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Finito World: On holding out for the dream job
Despite living in a small Wiltshire village, my four-year-old best friend had rather lofty and exotic ambitions. There was no doubt about...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20205 min read
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Beavers’ first dam on Exmoor for 400 years
Beavers have built their first dam on Exmoor in more than 400 years. It appeared at the Holnicote estate, near Minehead, last month and...
Emily Prescott
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Ouch! Miriam González Durántez takes a pot shot at ‘fragile’ Khan
Miriam González Durántez has criticised Sadiq Khan for oversharing about about the pressures of the Covid crisis. The lawyer and wife of...
Emily Prescott
Jul 17, 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: Ding dong! Lords lead the way with PeerHub
Peers tell us their new online voting system PeerHub “could be great for the future of voting” as they’re ahead of their Commons...
Emily Prescott
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Temporary statues are hot right now, says Prue Leith
Prue Leith, the originator of the changeable fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, tells us we could use more temporary statues in public...
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: Lady Bates warns of ‘anti-Chinese sentiment’
The Secretary General of the UK Chinese Business Association, Lady Bates, has told The Londoner that she is planning to write to...
Emily Prescott
Jul 17, 20202 min read
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The Sunday Times: Woman plunges to death from big dipper
A 32-year-old mother fell to her death from a rollercoaster at a theme park in northern France yesterday afternoon. Her husband...
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: ‘We Corbyns are close, but Piers can be a nightmare’
Piers Corbyn “can be a nightmare” admits his nephew Tommy Corbyn — the son of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn — who also shed light on...
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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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: Alastair Campbell warns Boris Johnson - smarten up your act
Boris Johnson needs to start combing his hair and expressing sorrow, Alastair Campbell advised over the weekend in a blog post on...
Emily Prescott
Apr 14, 20202 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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The Londoner: The only issue left: when will magazine come out?
Mace, a glossy new politics magazine that suspended publication after just one issue, is due to return after the resolution of its legal...
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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