is hosting more performances of Taylor Swift's record-breaking The Eras Tour than any other city in the world, with nearly 700,000 people attending
• Tourists attending the London gigs are set to boost the capital’s economy by £300m
• New poll shows more people would consider travelling to London for a music event than other international or UK cities
• Capital celebrates Taylor’s first performance at Wembley Stadium on Friday night with murals, a special Tube map, a Taylor trail and a wide series of events across London’s fantastic venues

New survey shows:

• Over three-quarters (77%) say London more supportive than other leading AI hubs for the development of AI technologies
• 85% very confident in capital’s ability to attract & retain talent in next 12 months
• Nearly half (45%) cited supportive government incentives & policies tailored for AI development as London’s key advantage
• Data privacy & security (51%) and infrastructure & scalability (45%) top of mind when choosing location of business