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Christmas Eve drivers warmed to travel NOW before lunchtime travel chaos as half of all Brits hit the roadsExplore London City of London Lime Street Mon 24th Dec 2018 09:46 AM London’s Victoria and Paddington stations and Liverpool Lime Street will be affected. Airports will also be busy with nearly five million folk flying abroad from Heathrow and Gatwick over Christmas. In addition to the threat of long queues, drivers are ... |
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13 European companies acquired by U.S. tech giants in 2018Mon 24th Dec 2018 09:45 AM Bloomsbury AI (U.K.) In July, Facebook confirmed it was buying London-based startup Bloomsbury AI. Terms of the deal were not announced, but some reports suggested the deal was worth up to $30 ... |
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Steph Curry strikes late to snatch victory for Golden State WarriorsExplore London City of London Golden Lane Mon 24th Dec 2018 09:25 AM Steph Curry nailed a last-gasp lay-up to give the Golden State Warriors a narrow 129-127 victory ... remaining pushed the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-112 over the Oklahoma City Thunder, while the Phoenix Suns, on the back of last night’s triple overtime ... |
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Northamptonshire house prices saw slight drop in OctoberExplore London Belgravia Kensington & Chelsea Mon 24th Dec 2018 09:24 AM The highest house prices in the country in October were found in London’s Kensington and Chelsea, where properties sold for an average of £1.24 million – 15 times the cost of a home in Burnley, where the average property cost just £83,500. |
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Harborough house prices saw small decline in OctoberExplore London Kensington & Chelsea Chelsea Harbour Mon 24th Dec 2018 09:18 AM The highest house prices in the country in October were found in London’s Kensington and Chelsea, where properties sold for an average of £1.24 million – 15 times the cost of a home in Burnley, where the average property cost just £83,500. |
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The Sicilian banker who left the City to fight the mafiaExplore London City of London Aldgate Mon 24th Dec 2018 09:12 AM had been a respected manager at the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development in the City of London, managing investments worth billions. But when he left his job in 2012 to run for mayor of Petrosino, his hometown, and take on the local godfathers ... |
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NHS funds festive 'drunk tanks'Explore London Soho New Oxford Street Mon 24th Dec 2018 09:11 AM They will also be operational on New Year’s Eve. One of the first programmes to benefit from NHS England funding will be Soho ... Street Pastors and the St John Ambulance. The South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) is again running its SOS Service in ... |
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TfL announces winners of its Supplier Awards 2018Explore London City of London Fleet Street Mon 24th Dec 2018 09:07 AM Transport for London (TfL) has announced the winners of its Supplier Awards ... Taylor Woodrow BAM Nuttall was also commended for its involvement in upgrading Bond Street and Victoria Tube stations, which are now more spacious and offer step-free access ... |
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Top to toe in tailbacks! Motorists face chaos will half of all drivers hitting the roads for last-minute shopping trips or Christmas Eve getawaysExplore London City of London Bank junction Mon 24th Dec 2018 09:07 AM The worst road for long delays is expected to be the M1 northbound from Junction 21 ... On the London Underground, services will begin to be phased out from 3pm, with most last trains at Sunday times. The Waterloo & City line will be running a reduced ... |
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Should we give children the vote? We ask nine kids what they thinkExplore London City of London Finsbury Pavement Mon 24th Dec 2018 08:43 AM The other day I saw someone sitting on the pavement. He looked about 20 ... I think there should be more houses in London. There are a lot of people in this city and they need places to live. My mummy told me there are more people living in London and ... |
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After being renovated for almost a year, this cinema in London is named as the most expensive cinema in the worldMon 24th Dec 2018 08:34 AM After the renovation, the cinema named Odeon Luxe Leicester Square is now called having the latest Dolby ... According to Variety data, the latest ticket prices in London make the city as the city with the most expensive ticket prices for cinemas in ... |
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Checkmate! Reigning champion Magnus Carlsen retains world chess titleMon 24th Dec 2018 08:28 AM Image: The pair had already played each other 12 times before Wednesday's showdown The match took place behind soundproof glass on a stage at The College in Holborn, central London. A detective ... |
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Historic black and white images show Christmas in LondonExplore London Trafalgar Square Mon 24th Dec 2018 08:25 AM Photos of Trafalgar Square from more than 60 years ago show the landmark with an enormous tree as the country was preparing to celebrate. There are also striking photos of the capital being decorated with festive lights. As well as preparing London with ... |
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Kate Middleton's daughter Princess Charlotte attending special ballet school in south LondonExplore London South Kensington Mon 24th Dec 2018 08:18 AM People reports that Charlotte has been taking weekly private ballet lessons at a dance school in south London. The youngster has been practising ... In October, William spoke to a young dancer called Junior at Kensington Palace and revealed: "George ... |
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Director of the Year Awards 2018 – Tamara Sakovska CDir, Non-executive directorExplore London St James's Arlington Street Mon 24th Dec 2018 08:17 AM Today it’s Tamara Sakovska CDir, Non-executive director of JPMorgan Russian Securities, who won the Chartered Director award in partnership with St James’s Place Sakovska ... an MBA with distinction from London Business School. |
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12 reasons why London’s Hyde Park Winter Wonderland worksExplore London Mayfair Hyde Park Corner Mon 24th Dec 2018 08:00 AM With London Underground ‘tube’ stations Marble Arch and Hyde Park Corner situated at either side of the event, getting there by public transport is easy. The venue is not quite as close to Buckingham Palace as St James Park or Green Park. Nevertheless ... |
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Voice of the consumer: Tips for getting around in LondonSightseeing Tourist Attractions Mon 24th Dec 2018 08:00 AM I lived in England as a child for a few years in the 1970s, and I try to go back at least once a year. I spent a lot of that time in London. Travel off-season and book ... The popular attractions get crowded as the day goes on. Plan your day, pick the ... |
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Revealed: The streets where most parking tickets are handed outExplore London City of London Pleydell Street Mon 24th Dec 2018 07:58 AM A total of 2,188 tickets have been put on cars which are illegally parked along London Road in the city, making it the top street in the whole county for fines. The second worst street in the city for fines, Granby Street, is a long way behind, with 1,572 ... |
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London restaurants open Boxing Day 2018: Best places to eat out on December 26Explore London Soho Marylebone Lane Mon 24th Dec 2018 07:48 AM London’s restaurants are here to ease the strain with many ... and enjoy it all with a cocktail from mixology maestro Tony Conigliaro. 4 Arches Lane, Battersea Power Station, SW11 8AB, cinnamon-kitchen.com/battersea Still craving a little bit of ... |
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Denim Première Vision in London sees 17% more visitorsExplore London City of London Lombard Street Mon 24th Dec 2018 07:35 AM The show will be held from May 28-29, 2019 at Superstudio Piu, Milan and from December 4-5, 2019 at Old Truman Brewery, London. Milan, the Lombard ... from high street to luxury: the majority of brands have their headquarters in the city, and major fashion ... |
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Obituary: Mike Hart, founder of Edinburgh’s International Jazz and Blues Festival, musician, sailor, pilotExplore London City of London Mansion House Street Mon 24th Dec 2018 07:16 AM Hart would later recall that he “nearly fell over but immediately accepted”, and would play with Brown several times, including a memorable 1952 trip to London which included ... studios in Edinburgh’s Queen Street at the end of the 60s). |
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London’s Alleys: Billy Fury Way, NW6Explore London City of London Exchange Alley Mon 24th Dec 2018 07:07 AM When the railways arrived in this part of London, it was still largely fields ... just around the corner from the alley. The alley was also being suggested as a site for graffiti artists, and while one was at work on my walk through, it seems that the ... |
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A tale of two cities: Grenfell Tower and the “ultra-luxury” lives of the super-richExplore London Belgravia Knightsbridge Kensington & Chelsea Mon 24th Dec 2018 07:02 AM Quam bonum in Unum habitare —“What a good thing it is to dwell together in unity” The above is the motto of the Conservative-run Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council (RBKC) in London ... Wealthy Knightsbridge has a health deprivation ... |
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This week’s London appointmentsMon 24th Dec 2018 07:01 AM Amanda Fox, Magnuson Worldwide Hotel business Magnuson Worldwide has announced ... and working to deliver a high-quality service across the UK.” Partner Richard Wright, who leads CPP’s London office, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Jonny ... |
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Do you know someone on our bumper list of criminals we're naming and shaming this Christmas?Explore London Covent Garden Upper St Martin's Lane Mon 24th Dec 2018 06:38 AM Martina Sandorava, 23, of St Chads Road ... and disorderly in Derby River Gardens on July 24 and for failing to surrender to custody at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on August 7. Ruth Froggatt, 37, of Green Lane, Derby, was fined £80 and ... |
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New rules could close some child care businesses in OhioExplore London City of London Poultry Mon 24th Dec 2018 06:35 AM London airport open, but location of drone culprit up in air ... Sunday’s launch was Space X’s 21st and final launch of the year, a company record. A Minnesota-based poultry producer is recalling more than 164,000 pounds of raw ground turkey products ... |
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The wild logistics of London's poop-pumping Tideway TunnelExplore London City of London Bartlett's Buildings Mon 24th Dec 2018 06:19 AM London’s sewers were completed in 1865, based on the designs of civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette. The system accounted for a future population of four million (it was only two million when Bazalgette was planning the city’s future infrastructure ... |
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Christmas at St Paul'sMon 24th Dec 2018 06:15 AM Rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London destroyed its predecessor ... who will be spending his last Christmas at St Paul's and hopes to sing the big Christmas solo. Father James Milne was once a choirboy at Edinburgh Cathedral ... |
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Dundee-born BBC star Jeremy Lee says city ‘has great opportunity for food renaissance’Explore London City of London Angel Street Mon 24th Dec 2018 06:10 AM His food is considered some of the finest in the city of ... house on Lytton Street for lunch almost every day and it was always the most simple things that were just so good. “After my time in Auchterhouse they wanted me to move to London to get more ... |
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Hoosier History: On This Day, December 24Explore London City of London St. Martin's Le Grand Mon 24th Dec 2018 06:06 AM Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter died in London at age 78. Five years ago: In Egypt, a car bomb ripped through a security headquarters in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, killing 16 ... |
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Cocktails: Stirring Irish tales inspire clever creationsExplore London City of London St. Martin's Le Grand Mon 24th Dec 2018 06:06 AM From James Joyce Gin (the packaging of which is inspired by design features of the first edition of Ulysses) to Glendalough Distillery (with its logo of St Kevin, who stood in ... Dandelyan in the Mondrian London takes the modern life of plants – and ... |
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Costa flat white revealed as strongest on the marketExplore London St James's St James's Market Mon 24th Dec 2018 05:30 AM far more than any high street cup of coffee. In one recorded case, 19-year-old James Stone died in 2007 after consuming 25 to 30 No-Doz caffeine pills to stay awake - the equivalent of drinking 30 cups of coffee. Earlier this year a father-of-three ... |
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Long-lost sister and brother REUNITED after one-in-a-million meeting at homeless shelterExplore London Soho Charing Cross Station Mon 24th Dec 2018 05:07 AM And it was that kindness that would bring them back together – at London’s Charing Cross station three weeks ago. Mum-of-three Teresa said: “I used to hope he was working on a beach somewhere abroad, but as each birthday and Christmas came and went ... |
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George Northwood — Hairstylist to the Stars, Royals — Discusses the Modern SalonMon 24th Dec 2018 05:02 AM LONDON — George Northwood ... despite his own celebrity. He chose to open in Fitzrovia — better known for its buzzy restaurants, ad agencies and marketing firms than its luxury offering ... |
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How London Became a Playground for the RichExplore London Trafalgar Square Mon 24th Dec 2018 03:21 AM London is not a Powellian Gomorrah ... before the pigeon-feed sellers had been turfed from Trafalgar Square. The other day I saw a car with a bumper sticker that read “Make Peckham Shit Again ... |
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Pictures of the year 2018Explore London City of London Puddle Dock Mon 24th Dec 2018 03:10 AM Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest international multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted ... |
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My lightbulb moment: Firmdale Hotels co-founder Kit Kemp, reveals the inspiration behind her townhouse hotelsMon 24th Dec 2018 02:49 AM We opened the Dorset Square Hotel in Marylebone in 1986 as the first country house hotel in London, and it was a hit. A year later I had my first daughter, Tiffany. She was born very slightly disabled. So Tim and I had our goalposts redrawn. We were only ... |
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No phones! No Brexit! And top-notch booze! How to keep your sanity this ChristmasExplore London St James's Mason's Yard Mon 24th Dec 2018 02:03 AM so he enjoys long pleasurable sorties into gentleman’s London around St James, to source crucial items such as crystallised ginger, port and Stilton from places like Fortnum & Mason and Jermyn St. He then returns, hours later, in triumph, clutching some ... |
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Police hunt attacker who raped woman in City of London alleyway used for sex scenes in hit TV show Apple Tree YardExplore London Soho George Court Mon 24th Dec 2018 01:52 AM In the early hours of Friday 7 December 2018, a woman was raped in St Michael's Alley, off Cornhill in the City of London. This is the same spot ... to get a taxi home with a character called George. Yvonne followed him up to his office to collect ... |
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40 Years On, Europe Embraces a More Open, Inclusive ChinaExplore London St James's Duke of York Street Mon 24th Dec 2018 01:20 AM Innocation shapes the future At St. James Palace at the heart of London, three Chinese innovation start-ups ... And since then it's just got bigger and bigger, and more and more," the Duke of York said. According to an annual report by the Geneva-based ... |
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New London skyscraper is 'attention-seeking' and 'extremely damaging' for Tower of London, charity warnsExplore London City of London Bartlett's Buildings Mon 24th Dec 2018 12:47 AM Historic Royal Palaces has objected to the building of a new "attention-seeking" skyscraper, claiming it would overshadow the Tower of London and detract from its prominence in the city's skyline. If given the go-ahead, the so-called Tulip Tower will soar ... |
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About Sharps PixleyExplore London St James's Piccadilly Mon 24th Dec 2018 12:23 AM London remains, arguably ... Sharps Pixley puts physical gold back on the High Street with our flagship store opening in St James’s Street, just off Piccadilly. Here you can select your products and indeed store them with us in one of our new safe ... |
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VISIT OUR SHOWROOM IN LONDONMon 24th Dec 2018 12:23 AM Our new gold showroom at 54 St James's Street, in the heart of London, is now open. This is the first time that gold bullion is easily available on the high street in London in such a high profile location. Here at Sharps Pixley, we offer investors a full ... |
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Queen Victoria’s Winter SledgeExplore London City of London Queen Victoria Street Mon 24th Dec 2018 12:00 AM Hooper & Co. were, most appropriately, based in London’s Victoria Street. The design dates from around 1844, the year of the birth of Queen Victoria’s second son, Prince Alfred, who had been ... |
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Ajay Massey returns to London where his music-making beganExplore London St James's Crown Passage Sun 23rd Dec 2018 11:55 PM Theirs is an old-school-meets-new-school collision of sounds that harkens back to the days of James ... Richardson London Music Awards in 2014 while still playing guitar for Two Crown King. |
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Why ARE we spending £590,000 of foreign aid on Baroness Shameless's palatial office? Lavish palace used by ex-Labour attorney general receives huge windfall from taxpayersExplore London St James's Pall Mall Sun 23rd Dec 2018 11:02 PM The building, located on Pall Mall next to St James's Palace, is the international headquarters ... controversial 0.7 per cent foreign aid spending target. The Queen made the London property available to the Commonwealth after the secretariat, the body's ... |
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Watch 4-year-old Ariana Grande belt out Celine Dion in sweet home videoExplore London City of London Old Jewry Sun 23rd Dec 2018 09:05 PM The star will perform three dates at London’s The O2 in August ... benefit concert One Love Manchester, held at Old Trafford Cricket Ground two weeks later. She was later made an honorary citizen of the city in recognition of her efforts to help people ... |
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Banker Zahid Naseem jailed for Murder of Escort after SexExplore London South Kensington Sun 23rd Dec 2018 08:53 PM London financial consultant ... when the alarm was raised by worried friends to police that she had not turned up for her birthday party in South Kensington. In the early hours of May 26, 2018, police broke down the door of the flat in the early hours ... |
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Starting Your Business In London? Here Are The Must-Follow StepsExplore London City of London Bank junction Sun 23rd Dec 2018 08:49 PM Think of a name that would make your business stand out from all the others, in the city of London. One of the easiest ways you can come up with a business name is to start with your own name or something you identify with. 4. Create A Bank Account For ... |
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ES Tests: the best vitamin drips in LondonSun 23rd Dec 2018 08:43 PM The Great Portland Street location in Soho is its first stand-alone spa in London. The Soho spa is extremely clean and zen, all white leather sofas and relaxing music so you can chill out whilst getting a drip. The staff were extremely knowledgeable and ... |
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London bucks trend of declining church congregationsSun 23rd Dec 2018 08:30 PM St Luke’s parishioners say the influx of the middle-class incomers had not changed the church’s focus on meeting the spiritual and practical needs of residents of the housing estate next to the new building. Abi and James Tredgett, from the London City ... |
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How Meghan Markle will spend her first official royal ChristmasExplore London St James's Charles II Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 08:18 PM Once the Christmas trees are decorated, the struggle is to keep the decorations on the trees, Queen Elizabeth II revealed ... 5, 2018 in London.more + On Christmas Day, they join the congregation for the morning service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in ... |
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Weightloss group donate 80 bags of essential items to Glasgow homeless charityExplore London City of London Bevis Marks Sun 23rd Dec 2018 08:13 PM Nearly 50 WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) attendees from Maryhill and Govanhill donated essential items to The Homeless Hub on London Road ... out of £263,000 savings with simple phone scam Mark Miller was part of a group that used a phone trick ... |
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In court this week - Pickpocket queen, notorious gangster, and rough sex killerExplore London Soho Green's Court Sun 23rd Dec 2018 07:34 PM Moss, of Harlech Close, Bartley Green, was convicted of burglary, handling stolen goods and dangerous driving following a trial and sentenced to six years at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday December 12. A woman who pretended to have cancer and claimed ... |
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Dead Funny: Burke And Hare At Jermyn Street TheatreExplore London St James's Jermyn Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 07:10 PM Forget Christmas shopping, cold nights and dark skies call for mistletoe and crime. Burke and Hare, Jermyn Street Theatre, 16b Jermyn Street, SW1Y 6ST. Tickets £10 - £30. Until 21 December 2018. |
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Hark! The Herald Angel's WRONG! New version of popular carol outrages bishops by removing mention of Mary's virgin birthExplore London City of London Bartholomew Lane Sun 23rd Dec 2018 07:09 PM Revd Marcus Walker, rector of Great St Bartholomew in the City of London told the Telegraph that is 'plays down the reality of Christ's birth, and Mary's femininity – that he came out of a womb; this was a real birth from a real woman. And The Bishop of ... |
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After immigration controversy and political scandal, Peterborough faces by-election turmoilExplore London City of London Finsbury Pavement Sun 23rd Dec 2018 06:46 PM Photograph: Simon Barber for the Guardian “I think there are too many migrants in Peterborough, there are too many of us,” claims Katarzyna Borzecka, who moved to the city 11 years ago ... at the Old Bailey in London. Photograph: Victoria Jones ... |
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Declan O'Reilly: 'Global tech giants dominate investment in Dublin office market in 2018'Explore London St James's Carlton House Terrace Sun 23rd Dec 2018 06:40 PM However, despite this, transfers from London have been modest in 2018. Notable Brexit-related lettings included Simmons & Simmons and Standard & Poors who took 5,306 sq ft and 4,967 sq ft respectively at Waterways House ... Diageo's St James's Gate ... |
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How Meghan Markle's Secret Stylist Got Famous Without Ever Saying Her Biggest Client's NameExplore London Soho North Audley Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 06:27 PM Even before Meghan joined The Firm, Mulroney was a kind of Canadian Stacy London. She's a longtime fashion commentator ... and posts about career achievements-catch her on the cover of North Toronto Post magazine as one of the most inspirational women ... |
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The World's Best Cognac BarsExplore London City of London St. Martin's Le Grand Sun 23rd Dec 2018 06:17 PM The world’s best cognac bars in the world can be found in London, New York, Paris and Singapore ... the lawn of the inn is the perfect place to enjoy a post-dinner cognac, he says. 5. Le Baudelaire, Hotel Burgundy, Paris The five-star hotel hidden ... |
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Police hunt attacker after woman raped in alley used for Apple Tree Yard sex scenesExplore London City of London Bleeding Heart Yard Sun 23rd Dec 2018 06:07 PM A woman was raped in the alley used to film sex scenes for BBC drama Apple Tree Yard. Police are hunting ... Commander Jane Gyford of the City of London Police said the attack was 'distressing' and 'in the very heart of our City'. She said: "We have ... |
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Cops hunt ‘rapist who targeted Christmas reveller in alley used for Apple Tree Yard sex scenes in hit TV show’Explore London City of London Bleeding Heart Yard Sun 23rd Dec 2018 05:07 PM A woman was raped in an alleyway used for filming Apple Tree Yard, pictured The alleyway ... Commander Jane Gyford of the City of London Police said: “This was a distressing attack on a young woman in the very heart of our City. “We have identified ... |
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'Heads - it's yours!' London meat market keeps Christmas Eve auction aliveExplore London City of London Lawrence Lane Sun 23rd Dec 2018 04:00 PM LONDON ... City of London, it doesn’t happen anywhere else in the UK now, and we hope to carry it on in the foreseeable future,” said Smithfield Market Tenants’ Association chairman Greg ... |
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Change for passengers travelling into London will come as a reliefExplore London City of London Liverpool Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 03:53 PM As well as Liverpool Street, other London stations where charges will be removed include King’s Cross, Waterloo, Paddington and Euston. The move comes after Network Rail revealed the amount it had raised by charging people to use toilets had gone down by ... |
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When are London tubes, trains and buses running over Christmas 2018?Explore London Soho Green's Court Sun 23rd Dec 2018 03:40 PM A number of London Overground services will end at 9.30pm, and there will be no service all day between Romford and Upminster, South Tottenham and Barking, or Edmonton Green and Cheshunt. |
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How the royals celebrate ChristmasExplore London St James's Burlington House Sun 23rd Dec 2018 03:36 PM The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and other royals usually congregate in the White Drawing Room at Sandringham House the day before Christmas ... The Prince of Wales enjoying an afternoon tea at St James’s Palace in 2014 (John Phillips/PA) Afterwards ... |
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The Unifying Theory of AlcoholExplore London City of London Cannon Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 03:27 PM We met at the Unbound office in Islington and walked down to Cannon Street station ... had only been to London once very briefly before. We caught up as we walked through the City of London ... |
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Wartski’s ShowroomExplore London St James's Arlington Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 03:06 PM Fit-out specialist, Portview, has added another jewel to Wartski’s crown with the completion of a prestigious new showroom for the royal warranted jeweller on St James’s Street, London. Designed by Waldo Works, the stunning new boutique is a treasure ... |
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Di Marzio: Juventus ‘ahead of the others’ in race for Aaron RamseyExplore London City of London Cannon Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 03:01 PM ST ALBANS, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 09: Aaron Ramsey is presented with his Carling Goal of the Month Award for October at London Colney on November 9, 2018, in St Albans, England. (Photo by Marc ... |
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More than 30,000 UK retailers in 'significant' financial distressExplore London Mayfair Oxford Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 01:57 PM Shoppers on Oxford Street in London. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA There will be little Christmas cheer for more than 30,000 retailers that have fallen into “significant” financial distress amid the busiest shopping period of the year. Data collected ... |
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A-Z of Letchworth launched in time for ChristmasExplore London City of London Lawrence Lane Sun 23rd Dec 2018 12:22 PM Many early female pioneering residents are also included in A-Z of Letchworth Garden City. Under ‘L’ is Annie Lawrence, who led a campaign to improve the lives of children in the clean air of Letchworth after witnessing the poverty of the London slums. |
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These London spots are offering free food over ChristmasExplore London City of London Bartholomew Lane Sun 23rd Dec 2018 12:22 PM However, a few London spots are offering free food and shelter ... North of the river, there’s the volunteer run meal at Jackson’s Lane in Highgate- which is for older people, often with ... |
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The Queen kicks off her Christmas holiday in NorfolkExplore London St James's Burlington House Sun 23rd Dec 2018 12:13 PM Last modified on 2018-12-21T10:20:54+00:00 Ainhoa Barcelona The Queen has departed London and boarded a train ... they attend the church service at St Mary's Magdalene before retreating back to Sandringham House for a big lunch. Then in the afternoon ... |
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Peace meal – Harar is a true place of celebrationExplore London City of London Bread Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 12:05 PM This part of north London boasts a sizeable Ethiopian and Eritrean community ... The most well-known item on the menu is injera: a spongey and stretchy sourdough flat bread the size of a bicycle wheel. Meat and vegetables dishes are typically piled ... |
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South Shields actor Lee Shone is back in the spotlight at London film eventSun 23rd Dec 2018 11:55 AM Lee, a former fighter now forging a career as an actor, is becoming well used to mixing with the glitterati and most recently he was back in front of the cameras at the 39th London Critics ... award nominations at The Mayfair Hotel this December. |
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Cosy restaurants in London to try out this winterExplore London Mayfair Harrowby Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 11:54 AM From candlelit fine dining to fireside boltholes, these are the restaurants in London that will warm your cockles right ... being perfectly tucked away on our little street in Mayfair , as if it had been there for years,” says Jason Atherton of this ... |
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A recipe for the perfect Saturday by John LightSun 23rd Dec 2018 11:23 AM These Cotswold events are on a human scale. Living in London this important aspect could be found at Columbia Road flower market where Hackney, Bethnal Green and Shoreditch meet. Camden Lock Market or Petticoat Lane were too overwhelming for someone whose ... |
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How the decadence and depravity of 18th-century London was fuelled by hot chocolateSun 23rd Dec 2018 11:00 AM One midsummer’s day in 1750, a man had a seizure in front of the main gate to St James’s Palace and collapsed onto the ... It was just an average day at White’s, ‘the most fashionable hell in London’, a hotbed of decadence, depravity, and ... |
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TRAVEL REVIEW: Making family fun in London easy againExplore London City of London Ludgate Circus Sun 23rd Dec 2018 09:53 AM Set in the heart of vibrant Canary Wharf, this Hilton (which currently offers a winter sale of up to 25% off room prices) is just 15 minutes away from London’s city centre on the ... is the exhilarating Zippos Christmas Circus with its mind-blowing ... |
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Festive postcards from afar: How the rest of the world will be celebrating ChristmasExplore London City of London Basinghall Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 09:02 AM Blame Miracle on 34th Street. Or Home Alone 2 ... ice rinks in Central Park. But the city could learn a lot from London about festive decorations. So pitiful are... |
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Melting Chunks Of Greenland Are Bringing Londoners Face-to-Face With Climate ChangeExplore London City of London Puddle Dock Sun 23rd Dec 2018 09:00 AM The Ice Watch exhibit currently on display in front of the Tate modern art gallery in London. Photo: Robin George Andrews Any Londoners walking past their city’s famous Tate ... This is easier said than done: divers and dock workers on boats would ... |
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How the royals celebrate ChristmasExplore London St James's Panton House Sun 23rd Dec 2018 08:32 AM The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and other royals usually congregate in the White Drawing Room at Sandringham House the day before Christmas ... The Prince of Wales enjoying an afternoon tea at St James’s Palace in 2014 (John Phillips/PA) Afterwards ... |
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The electric scooter wars of 2018Explore London City of London Lime Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 08:00 AM Next up was Lime, which also got ... also operates shared mopeds in the city, as well as in Barcelona. Abroad, scooters have also popped up in Tel Aviv, London, Paris and 15 other cities across ... |
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'It's a shame but it had gone down bank' - Stoke City fans react as plans revealed to turn this once-popular pub into flatsExplore London City of London Bank junction Sun 23rd Dec 2018 07:45 AM Stoke City fans ... it went down bank. I wanted to buy it to keep it as a pub and I'm sad that it may not be a pub again, it was our local. "When I still had it it was a booming, family pub. The new owners tried to convert it into a London bar and the ... |
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Have you ever seen the Mercers’ Maidens around LondonSun 23rd Dec 2018 07:00 AM There are clusters of ownership, such as a large chunk of Covent Garden, lots of land around Guildhall in the City of London, housing in East London and Greenwich, and most exalted of all, they jointly-own the Royal Exchange next to the Bank of England. |
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing version incurs ire of bishops as it removes reference to Mary's virginitySun 23rd Dec 2018 06:39 AM Revd Marcus Walker, rector of Great St Bartholomew in the City of London, said the text change ... Andrew Reeves, head server and master of ceremonies at west London’s Holy Trinity church, Sloane Square, said he came across the altered words this week ... |
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Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is caught ‘plotting Tory leadership bid’ while dining at £100-a-head Mayfair restaurantSun 23rd Dec 2018 06:13 AM Party sources have told The Mail on Sunday that Mr Williamson was ‘caught’ plotting with two diners on Tuesday evening at The Colony Grill, a £100-a-head restaurant in London’s Mayfair . According to the sources, Mr Williamson – dubbed ‘Private ... |
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In the courts: People convicted by Bath magistrates for crimes committed across Somerset in DecemberExplore London Soho George Court Sun 23rd Dec 2018 05:54 AM He was given five points on his licence, made to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and £85 to the court. Andrea Enria, 57, of St George's Drive, London, was fined £70 for driving 37 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone on the A4. He was given three ... |
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A captivating cabinet of curiosities in PiccadillyExplore London Mayfair Piccadilly Sun 23rd Dec 2018 05:36 AM 13 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1 (020-7499 2147; piccadillyvaults.com). He found his calling at age nine, when he became separated from his grandmother at the Olympia antiques fair. “She found me at the stand of a leading art deco dealer, examining the ... |
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Alacran Foundation assists close to 1500 Jamaicans this ChristmasExplore London St James's Babmaes Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 05:06 AM The initiative ended yesterday with treats at the City Spirit on Orange Street in Montego Bay, St James and the Hopewell Sports Community ... To date, the Alacran Foundation has a presence in Miami Florida, London, England and Montego Bay, Jamaica based ... |
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Amanda Fox appointed Head of Marketing at Magnuson Worldwide London, UKSun 23rd Dec 2018 05:04 AM Fox will be responsible for spearheading both consumer and business development campaigns for the global hotel chain as they continue their ... for Aspers Casino Group where she championed the UK loyalty programme across all gaming venues. |
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George Soros: Billionaire philanthropist the far right loves to hateExplore London Soho George Court Sun 23rd Dec 2018 02:48 AM (CNN) - When the Financial Times pronounced Wednesday that the philanthropist George Soros was its "Person of the Year ... against Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. "Polarization, tribalization, partisanship, and a general ... |
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Jim Davidson accused of a hate crime after telling sister-in-law of Tory MP joke about novichokExplore London St James's Carlton House Terrace Sun 23rd Dec 2018 02:35 AM The slanging match took place at London's elite Carlton Club earlier this month ... which is said to have taken place on December 12 at an address on St James's Street.' The spokesman added that no action had been taken. Former Generation Game and Big ... |
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City councillors renew honorary street name for local Chinese leaderExplore London St James's King Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 02:13 AM Councillors Brian Mayes (St. Vital) and Vivian Santos (Point Douglas) announced Saturday they will share the cost of extending the honorary street name of Dr. Joseph Du Way for another 10 years. The stretch of James Avenue between King Street and Princess ... |
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New brand inhabit Hotels to open first London property in summer 2019Explore London City of London City Road Sun 23rd Dec 2018 01:39 AM Summer 2019 will see the launch of new hotel brand, Inhabit Hotels, in London. Set in six Georgian townhouses off ... guided morning runs and mapped‐out running routes will help guests navigate the city’s green spaces. Each of the hotel’s 90 ... |
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London hotel welcomes new General ManagerSun 23rd Dec 2018 01:39 AM Hotelier Syed Hossain has taken the reins at the 150-bed hotel at London’s Docklands, which is operated by RBH, the UK’s leading independent hotel management company. Syed, who brings with him more than 11 years’ experience in the industry ... |
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Murder at the Palace! GYLES BRANDRETH writes an EXCLUSIVE short story on a blood-curdling crime at glittering gathering featuring Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan-Doyle and the Prince ...Sun 23rd Dec 2018 01:18 AM I was 33, alone in London, and missing my wife ... I met him, as arranged, at the Albemarle Club, off Piccadilly, and found him in the drawing room, standing with his back to the roaring log fire, dressed in a bottle-green velvet evening suit, sporting ... |
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Billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben land on £132m Piccadilly propertyExplore London Mayfair Piccadilly Sun 23rd Dec 2018 01:02 AM The billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben have spent £132m on a trophy building on Piccadilly, capping £1bn of London property deals this year ... the Burlington Arcade in Mayfair and other properties in Kensington. They are said to be undaunted ... |
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Regent Street Cinema at ChristmasExplore London Mayfair Regent Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 12:49 AM Aside from a screening of ‘Elf’, Regent Street Cinema have decided to keep things old school with their Christmas offerings. Classic cinema buffs can enjoy screenings of ‘Holiday Inn’, ‘The Shop Around the Corner’, ‘The Bishop's Wife’ and a ... |
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Criminals: Caught on CameraExplore London Soho Air Street Sun 23rd Dec 2018 12:48 AM focusing on criminals in London involved in robberies, thefts, drug crimes, street brawls and weapons offences. In Soho, police officers monitor the activity of the area's 100,000 nightly visitors from a CCTV control room in an underground bunker ... |
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