30 h. ago David Ellis reviews The Macbeth: Something wickedly good this way comes

This is somewhere that feels real, says David Ellis — no play-acting, no plot to keep up with

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3 d. ago Pair carried out 'cowardly and mindless' attack on stranger in nightclub toilet

The court heard that there was 'no reason' for Ellis McGuinness and David Lloyd, who have more than 100 previous offences on their records, to attack their victim

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8 d. ago ‘The carbonara was sublime, a heavenly mix’: William Sitwell reviews Lupa, London

‘The carbonara was sublime, a heavenly mix’: William Sitwell reviews Lupa, London  The Telegraph

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1 week ago David Ellis on Carbone: No one comes for the food, which is just as well

David Ellis on Carbone: No one comes for the food, which is just as well  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago David Ellis reviews Carbone: Glitz, glamour and a palpable sense of ennui

Unquestionably glamorous, a night here feels like dining in an outtake from the Rat Pack’s Ocean’s Eleven, says David Ellis

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1 week ago David Ellis reviews Carbone: Food is not meant to be the point, which is just as well

Unquestionably glamorous, a night here feels like dining in an outtake from the Rat Pack’s Ocean’s Eleven, says David Ellis

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1 week ago Carbone review — Posh Spice and inedible chicken at London’s new dream factory

Carbone review — Posh Spice and inedible chicken at London’s new dream factory  The Times

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2 w. ago David Ellis reviews Adoh: Accidentally London's best fast food

Adoh’s Sri Lankan street food is excellent, says David Ellis, it’s just a shame a meal here is over in the blink of an eye

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2 w. ago ‘He lied to us’: CBS News staffers say new owner David Ellison ‘just can’t be trusted’

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple CBS News staffers said new owner David Ellison has broken his promise not to “politicize” the network by installing a Trump loyalist as ombudsman, and courting The Free Press founder Bari Weiss for a senior editorial position

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3 w. ago Paramount Skydance reportedly preparing takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery

Media conglomerate putting together majority cash offer for WBD backed by ultra-rich Ellison family, reports sayParamount Skydance is reportedly preparing a takeover offer for Warner Bros Discovery, in a bid to pull together two of the largest US legacy media conglomerates and Hollywood movie studios.Less than a month after Skydance, a production firm run by David Ellison, son of the billionaire tech mogul Larry Ellison, closed its merger with Paramount, the firm is considering other blockbuster deals. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto; Helios; Symphony No 5 album review – suavity and elegance from Gardner’s Bergen Phil

(Chandos)The teeming textures of Nielsen’s 5th symphony are controlled with care and refinement by Edward Gardner, with the Bergen Philharmonic – and soloist Alessandro Carbonare – outstandingEdward Gardner’s nine years as principal conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic came to an end in July 2024, but their recording projects together continue to appear. This is the third instalment of Gardner’s Nielsen series with the orchestra, after previous discs featuring the third and fourth symphonies. Like its predecessors, the latest release pairs a symphony with one of Nielsen’s concertos, in this case the Fifth Symphony, completed in 1922, with the work for clarinet composed six years later.Both works, as well as the early Helios Overture, receive outstanding performances from the Bergen players, and Gardner controls the teeming textures of the symphony with great refinement. Perhaps there’s just a little too much control towards the close of the magnificent opening movement, when the sna...

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4 w. ago Gogglebox share huge announcement ahead of return as five families join line

Five new families are joining the Gogglebox line-up alongside the likes of Jenny and Lee, The Siddiquis, The Malones, Giles and Mary, Ellie and Izzi, David and Shirley and the Plummers

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4 w. ago David Ellis on Le Relais De Venise: Who is queuing for this? Are they quite well?

David Ellis on Le Relais De Venise: Who is queuing for this? Are they quite well?  London Evening Standard

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4 w. ago David Ellis reviews Le Relais De Venise: London’s busiest bistro is best left in the past

Tourists flock to it, but quite why is unclear

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