5 h. ago I ate 3,000 meals for my ‘best of London restaurants’ list – and I hope you disagree with it | Jonathan Nunn

From pie-and-mash to the swank of a Michelin star, everyone has their own idea of what’s ‘best’. What’s yours?Jonathan Nunn is the author of London Feeds ItselfAlmost 24 years ago, a small British food magazine called Restaurant assembled an all-star panel – made up of Gordon Ramsay, John Torode, Aldo Zilli and 65 other food guys – to adjudicate on the world’s most stupid question: what is the best restaurant on the planet? It didn’t matter that no judge had been to all the restaurants on the shortlist, or that two of the judges happened to be Jeremy Clarkson and Roger Moore – what the editors of Restaurant understood is that people love a list, and if you order a group of restaurants from 50-1 and throw a party, people might take it seriously.“This could run and run,” the editors wrote in their intro, half hoping. They were right. Within two decades, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants had gone from what critic Jay Rayner described as a “terribly successful marketing exercise” to an in...

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24 h. ago Full list of extra benefits people on Adult Disability Payment can claim

New claims for the devolved disability benefit are currently taking an average of 46 working days to process.

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45 h. ago Full list of changes people on Adult Disability Payment need to report during review

PIP has now ended in Scotland for all new and existing claimants.

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9 d. ago Teaching children finance more important than history or science, new report reveals

TEACHING children about financial education is more important than history or science, a major survey shows. A new global report from Santander finds that people rank financial education second only to maths in a list of the core school subjects. The study come after Ministers announced last month that financial literacy will be required in...

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9 d. ago Donald Trump suddenly BANS immigration to US from 19 countries but list may hit 30

All asylum claims had been paused by Donald Trump but now the president has extended his immigration freeze to people from 19 countries already on his ban list

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1 week ago Full list of people who should 'speak to a doctor' before taking ibuprofen

While it's available to buy without a prescription, specific groups should consult a health professional before taking it

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1 week ago Three 'winter benefits' that could help with bills, DWP explains

The Department for Work and Pensions has shared a list of three 'winter benefits' available to many people

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2 w. ago UK unveils bid for 2035 women’s football World Cup with 15 cities and 22 stadiums in mix

FA says 63 million people within two hours of a venueFinal stadium list will come down to between 14 and 16England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have submitted their bid to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup as the largest single-sport event staged in the UK.The Lionesses’ leading goalscorer, Ellen White, described the bid as “really special” and compared it to her experience of the 2012 Olympics as a part of Team GB. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago NHS confirmed full list of people who can get free prescriptions as new figures released

A wide variety of people across the UK could be eligible for free NHS prescriptions - from pensioners aged 60 and over to benefit claimants and those with specific medical conditions

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2 w. ago Full list of people eligible for extra DWP Christmas payment next month

The DWP will issue a wide variety of people a tax-free bonus payment in just a matter of days

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3 w. ago People with a Blue Badge cannot park in these 11 places at any time of day or night

Full list of Blue Badge parking rules for people travelling in a vehicle as a driver or passenger.

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3 w. ago Full list of nine people at risk of health issues during 'yellow' cold snap

A yellow cold weather warning has been issued in parts of the UK

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3 w. ago Full list of people entitled to the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter

The Government is currently sending out letters to confirm those who are eligible for the discount

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4 w. ago Attendance Allowance claimants urged to report 2 changes that could increase payment

The benefit is only available to people over the state pension, with the highest rate offering £110.40 per week

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4 w. ago Minister says police and crime commissioners will be abolished in 2028 because system has failed – UK politics live

Elected policing roles will be phased out and their powers transferred to mayors in England in move that could save £100mPA Media has more on what the monthly performance figures from NHS England show. PA says:The data shows 180,329 people in England had been waiting more than a year to start routine hospital treatment at the end of September, down from 190,549 at the end of August.Some 2.4% of people on the list for hospital treatment had been waiting more than 52 weeks in September, down from 2.6% the previous month.The NHS waiting list is 230,000 lower than July last year, even as the health service ‘approaches its limit’ with A&E and ambulances facing record demand ahead of winter.The overall waiting list for September was 7.39m (an estimated 6.24m patients) down 15,845 compared to the previous month and 230,000 fewer than July 2024.Thanks to the investment and modernisation this government has made, waiting lists are falling and patients are being treated sooner The past ye...

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