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The Londoner: Colonel Tom Moore’s 100th leaves Bake Off star shaking
Steven Carter-Bailey, the Bake Off star, who made a cake for Colonel Tom Moore’s 100th birthday, was so nervous he needed help from his...
Emily Prescott
May 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Fashionista rules for all you bananas in pyjamas
Pyjama sales have skyrocketed as the country makes the most of working from home during lockdown. John Lewis tells us “loungewear sales...
Emily Prescott
May 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Nerves as online book festival goes ‘antiviral’
The country’s first “antiviral” literary festival is to take place at the end of this month, though it has already had to change its...
Emily Prescott
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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Finito: The new commute
People often bemoan their daily commute: jostling a tired body through crowds and onto trains and into work or school is rarely a...
Emily Prescott
Apr 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: ‘Stupid’ MP in car chase caper
The Conservative MP Neil Parish risked being shot by police protecting Jeremy Hunt earlier this year after the Tory politician joined the...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: Artist puts twinkle in the Mayor's eyes
Sadiq Khan has received a giant portrait of himself made entirely out of Swarovski crystals. The piece, created by Indian artist Syed...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: Tory teachers seek support
A SUPPORT group for Conservative teachers who feel “politically isolated” has been launched to spread the message that it is OK to be a...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: Jobseeker SpAds flood the market
ONE notable aspect of the recent reshuffle was the large number of special advisers who lost seemingly their jobs at the hands of chief...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: A chilli reception for Corbyn's foes
Jeremy Corbyn and Sadiq Khan last night played starring roles in Westminster’s oddest and most spectacular tradition— the British Kebab...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: Singer Lewis Capaldi's etiquette lessons
Lewis Capaldi’s team paid for the singer to have a lesson to teach him “how to talk to girls”, The Londoner can reveal. Etiquette expert...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: To QC or not to QC on Twitter
Pompous barristers on Twitter risk turning the bar into a pariah profession with their “clever dick” tone, a leading lawyer has warned....
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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The Times Diary
TAKING CARE OF UKIP ARRON Sarah Wollaston, the pro-Remain chairwoman of the health select committee, has often been taunted by Arron...
Emily Prescott
Jul 18, 20195 min read
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World Mental Health Day: The brotherhood of barbers encouraging men to talk
On World Mental Health Day today, a brotherhood of barbers are continuing efforts to fight male suicide internationally. Although the...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20192 min read
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Fly through the air and run away with the circus at Lambeth trapeze school
A new trapeze school in a Lambeth park means it really is now possible to run away with the circus. The TLCC trapeze school in Ruskin...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20191 min read
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Judy Murray on a mission to make tennis accessible for all
After raising two tennis champions, Andy, 31, and Jamie, 32, Judy Murray is on a mission to make tennis accessible and enjoyable. Murray...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20192 min read
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Why everyone should stop talking about the BAFTAs and talk about the Visionary Honours awards
Why are we still talking about the weekend’s BAFTAs when the Visionary Honours awards should really be the favourite? Sir Lenny Henry...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20192 min read
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Review: Archetypal characters dilute Jody Medland’s class message in The Unspoken
Jody Medland’s The Unspoken at Baron’s Court Theatre delves into the imbalances of the British class system - but is let down by the...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20192 min read
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The secret’s out: Top Secret Comedy Club where the pros practise their punchlines
What could persuade a group of sweaty 20-somethings to sit for hours in a dark underground room on one of the hottest days of the year? A...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20193 min read
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“The cocktails, I’ll come back for those” — NYEAT in Wimbledon
NYEAT sells itself as a vibrant, contemporary American restaurant and cocktail bar and tries to bring a slice of New York to a quiet...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20192 min read
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