Jennifer Aniston let new boyfriend John Mayer call all the shots during their recent trip to London, a source has revealed.

Mayer was in the UK performing a series of gigs, and Jennifer accompanied him on tour. The pair checked into the prestigious Dorchester Hotel, and stayed in the same suite used by 60s icons Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, reports Britain's New! magazine.

By Claire Soares

Tuesday, 24 June 2008

As condemnation of Robert Mugabe grew louder yesterday, Nelson Mandela checked in at the Dorchester Hotel in London, ahead of his 90th birthday celebrations. The former South African president is often cast in the role of Africa's moral guardian, but on the subject of Zimbabwe he has been notable by his silence.

"Every voice is needed now," said William Gumede, a South African political analyst. "And Mr Mandela's is one that can hardly be bettered in terms of moral authority." So why has Mr Mandela shied away from commenting publicly on the crisis engulfing South Africa's neighbour?

If it’s your first time in London, you’ll want to at least walk or take a bus past Buckingham Palace (open to the public only two months of the year) and check out one of the newest tourist sites, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park.

Don’t leave London without experiencing the time-honored tradition of afternoon tea. If you want the best London has to offer, make reservations at The Dorchester, which was awarded the prestigious "Top London Afternoon Tea 2007" award by The Tea Guild.

Hollywood actor and director George Clooney has visited Downing Street to discuss the Darfur crisis with Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The star, who is a UN "messenger of peace", said a "wonderful suggestion" for buying peacekeeping helicopters had been made at the meeting. Mr Brown said the situation in Darfur, part of Sudan, was "unacceptable" and praised Mr Clooney's "leadership". The 46-year-old star is in London for the premiere of his film Leatherheads. During his visit Mr Clooney, an Oscar-winner, posed for pictures with Mr Brown and his wife Sarah Brown. Speaking later to reporters at London's Dorchester Hotel, he said a "wonderful suggestion" had been made at the meeting about a fund which could involve leasing or buying helicopters "to create some security". Mr Clooney added that it had been mooted London could be a place where Sudanese rebel leaders hold peace talks.

Travel + Leisure, the prestigious travel magazine, has just published its famous annual 500 World’s Best Hotels list, naming London’s top hotels for 2008. But the top spots are not taken by Claridge’s, the Dorchester or the Ritz, although these famous hotels are also on the list.

No, London’s Number 1 hotel for 2008 is named as The Milestone, a boutique hotel of just 57 rooms and 6 apartments in the Red Carnation Hotel Collection. And it doesn’t end there. The Milestone has also been ranked Number 1 in London in Condé Nast Traveler’s just published Gold List for 2008 - an incredible double first.