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Londoner’s Diary: Ding dong! Grayson Perry to ring in post-pandemic world with specially cast bell
GRAYSON PERRY is making a bell to be rung at the end of the pandemic — which supporters of Whitechapel’s closed Bell Foundry hope will...
Emily Prescott
Apr 10, 20211 min read
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Londoner’s Diary: I would be crushed if my wife hated my book, says David Shannon
David Shannon, who has just launched his debut novel HOWUL: a life’s journey, said it was vital that his wife “didn’t completely hate...
Emily Prescott
Apr 10, 20211 min read
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Londoner’s Diary: ‘Brexit has left Britain’s fashion industry in real danger of being bypassed’
Brexit will devastate the British fashion industry unless the Government provides urgent support, say fashion leaders. “We desperately...
Emily Prescott
Apr 10, 20213 min read
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Londoner’s Diary: Pandemic will prompt MeToo moment for disabled people, says comic Rosie Jones
Comic Rosie Jones believes disabled people’s experience of the pandemic will bring about a movement as powerful as Black Lives Matter or...
Emily Prescott
Apr 10, 20213 min read
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Londoner’s Diary: Maggi Hambling ‘gift’ shows even great artists still have to earn a living
Maggi Hambling is a maverick — right down to gift giving. The artist once delighted someone she worked with on a sold-out exhibition by...
Emily Prescott
Apr 10, 20211 min read
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Londoner’s Diary: Stanley Johnson’s ready to put down his pen… but after one final novel
STANLEY JOHNSON tells us he is “ready to call it a day” on his writing career after republishing The Warming and releasing a new novel,...
Emily Prescott
Apr 10, 20211 min read
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Londoner’s Diary: James Middleton says he is troubled by cost of pandemic puppies
James Middleton, who recently gave one of his puppies to his sister, the Duchess of Cambridge, tells us he fears breeders are taking...
Emily Prescott
Apr 10, 20211 min read
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The Londoner: Lockdown didn’t slow us down, says sex club founder
Lockdown isn’t the disaster for sex clubs that you might think it is, as the founder of London’s exclusive Killing Kittens tells us her...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Rupert Everett’s idea to ruin Richard E Grant’s awards night glory
Rupert Everett says he was tempted to jump out of a window and ruin Richard E Grant’s evening of Golden Globes glory last year after he...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: I’m not afraid of ‘kill whitey’ joke critics, says Sophie Duker
Sophie Duker, the comic at the centre of a storm over a “kill whitey” joke on a panel show, tells The Londoner “I am deliberate and...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: Tackling Covid? Johnson Snr has some novel advice
Boris Johnson may have a secret weapon against the novel coronavirus: his father Stanley’s novel The Virus. “I happen to know he has...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Stanley Johnson wants to bring beavers back to the capital
Stanley Johnson tells us he hopes to reintroduce beavers to London after his son, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and his siblings helped...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Wollstonecraft outrage ‘shows it’s a triumph’
The chairwoman of the project which commissioned Maggi Hambling’s A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft says she’s still “processing” her...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: ‘Zoos should be allowed to open if gardens can’
London Zoo’s director is rallying against the decision to close his attraction again while botanical gardens remain open. Dominic Jeremy...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Savile Row keeps things classy with bespoke PJs
Even during a pandemic there’s still a call for a touch of class from Savile Row, as London’s smartest street adapts to coronavirus (with...
Emily Prescott
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Black session musicians matter too, says singer
Many talented black music artists remain as backing vocalists because they “feel they will never have a fair or real opportunity at...
Emily Prescott
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Lip-sync maestro Meggie wants to be the next Tate
Meggie Foster, the actress who has shot to viral fame with her lockdown lip syncs, tells us she wants to be the next Catherine Tate....
Emily Prescott
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: We can’t hire you, black TV presenter was told
TV presenter Leah Charles-King says a “black doesn’t sell” narrative continues behind the scenes in TV as she reveals she was once calmly...
Emily Prescott
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: We’re in The Thick Of It, but this time it’s a tragedy
It’s fifteen years since the Londoner’s favourite satire, The Thick Of It, was broadcast. Creator Armando Iannucci told us: “Malcolm...
Emily Prescott
May 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Enraging Carole Baskin was risky, admits prankster
A PRANKSTER who tricked Tiger King star Carole Baskin into a fake interview says he was “absolutely terrified” because “she’s probably...
Emily Prescott
May 22, 20201 min read
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