53 h. ago Brixton: Restaurant plans by TfL for disused part of Tube station

Brixton: Restaurant plans by TfL for disused part of Tube station  BBC.com

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7 d. ago Bakerloo line upgrade could see trains run every two minutes under TfL plans

The proposals would allow 27 trains per hour to run on the line

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9 d. ago Thomas Tuchel: perfectionist, workaholic, disciplinarian winner

Those who have played under the England head coach describe an intense football obsessive who is never far from boiling pointWith Thomas Tuchel, the devil is in the detail and it can often seem like an obsessive, controlling force. The new England head coach sees the minutiae like few others. “In training, he will check if you control the ball with the correct foot,” says Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who played under him at Borussia Dortmund and, briefly, Chelsea.Even this does not tell the full story. As other members of Tuchel’s Chelsea squad will tell you, he demanded they knew the favoured foot of every teammate on the pitch and always passed into it; at the right speed, at the right angle, at the right time. Get it wrong and they could expect to hear about it. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Fancy a Belgian city break without the crowds of Ghent or Bruges? Mechelen might be the answer

The majestic Flemish city is dotted with renaissance palaces, great bars and eye-catching contemporary art – yet it’s firmly off the tourist trailArriving in Belgium on the Eurostar, it is always tempting to continue on to a popular weekend destination like Bruges, Ghent or Antwerp. But this time I hop on a local train at the Brussels Gare du Midi for the 30-minute journey to Mechelen, a surprisingly grand and opulent city that in the 16th century was capital of most of the Low Countries – Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.Despite boasting an eclectic mix of medieval churches and renaissance palaces, eye-catching contemporary art and culture venues, great bars, restaurants and the obligatory Belgian brewery, it remains delightfully uncrowded, unspoilt and firmly off the tourist trail. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The incredible 280mph train that would travel from London to Birmingham in 30 minutes

The incredible 280mph train that would travel from London to Birmingham in 30 minutes  Express

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3 w. ago No pain, all gain: how to get stronger and build more muscle

Hitting the gym will make you fitter and happier, but not all strength work is equal. Here are the smart choices to make – with weights and without – for all ages Gym culture is changing. Once the preserve of musclemen whose veins looked ready to pop, now muscle-strengthening activities are being advised by the NHS for those aged 19-64 at least twice a week. That’s because an increasing body of evidence links strength work with wellbeing and longevity, including a 2024 study that showed 90 minutes of strength training a week resulted in four years less biological ageing. Maybe that’s why about 15% of the UK population is now a member of a gym. Part of the appeal is accessibility – it’s not as technical as swimming, for example – but despite its simplicity, there’s a huge amount of misinformation and conflicting advice.Low or high reps? Strength-training exercises are structured into a number of sets made up of repetitions. For instance, eight lifts, rest, followed by eight further l...

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4 w. ago Fans furious as Justin Timberlake cancels show at last minute amid trainwreck 'world tour'

'You guys, I'm heartbroken,' he said Thursday on Instagram. 'I have to cancel the show tonight. I went into soundcheck battling the flu.'

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