34 h. ago I went to the rooftop restaurant above Selfridges that's a hidden London gem

I went to the rooftop restaurant above Selfridges that's a hidden London gem  News Shopper

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34 h. ago Met Office forecasts sunny spells in London for most of Easter Sunday

Met Office forecasts sunny spells in London for most of Easter Sunday  News Shopper

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52 h. ago 'My face never tans but Iconic's new bronzer made me look like I'd spent two weeks in the sun'

With summer on its way, Mirror's shopping writer Grace tests out Iconic London's new bronzing elixir to see if she can get a natural, sunkissed complexion without sitting in the sun

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58 h. ago I discovered a north London fish and chip shop that's better than the award

I discovered a north London fish and chip shop that's better than the award-winners  MyLondon

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3 d. ago Chopping Onions on My Heart by Samantha Ellis review – can you save a culture?

A woman tries to cling on to her parent’s Judeo-Arabic language – and the food, feeling and history that goes with itSamantha Ellis yearns to eat the nabug fruit that her Iraqi-Jewish parents recall from Baghdad back gardens. Yet when she asks for it in London’s Iraqi shops, she’s met only with blank looks. It took much effort for her to find the English name for the nabug – the Christ’s thorn jujube – and even then she’s unable to source seeds online. Eventually an Iraqi Muslim friend brings her a bag of the fruits. She shares them with her mother, who lights up: “It’s nabug!”. She tells her grandson she hasn’t eaten one in 50 years, and despite wanting a Haribo, he joins his grandmother and mother in enjoying the taste, “like a cross between an apricot and a date”.This story in Ellis’s memoir is, like the book itself, about many things – loss, the distance between generations, nostalgia for a place one has never been, and the power of food to evoke memory – but perhaps most fundam...

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3 d. ago London's best fish and chip shop with a perfect rating that won't break the bank

London's best fish and chip shop with a perfect rating that won't break the bank  News Shopper

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3 d. ago Teen girl among six stabbed with one dead in HORROR three days across London

Teen girl among six stabbed with one dead in HORROR three days across London  News Shopper

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4 d. ago Gangs of London just featured this luxury briefcase – here’s where to buy it

One customer said the Carl Friedrik briefcase ‘exceeded all expectations’

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4 d. ago Shoppers say this discounted pillow 'prevents neck ache' and keeps its shape for years

One shopper has said: "Better than I could have wished for. Great nights sleep and held its shape for some time"

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4 d. ago Major disruption at busy London station after person hit by train

Major disruption at busy London station after person hit by train  News Shopper

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4 d. ago Dries Van Noten’s first London boutique elevates the shopping experience

Dries Van Noten’s first London boutique elevates the shopping experience  The Spaces

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4 d. ago Burglars used Grindr to meet London victims at home before stealing from them

Burglars used Grindr to meet London victims at home before stealing from them  News Shopper

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5 d. ago London’s Bond Street is now officially Europe’s most expensive shopping destination

London’s Bond Street is now officially Europe’s most expensive shopping destination  Time Out

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6 d. ago The London Antiques Shop From The Paddington Films Is For Sale

The London Antiques Shop From The Paddington Films Is For Sale  Time Out

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6 d. ago Incident causes major delays across several London Underground lines

Incident causes major delays across several London Underground lines  News Shopper

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7 d. ago New south east London Wetherspoons to open earlier than planned

New south east London Wetherspoons to open earlier than planned  News Shopper

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7 d. ago Popeyes set to open new south east London location with big launch prizes

Popeyes set to open new south east London location with big launch prizes  News Shopper

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8 d. ago 5 of the best cookies in London: taste tested by The Standard team

From the gooey and chunky to wildly overindulgent, these are the cookies that’ll ruin your self-control

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8 d. ago The beautiful Kent village less than an hour from London for a weekend trip

The beautiful Kent village less than an hour from London for a weekend trip  News Shopper

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8 d. ago The sophisticated London Indian restaurant that hosts jazz nights

The sophisticated London Indian restaurant that hosts jazz nights  News Shopper

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