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London cops are subjecting people in the centre of town to facial recognition today and tomorrowExplore London Mayfair Piccadilly Circus Mon 17th Dec 2018 01:58 PM People in Soho, Piccadilly Circus, and Leicester Square are being told by the London Metropolitan Police to submit to a trial of the force's notoriously inaccurate, racially biased facial ... |
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19 ways to treat yourself this ChristmasExplore London Notting Hill Kensington & Chelsea Mon 17th Dec 2018 01:42 PM Kensington’s latest urban hideaway ... the Lord of the Luxe pedicure at Notting Hill’s Privet parlour is the answer. After a foot soak and scrub, hard skin is scoured off before a foot mask is left to work its wonders during a lower-leg massage. |
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Banksy offers sculpture as raffle prize to help refugeesMon 17th Dec 2018 01:39 PM Banksy is raffling off one of his works to raise money for refugees. The artist, whose work has been auctioned for millions, has offered the opportunity for fans to win one of his pieces for just £2. Banksy has given the piece to the Help Refugees Choose Love store on Carnaby Street, London. Whoever can guess the weight of the sculpture will win the sculpture. The competition is open until December 22. |
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Facial recognition tech deployed by London's Met Police in new trialExplore London Mayfair Piccadilly Circus Mon 17th Dec 2018 01:24 PM Police in London will deploy facial recognition technology in a two-day trial starting on Monday. Covering London's Soho, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, the tech will scan faces in crowds and run them against a database of people wanted by London ... |
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The Boxer Rebellion Tour and Music NewsExplore London Kensington & Chelsea Talbot Road Mon 17th Dec 2018 01:20 PM 14: John Grant – Love Is Magic “This cavalcade of wit and bestial commentary ends with Touch And Go, a signature ballad that deals articulately with the ordeal of whistle-blower Chelsea Manning ... “Unfiltered, Talbot’s skill is grabbing the ... |
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World Leisure Wins One Bishopsgate Plaza Pool ContractExplore London City of London Bishopsgate Mon 17th Dec 2018 01:13 PM The 43-storey tower under construction at 150 Bishopsgate comprises London’s first Pan Pacific Hotel and will ... developers say the new One Bishopsgate Plaza will become a vibrant heart in the city. Leading water leisure company World Leisure has ... |
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More loans to first-time buyers while buy-to-let continues to slowExplore London Kensington & Chelsea Canal Way Mon 17th Dec 2018 01:12 PM The West Midlands still leads the way with ... in 21 of the 33 London boroughs, with the City of London, up 7.8% leading those that bucked the trend. Three of the top five priced boroughs recorded double digit falls: in Kensington and Chelsea, the most ... |
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How Hamleys toy store was born from the dreams of a Bodmin boyMon 17th Dec 2018 01:11 PM As a boy, he would dream to open the best toy shop the world could offer. In 1760, he moved to London and opened toy shop Noah’s Ark in Holborn, which would be the very first outlet of the future Hamleys chain. Noah’s Ark was selling tin soldiers ... |
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Obituary: Ralph Koltai – ‘the most influential stage designer in British theatre in the latter half of the 20th century’Explore London Covent Garden Aldwych Mon 17th Dec 2018 12:56 PM Born in Berlin of Hungarian descent, he fled the mounting threat of Nazi violence to London in 1939 where ... attention with designs for the Sadler’s Wells Opera Company, the Covent Garden Opera Company and Ballet Rambert. In 1958, The Stage admired ... |
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New homes: Our pick of the new builds going on sale in London this weekendExplore London Mayfair Piccadilly Mon 17th Dec 2018 12:47 PM There are 12 one and two bedroom flats on sale through Shared Ownership a four minute walk from North Ealing Underground station on the Piccadilly Line and 10 minutes ... windows from which to enjoy the east London skyline. It’s part of a wider £3.7bn ... |
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What We're Eating This Week: Cumin Lamb Chops, Goose Ragu & Smoky Old FashionedsExplore London Belgravia Knightsbridge Kensington & Chelsea Mon 17th Dec 2018 12:45 PM 51 Greek Street, London, W1D 4EH; linastores.co.uk 5 | Smoky Old Fashioned @ Stables Bar And if Soho has a bit too much of a vibe for you right now, then take a tip from us and head to Knightsbridge ... you've been seeking. 1 Kensington Court, London ... |
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Jackson Boxer to open Scottish resto in Notting HillExplore London Notting Hill Kensington & Chelsea Mon 17th Dec 2018 12:19 PM Jackson Boxer, who runs Brunswick House in Vauxhall and St Leonards in Shoreditch, is to open a Scottish restaurant in Notting Hill with chef Andrew Clarke next year. As reported by Eater London, Orasay on Kensington Park Road in Notting Hill, will be the ... |
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Five of this year’s best festive pop-ups in LondonExplore London Mayfair Piccadilly Mon 17th Dec 2018 12:19 PM Chef Ollie Dabbous will be bringing a pared down version of the Michelin-starred wine mecca Hide in Mayfair to Piccadilly this winter, in the form of a pop-up called Hideaway. In contrast to its flagship restaurant, opened last year by the owners of ... |
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The Londoner: Tory Peer handed £505k rent billMon 17th Dec 2018 12:13 PM The film, a semi-biographical portrayal of Cuarón’s youth in Mexico City, was presented at The Ham Yard Hotel in Soho yesterday afternoon, with Bond actor Olga Kurylenko and Ray Panthaki among the attendees. Panthaki will next be seen in Official ... |
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The Londoner: Idris Elba's ‘We’re all Windrush’ message at No. 10Explore London Mayfair Conduit Street Mon 17th Dec 2018 12:12 PM Downing Street sees plenty of famous faces ... Nick Clegg’s leaving party was at the Conduit in Mayfair on Friday, as the former deputy PM and his wife, the lawyer Miriam González Durántez, celebrated his departure to Facebook in Silicon Valley. |
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Want to Buy a London Home? Brexit Isn't the Only Thing to WatchExplore London Mayfair Grosvenor Square Mon 17th Dec 2018 12:11 PM The wider London market is seeing a “marked slowdown in volumes ... in projects on Lincoln Square and at the former Canadian diplomatic premises at Mayfair ’s Grosvenor Square. Sellers who put their homes on the market are facing the lowest chances ... |
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AIDSfree: Bid in our appeal auction to party like a royal at Hadlow Castle this New YearExplore London Mayfair Berkeley Square Mon 17th Dec 2018 12:00 PM Also on offer is a chance to book a private room at exclusive Mayfair club Annabel’s ... a Grade I listed Georgian mansion in Berkeley Square. Corinthia London is offering an overnight stay to the highest bidder and football fans can bid for an original ... |
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Does The Trafalgar Square Tree Really Look Like A Cucumber? We Asked The People Visiting ItExplore London Trafalgar Square Mon 17th Dec 2018 11:45 AM London Illustrated News © British Newspaper ... So there we have it. It looks like Trafalgar Square's cucumber is another sign of divided Britain. |
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Danish bakery opens London flagshipExplore London Soho Charing Cross Road Mon 17th Dec 2018 11:40 AM A Danish bakery is launching its London flagship store on Charing Cross Road. Shaftesbury has announced the opening ... which connects Theatreland and Soho to Covent Garden. “The Scandinavian brand complements the area’s diverse food and beverage ... |
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Met Police roll out controversial facial tech recognition in LondonExplore London Soho Cambridge Circus Mon 17th Dec 2018 11:30 AM The areas where the tests are being conducted fall within the touristic hubs of the capital, with Soho, Picadilly Circus and Leicester ... This is one of the facial recognition vans out in London today at Cambridge Circus. This looks an awful lot like ... |
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Deep water: how London restaurant Lorne survived flooding to reopenMon 17th Dec 2018 11:21 AM This interview first appeared in the December 2018 issue of Restaurant magazine, the leading title for the UK's restaurant industry. For more features, comment, interviews and in-depth analysis of the sector subscribe to Restaurant magazine here. |
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The Best Hotels To Treat Your Other Half In LondonExplore London Covent Garden Shorts Gardens Mon 17th Dec 2018 11:09 AM London can be an expensive place, but if you're coming for a relatively short stay suddenly the luxury hotel scene ... of a post-checkout stroll along the Thames or shopping trip to Covent Garden. A booking you won't regret. ME London The one with the ... |
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The Best Hotels To Treat Your Other Half In LondonExplore London Mayfair Hyde Park Corner Mon 17th Dec 2018 11:09 AM Before we step inside, let's take a moment to appreciate where The Wellesley is in London: Hyde Park Corner is basically its front lawn ... This family-run 5-star hotel in Mayfair is as charming and perfectly located a spot as you could wish for, with ... |
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GammaDelta Therapeutics joins rush of science firms moving to White CityMon 17th Dec 2018 11:05 AM Immunotherapy company GammaDelta Therapeutics on Monday inked a deal to join the rush of science firms moving to White City, agreeing to quadruple its presence in London. The expansion ... has signed a lease for 12,000 square feet of office and lab space ... |
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Tudor Festival Of Talks Marks A Big 500 At Gresham CollegeMon 17th Dec 2018 11:02 AM Sir Thomas Gresham on Holborn Viaduct. To attend a lecture ... 6pm at the Museum of London Many of Gresham’s contemporaries would say, that global trade and traffic altered sixteenth-century ... |
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Standard Chartered Is Set to Exit Private Equity UnitExplore London City of London Poultry Mon 17th Dec 2018 10:41 AM The business’s investments have included a Vietnamese kids’ play-center operator, an Indian movie-production company, a Jordanian poultry producer and, more recently, a Singaporean crane supplier. |
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Central line Tube strike: Crisis talks in bid to stop London Underground walkout in Christmas run-upExplore London City of London Ludgate Circus Mon 17th Dec 2018 10:40 AM Business leaders warned the strikes will damage London’s economy as shoppers flock to the West End. The Central line is the key Tube route to the area, with stations at Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Circus ... on the Waterloo & City line, which uses ... |
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Designer creates London Underground map showing how TfL Tube network looks with Thameslink, Crossrail and proposed Crossrail 2 and 3Explore London City of London Moorgate Mon 17th Dec 2018 10:26 AM Proposed routes include linking Moorgate and Waterloo as Crossrail ... Case for Large Scale Transport Investment in London.” It discussed linking Stratford and East Croydon, and extending the Northern City Line to Waterloo. Mr Carr, who lives in Balham ... |
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Could Londrino Be London’s Best Portuguese?Explore London City of London Bleeding Heart Yard Mon 17th Dec 2018 10:01 AM Headed up by chef Leandro Carreira, the London Bridge spot plays with flavours and meets ... Really one for the Londoners, Portugal has found a cosy place to nest in the heart of our city. |
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'Duelling duchesses' and a Game of Thrones script: Why the royal Christmas is under more scrutiny this yearExplore London Kensington & Chelsea Hollywood Road Mon 17th Dec 2018 09:58 AM It had long been expected they would settle in a refurbished apartment at Kensington Palace in London, where William ... the heritage of Meghan Markle, she's Hollywood and it becomes very exciting, sort of racial undertones and whatever," said Borkowski. |
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GoodBox: The tech behind the Mayor of London’s contactless winter homelessness campaignExplore London City of London Fann Street Mon 17th Dec 2018 09:41 AM or even homeless people on the street. GoodBox is the start-up helping charities embrace digital payments. At the moment its technology is behind the contactless donation points across the city, taking donations for the Mayor of London’s winter ... |
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Royal HEIR: How having a baby with Kate was William's 'number ONE priority'Explore London St James's Princes Arcade Mon 17th Dec 2018 09:39 AM Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement in 2010 with an official photocall at St James ... London. In 2015, Kate and Wills had Princess Charlotte and, in 2018, Prince Louis. Following his father, George is third in line to the throne ... |
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Christmas 2018 events near me: the best Christmas markets, festive fairs and carol services around the UKSightseeing Tourist Attractions Mon 17th Dec 2018 09:19 AM Passengers can enjoy hot chocolate and carols as they travel. Colin Glen Trust are ... land’ features over 30 rides, shows, and attractions, including an 8m Lego Christmas tree. |
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London-based boutique hotel chain eyes WeHoExplore London Soho Soho Street Mon 17th Dec 2018 08:00 AM Soho House — a London-based boutique hotel chain and private members-only ... which has a primary address 429 Chestnut St. In 2012, AJ Capital collaborated with what was then called Soho House Group to adaptively reuse a former and vacant rubber belt ... |
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The Brit List 2018: Designer profilesExplore London St James's Royal Opera Arcade Mon 17th Dec 2018 07:53 AM Alex Kravetz started his career as a designer at the Opera & Ballet Theatre, before moving on to create the stage designs at the Royal Shakespeare Company ... completed The Capital Suite in London’s Intercontinental Park Lane. The hotel has been designed ... |
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Interview: Landmark birthday finds Paul Towndrow ready to experimentExplore London City of London Poultry Mon 17th Dec 2018 07:40 AM Not that that stage of his career was confined to funky poultry. The same year saw him release his fine Six By Six sextet album while 2009’s Newology prompted one leading London jazz commentator ... Royal Concert Hall’s City of Music Studio, 15 ... |
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City has millions in ‘unallocated’ planning-gain cash to spendExplore London City of London Foster Lane Mon 17th Dec 2018 07:36 AM Review set to prioritise at transport and public realm schemes that will benefit The City of London Corporation ... in the Square Mile, including Foster & Partners’ Stirling Prize-winning Bloomberg London building. The payments are designed to offset ... |
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Kate versus Meghan: The royal squadsExplore London Soho Air Street Mon 17th Dec 2018 07:11 AM As well as asking Carole for advice about the children, and hirings and firings at Kensington Palace, Kate also relies on the former air hostess turned ... went to study at St Andrews University ... |
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Prince Andrew sees 'all sorts of' opportunities for UK-China cooperationExplore London St James's Duke of York Street Mon 17th Dec 2018 07:01 AM The Duke of York said he was impressed by all the three Chinese ... On the sidelines of the contest, which was held at the St. James's Palace in downtown London, Prince Andrew told Xinhua that all the Chinese entrepreneurs are excellent and the event ... |
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Glasgow and Edinburgh top house price growth outside of London, new analysis showsExplore London Belgravia Kensington & Chelsea Mon 17th Dec 2018 06:52 AM Glasgow and Edinburgh have seen house prices rise faster than any other major UK town or city in 2018, while the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea leads growth in the capital, new research shows. The two largest cities in Scotland have both seen ... |
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Brexit uncertainty continues to fuel London house price falls – and less choice for buyersExplore London Belgravia Kensington & Chelsea Mon 17th Dec 2018 06:26 AM This year the number of viewings in the capital's exclusive areas of Mayfair , Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Kensington and Belgravia has tripled to achieve a sale and the time taken has doubled. "The prime central London market has been crippled by the stamp ... |
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Grenfell fire: Local resident and Grenfell Action group member, Joe Delaney, gives harrowing account to inquiry of night of fireExplore London Notting Hill Kensington & Chelsea Mon 17th Dec 2018 06:23 AM He recalls the streets in the area were as packed as on Notting Hill carnival day ... I also wrote a post at the time which said the KCTMO (Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation) had ‘cheaped out’ on their regeneration and because ... |
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Three Questions Answered About London's New SushisambaMon 17th Dec 2018 05:31 AM The American restaurant group, which also has outposts in Miami, Vegas and Amsterdam, has opened its second London venue smack in the centre of Covent Garden. The interiors have certainly been created with a snap-happy millennial in mind and feature a ... |
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How these seven parts of Plymouth got their namesExplore London City of London King William Street Mon 17th Dec 2018 02:29 AM The Domesday Book of 1086 (a manuscript record of the 'Great Survey' of much of England and parts of Wales by order of King William the Conqueror ... The giant parts of London Bridge aba... The incredible history of one of Ply... 12 parts of Plymouth ... |
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UK restaurant closures surge as consumers lose appetite to spendMon 17th Dec 2018 01:20 AM LONDON (Reuters) - More than 1,000 restaurants went bust in Britain in the year through September, a 24 percent rise on the previous 12 months as the industry grapples with overcapacity as ... |
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Festive show has busy billExplore London Soho New Oxford Street Mon 17th Dec 2018 12:00 AM A spokesman for the New Street venue said ... of excitement behind the scenes of the London jazz world in anticipation of her debut release. “She has toured the UK, gracing the Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho with a ‘sumptuous display of vocal ... |
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Local rugby round-up: Wins for Bury, Colchester, Stowmarket, Woodbridge and BraintreeExplore London St James's Bury Street Mon 17th Dec 2018 12:00 AM BURY ST EDMUNDS returned from a trip ... Rejuvenated BRAINTREE moved up into fourth place in London 3 Essex with their fourth successive victory in a pulsating north Essex derby, besting rivals CHELMSFORD 29-22. James Abbott (two), Dominic Dann and Keelan ... |
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Review of the reviewsExplore London Mayfair Hill Street Sun 16th Dec 2018 11:00 PM (7/10) Brasserie of Light, London W1 David Sexton for The Evening Standard visited the new first-floor brasserie within “aspirational department store” Selfridges (there’s also an entrance on Duke Street ... in Notting Hill (“where all the ... |
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Shock waves of #MeToo reach the City of LondonExplore London City of London Little Britain Sun 16th Dec 2018 10:43 PM A series of very public sackings, suspensions and departures suggests that Britain’s finance world is waking up to the toxic implications of sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace. The changes come a little ... at an all-male London charity ... |
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Our response to the ‘Oxford Street District’ consultation, December 2018Sun 16th Dec 2018 10:01 PM Most residents in Fitzrovia do not own or use a motor vehicle. We own the least number of cars in London yet we are subjected to the highest levels of air pollution and congestion. These vehicles take space from pedestrians and cyclists, is a cause of road ... |
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Christmas sales are strong online and off, local retailers sayExplore London Covent Garden New Row Sun 16th Dec 2018 09:50 PM “I just launched our new website about a month ago and I’ve seen a huge increase in orders online,” said Nicole Arroyas-Bernardo, owner of the Petit Paris bakery in Covent Garden Marke |
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St James's Place applies ESG standards framework to underlying fundsExplore London St James's St James's Place Sun 16th Dec 2018 07:41 PM Chris Ralph, chief investment officer at St James's Place, said the move had been initiated earlier this year in response to increased desire from clients to hold ESG-friendly portfolios. ESG has become an increasingly important investment criteria ... |
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Beethoven's handicap no barrier to brillianceExplore London City of London Ave Maria Lane Sun 16th Dec 2018 07:23 PM Another contemporary was Austrian composer Franz Schubert, who wrote the tune to which “Ave Maria” was set ... It sold 6,000 copies in London the first day off the press. In its opening chapters, Scrooge chased away Christmas carolers: “… at ... |
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Uber drivers beg passengers full of the festive spirit to put the brakes on backseat karaoke sessions - or risk getting a low rating and missing out on future ridesExplore London Soho James Street Sun 16th Dec 2018 07:09 PM What do you have to say for yourself James? I was freezing my t**s off I'll have you know, on a street corner.' Uber is available in more than 40 towns and cities across the UK including Bath, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, and Nottingham. |
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St. James' Place Sprint TriathlonExplore London St James's St James's Place Sun 16th Dec 2018 06:36 PM Inaugural year of the triathlon in the North taking you through Yorkshire's most picturesque countryside. There is a a £350 fundraising target; £90 team of four entry with a £1400 joint fundraising target; or £100 ‘pay as you go’ entry with no ... |
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Gabby Allen giggles in a maroon leather mini-dress on Mayfair night outSun 16th Dec 2018 06:33 PM The reality star was in good spirits as she enjoyed a night out in London The reality babe was seen giggling in a maroon leather mini-dress in posh Mayfair night. She was spotted heading into Italian restaurant Babbo with her brother and his girlfriend. |
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RedFarm London by CRÈMESun 16th Dec 2018 06:05 PM Jun Aizaki, of Brooklyn-based architecture and design firm CRÈME, recently completed RedFarm UK, located in the heart of London's Covent Garden. The inventive Chinese food restaurant, with two locations in New York City, has successfully made the jump ... |
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Best mince pies in London this ChristmasExplore London Covent Garden High Holborn Sun 16th Dec 2018 02:39 PM 156 Canonbury Road, N1 2UP, blackaxemangal.com The festive-sounding moniker of this Covent ... 252 High Holborn, WC1V 7EN, holborndiningroom.com Dominique Ansel Bakery Cronut creator Dominique Ansel is having plenty of festive fun at his London bakery. |
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The Abbey Theatre announces details of the 2019 SeasonExplore London Soho St Anne's Court Sun 16th Dec 2018 02:09 PM On a quiet suburban street ... to the Royal Court in London for a 6-week run in March. CLASS - After a sell-out Fringe First Award-winning run in Edinburgh, CLASS is off to the Bush Theatre in London. Citysong - This Abbey Theatre and Soho Theatre ... |
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The fascinating stories behind the names of some of Hull's most popular pubsExplore London St James's Carlton House Terrace Sun 16th Dec 2018 02:07 PM It originally opened further east towards Carlton Terrace and its name is connected to the Hull Zoological ... “I looked in the history books for Old Town and found a public house called the Crown and Cushion that was down Land of Green Ginger. |
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Words and pictures that captured the headlines in 2018Explore London Kensington & Chelsea Hollywood Road Sun 16th Dec 2018 01:09 PM Forensic officers in gas masks at the London Road cemetery during investigations into the Salisbury ... A 600-strong guest list of Hollywood stars and royals, plus a combined UK TV audience of 11.5 million people at home, watched the proceedings. |
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12 things you really need to know before heading to OlympiaExplore London Kensington Kensington High Street Sun 16th Dec 2018 12:41 PM The London International Horse Show ... while the venue is only a short walk from West Kensington and High Street Kensington. Check train and tube timetables before travelling. 12. If you can’t make it to Olympia in person to watch the action, FEI ... |
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Everything you want to know about British royal Christmas festivities: the guestlist, traditions and the black tie dinnerExplore London Kensington & Chelsea Southern Row Sun 16th Dec 2018 12:02 PM Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle will also be attending together for the second year in a row, so she is already familiar with the customs. It was reported earlier this year that her mother Doria Ragland, who splits her time between London and Los ... |
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Rainbow Chaser: Patrick Campbell-Lyons On (The Original) NirvanaExplore London Soho Greek Street Sun 16th Dec 2018 11:03 AM When they met at the height of London’s Swinging 60s, Irishman Patrick Campbell-Lyons and Greek-born Alex Spyropoulos ... at La Gioconda café in Soho, he told me he was a student at the London Film School round the corner at St Martin’s. |
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Words and pictures that captured the headlines in 2018Explore London Kensington & Chelsea Duke Of York Square Sun 16th Dec 2018 09:57 AM The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ... demonstrators march through London as part of the protests against the visit of the US President (Yui Mok/PA) The ‘Baby Trump’ balloon inflated in London’s Parliament Square, as part of the protests against ... |
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Words and pictures that captured the headlines in 2018Explore London Kensington & Chelsea Royal Hospital Road Sun 16th Dec 2018 09:50 AM Forensic officers in gas masks at the London Road cemetery during ... down to sixth in the royal lineage. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their newborn son outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London (Kirsty O’Connor ... |
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Broadway stars Jenna Russell and Judy Kuhn will join Seth Rudetsky at Leicester Square TheatreExplore London Soho Leicester Square Sun 16th Dec 2018 09:40 AM Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre began in 2013 with Patti LuPone and returned ... Judy Kuhn is currently starring as Golde in London in the sold-out production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Menier Chocolate Factory, a role she also played on Broadway ... |
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Bankruptcy WatchExplore London St James's Carlton House Terrace Sun 16th Dec 2018 09:04 AM 2nd St., Apt. 46C, Dec. 6, 2018, Chapter 7. Christopher Allen Davis, 19 Sun Terrace, Dec. 10, 2018 ... Dec. 7, 2018, Chapter 13. James and Lisa McCratic, 112 Briar Meadow St., Dec. 11, 2018, Chapter 13. Matthew C. and Tamara L. Kushner, 12095 Shark ... |
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Storm Deirdre: Snow, freezing rain and gales of up to 60mph batter parts of the UKSightseeing Tourist Attractions Sun 16th Dec 2018 08:35 AM Six yellow and amber weather warnings covering almost the entire of the UK aside from London and the south east remain in ... hit by heavy rain causing disruption to traffic and some tourist attractions. The Eden project in Cornwall closed after it was ... |
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Driver charged with DWI found asleep at the wheelExplore London City of London Ave Maria Lane Sun 16th Dec 2018 08:00 AM He also was cited for failing to maintain lane ... CITY — After first saying he was standing by her, state Rep. Bob Steinburg, R-Chowan, has fired his legislative assistant in the wake of her guilty plea to misdemeanor larceny. Diana London's employment ... |
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Central London in facial recognition trialExplore London Mayfair Piccadilly Circus Sun 16th Dec 2018 08:00 AM Christmas shoppers could have their faces scanned in central London this week as part of a police trial ... The trials will be held near Soho, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square on Monday and Tuesday. Privacy campaigner Big Brother Watch has described ... |
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The sign of a knight on Warwick LaneExplore London City of London Bartholomew Lane Sun 16th Dec 2018 07:06 AM The representation of the statue is on a tablet once adorned a house in Warwick Lane. The knight is shown in armous with ... Thomas Pennant penned a series of books variously known as “Some Account of London”, and this sign appears in the 2nd edition ... |
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Brexit and London residential markets: QIB-UK real estate specialists’ viewExplore London South Kensington Sun 16th Dec 2018 06:29 AM South Kensington recently underperformed PCL, but this cannot be blamed on Brexit alone: The area contains some of London’s most expensive homes which were particularly vulnerable to Stamp Duty ... |
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Dec. 16 Grand JuryExplore London City of London Ave Maria Lane Sun 16th Dec 2018 05:57 AM Carlos Monte Cox aka Carlos Monte Cos, 37, 515 Hillcrest Ave ... CITY — After first saying he was standing by her, state Rep. Bob Steinburg, R-Chowan, has fired his legislative assistant in the wake of her guilty plea to misdemeanor larceny. Diana London ... |
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‘Yellow vest’ protests spread to London as demonstrators take over bridges and shut down city centreExplore London Trafalgar Square Duncannon Street Sun 16th Dec 2018 05:19 AM Chanting protesters brought traffic to a standstill in busy parts of the capital Standing in front of traffic on London Bridge ... at Westminster Bridge, Downing Street, the Royal Courts of Justice, and Trafalgar Square. This afternoon’s protest was ... |
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Power line containedExplore London City of London Ave Maria Lane Sun 16th Dec 2018 05:13 AM Fire crews have now left the scene, with city electrical crews remaining to wrap up. UPDATE: 6 :10 p.m. Electrical crews have cut off power to the grid servicing the downed power line. Several areas around Main Street including Cherry Lane Mall are without ... |
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‘Mortal Engines’ Review: London Becomes a Death Star on WheelsExplore London City of London Puddle Dock Sun 16th Dec 2018 03:49 AM But the guiding model for the plot — rebel alliances, secret family histories, London as a terrestrial Death Star — is almost certainly “Star Wars,” whose knockoffs are so numerous that it seems useless to dock points for effort. As these things go ... |
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ROYAL SNUB: Meghan Markle and Harry 'DECLINE to stay with Kate and William at Christmas'Explore London Kensington & Chelsea Kensington Palace Gardens Sun 16th Dec 2018 02:01 AM This news follows on from several reports of a rift between the royal couples stemming from the announcement Meghan, 37 and Harry, 34 are to move out of Kensington palace and into ... on a bench in the gardens of their official London residence. |
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Has Grenfell Tower had an effect on UK housebuilding?Explore London Kensington & Chelsea Holland Park Sun 16th Dec 2018 12:30 AM A clear wealth divide is present within the borough of Kensington. Property prices in Kensington and Chelsea are the highest ... Situated close to Kensington Palace, Park Modern is the latest project by London developer Fenton Whelan that is underway ... |
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Win a Michelin-starred break for two in London, at the St James’s Hotel & ClubExplore London Mayfair Hyde Park Corner Sun 16th Dec 2018 12:15 AM The winner and a guest will stay for two nights, B&B, at the St James’s Hotel & Club, a five-star boutique hotel in Mayfair , London. Buckingham Palace is across Green Park, St James’s Palace is around the corner and the theatres, restaurants and ... |
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The Bridesmaids star Chris O’Dowd on LA life, Alexa karaoke, missing Ireland and his snowglobe collectionSun 16th Dec 2018 12:15 AM Right now we’re living in a Georgian townhouse in Marylebone, London. We moved in three months ago and it’s kind of bare. The plan is to spend summers here. Next month we go back to California, and we’ll let this place while we are away. Our home is ... |
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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: The high street is NOT doomed - clever retailers and banks are thrivingExplore London Mayfair Oxford Street Sun 16th Dec 2018 12:08 AM Although walking along Oxford Street in London last Sunday lunchtime resembled a human version of dodgems, it did not change my view on the health of most of the country’s high streets. Perilous. A toxic mix of online competition, business rates (despite ... |
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Costumes from ‘The Favourite’ now on show at Kensington PalaceExplore London Kensington & Chelsea Kensington Court Place Sun 16th Dec 2018 12:00 AM ‘The Favourite’ portrays life at the court of Queen Anne who reigned ... Many of the events portrayed in ‘The Favourite’ took place in Kensington Palace, one of the royal residences ... |
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NSWMA Implements Measures for Holiday Garbage Collection in St. JamesExplore London St James's King Street Sun 16th Dec 2018 12:00 AM King Street, Barracks Road [and] Hart Street,” Mr. Gilchrist said. The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has implemented measures to address the expected increase in garbage in St. James during the Christmas period into the New Year. |
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Central London in facial recognition trialExplore London Soho Leicester Square Sun 16th Dec 2018 12:00 AM Christmas shoppers could have their faces scanned in central London this week as part of a police ... The trials will be held near Soho, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square on Monday and Tuesday. Privacy campaigner Big Brother Watch has described ... |
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Brains on toast, pig’s head terrine... a glorious old-fashioned lunch in a legendary Soho pubExplore London Soho Soho Street Sat 15th Dec 2018 10:44 PM With a ban on mobile phones, computers, fruit machines, muzac and mediocrity, The French is the anti-Wetherspoons, an idiosyncratically Gallic honeypot around which buzz Soho’s eternal ... room with its own claim on London culinary history. |
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Harford County police blotterExplore London Kensington & Chelsea Queen's Gate Sat 15th Dec 2018 09:33 PM A theft was reported Monday in the 500 block of Chelsea Road. The engine of a vehicle in the 1300 ... A purse was stolen Tuesday from the 200 block of Kensington Parkway. A theft was reported Tuesday in the 400 block of Constant Friendship Boulevard. |
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Only Fools and Horses dining experience accused of copyright by musical producersSat 15th Dec 2018 07:02 PM Phil McIntyre Entertainments (PME) is promoting the musical, which opens at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in February with the endorsement ... after it created a cabaret-style show inspired by the series. The London-based immersive theatre company began ... |
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New Range Rover Evoque gets a ‘PUKKA’ workout in LondonExplore London City of London Bishopsgate Sat 15th Dec 2018 05:32 PM The new Range Rover Evoque has been out in London with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver let loose ... and Land Rovers set up a diversion through water and ramps in Bishopsgate Good Yard so we could see the Evoque isn’t just a city 4×4, with a bit of a ... |
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Waeska at The Mandrake is the trippiest bar in LondonSat 15th Dec 2018 05:04 PM Having been open for just over a year now, the foliage-filled Fitzrovia hotspot has earned a reputation as ... For more great places to drink, check out our list of the best bars in London. |
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Kazakhstan House appears on London's mapSat 15th Dec 2018 04:22 PM KAZINFORM - By the decision of Lord Mayor of Westminster, the building of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in London is now officially called as ... ‘Kazakhstan House' can be clearly seen from the Haymarket, from the Pall Mall, and from Cockspur Street ... |
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The best restaurants in ShoreditchExplore London Soho James Street Sat 15th Dec 2018 04:02 PM December 2018: We've added 13 new restaurants: old favourites Abondance, L'Anima Café, Smokestak, Hawksmoor Spitalfields, and St John Bread & Wine ... t put a foot wrong since he launched Ceviche Soho and we went collectively loco for pisco sours. |
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Mikkeller Bar LondonExplore London City of London Beer Lane Sat 15th Dec 2018 03:07 PM In addition to the interest in beer, Astley and Mikkel shared the same vision of creating something new in London. The star, who has lived in London for over 30 years, wanted to open the doors to a place that will stand out among the city’s many beer places. |
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The BOOM after the Blitz: Fascinating photos reveal how the bustle of busy London returned in the 1950s as the city bounced back from the horrors of WWIISat 15th Dec 2018 01:38 PM It's a taste of how things were - in London's decade of post-war rebuilding. These fascinating images show the bright lights of the West End, grand monuments, innocuous street corners and lost theatres in the English capital during the 1950s. The ... |
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BBL: London Lions 80 London City Royals 63Sat 15th Dec 2018 01:37 PM The home side continued their strong start to the BBL season to improve to 10-2, ahead of Sunday’s Copper Box meeting with Sheffield, while the newcomers dropped to 5-4 ahead of their trip to Plymouth Raiders. There was nothing between the two sides in ... |
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Police to test live facial recognition technology in central LondonExplore London Mayfair Piccadilly Circus Sat 15th Dec 2018 12:25 PM Live facial recognition technology will be used in central London early next week as part of an ongoing ... the surveillance software will cover the bustling areas of Soho, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square on Monday and Tuesday. |
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Revealed: The London Tube route where you're more likely to catch a 'commuter cold'Explore London City of London King Street Sat 15th Dec 2018 12:16 PM Researchers have identified the London Tube routes where passengers are most likely ... For instance, infection rates in residents of Islington, who often change lines at crowded King's Cross St. Pancras, were nearly three times higher than in commuters ... |
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Nigel Kershaw: people want much more than a financial returnExplore London City of London Norton Folgate Sat 15th Dec 2018 11:00 AM The idea of an investment arm was developed by Lord Bird, assisted by Jon Norton, a former banker who was ... citing “cardboard city” near Waterloo station in London, which was home for hundreds of people. “You’re beginning to see that go up ... |
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National Gallery attack: Man GUILTY of manslaughter after assault in Trafalgar SquareExplore London Trafalgar Square Sat 15th Dec 2018 09:30 AM "He was on a night out in Trafalgar Square when he was brutally and viciously attacked ... “Unfortunately for Desmond, his attack happened less than 24 hours before the London Bridge/Borough Market terrorist attacks and I feel that possible witnesses ... |
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14 Best Gyms in London for Everything from Strength Training to Cheap ClassesExplore London City of London Walbrook Sat 15th Dec 2018 09:07 AM Fortunately, then, the best gyms in London make this extra day of hard work slightly more ... In many ways, Equinox has created the modern private membership for city slickers who'd prefer to spend their money on their body, rather than a hefty bar tab. |
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