7 h. ago Hackney Restaurant Festival: New neighbourhood series launches to celebrate local talent

Acme Fire Cult director Paul Rosser wants to champion independent ventures

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23 h. ago Love Island bosses share update on All Stars series after the launch date was postponed due to devastating wildfires in South Africa

Filming for the new series had been due to kick off at the weekend, but these plans have been pushed back after wildfires raged in areas close to the villa.

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32 h. ago Jesy Nelson reveals launch date for new series after twins' devastating diagnosis

Jesy Nelson has revealed the launch date for her new Prime Video series. It comes days after her going public with her twins - Ocean Jade and Story Monroe - diagnosis

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35 h. ago Why is Love Island All Stars not on tonight? When series 3 will actually start after postponed launch show

LOVE Island All Stars' third series was set to launch tonight, but the show was postponed at the last minute. Show bosses had to pull the plug on the premiere just days before it was due to air because of a major health and safety risk. Why is Love Island All Stars not on tonight?...

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4 d. ago Whyte's: Cult Hackney restaurant returns to London as Rotten Octopus after 30

Newly dubbed Rotten Octopus, the restaurant will pop-up at Clara’s bistro in Shoreditch

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5 d. ago 'Hidden' Hong Kong inspired restaurant from the owners of Mr Bao set for Hackney

'Hidden' Hong Kong inspired restaurant from the owners of Mr Bao set for Hackney  Hackney Gazette

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5 d. ago The Lord of The Rings Trilogy celebrates its 25th anniversary at Vue Livingston

Based on the legendary book series by J.R.R. Tolkien, the extended editions of this epic saga will be shown at Vue, giving fans the chance to experience the trilogy as it was meant to be seen.

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5 d. ago Helpless gran hoisted 10 feet by store shutters in viral clip dies at 73

Anne Hughes, 73, became something of a local celebrity after the viral clip was viewed by hundreds of millions of people on social media. She was regularly stopped by fans for selfies

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6 d. ago Nominations open for Business Gateway's annual staff Impact Awards

Awards celebrate exemplary service, commitment, and impact made by Business Gateway local staff in supporting business owners across Lanarkshire.

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6 d. ago Maya Jama bounces back from the flu as she touches down in Cape Town for Love Island: All Stars

The presenter, 31, was forced to pull out of a Love Island: All Stars launch event days before the hit ITV2 dating series begins.

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6 d. ago Ultra marathon athlete appearing on Channel 4 series launches new physical challenge in Manchester

The 'physical arena' will be where 'discipline, resilience, and community can thrive'

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7 d. ago Maya Jama shares health update after pulling out of Love Island: All Stars launch event days before series ITV2 begins

Maya Jama has shared a health update after pulling out of Love Island: All Stars launch event days before the hit ITV2 dating series begins. 

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1 week ago Major pop star revealed as Goldfish on Masked Singer in 'most obvious unmasking ever'

A huge pop star was revealed as Goldfish, the lead singer of a group called No Trout, in the launch episode of The Masked Singer as the hit series returned to ITV on Saturday

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1 week ago Venezuela attack: what we know so far as Trump claims Maduro captured

US president confirms attack on Venezuela and says Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores have been flown out of country• US strikes on Venezuela – live updatesThe US president, Donald Trump, has said Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been captured and flown out of the country after a “large scale” pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region. Here is what we know so far:Donald Trump has claimed the US has “captured” Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the South American country after a pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region. The US president said a press conference will be held in Florida at 11am local time (4pm GMT).Venezuela’s government accused the US of launching a series of attacks against civilian and military targets in the South American country, after explosions rocked its capital, Caracas, before dawn on Saturday.In a statement, Venezuela’s government urged cit...

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1 week ago BBC The Traitors confirms series 4 launch viewing figures after huge twist

The Traitors returned to BBC on New Year's Day when Claudia Winkleman introduced a secret fourth traitor

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1 week ago Victims 'as young as 14' caught in Swiss ski resort fire which killed 40 as probe continues

The horror, which unfolded at around 1.30am local time as revellers celebrated the new year at the popular tourist bar, has been described as "one of the worst tragedies" in Swiss history

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2 w. ago Claudia Winkleman builds 'hideously mean' tension on The Traitors thanks to one thing

Claudia Winkleman has opened up about the "hideously mean" way she builds tension when she selects The Traitors as she gears up to launch another series of the BBC hit

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2 w. ago The Traitors’ Claudia Winkleman reveals all about ‘hardcore’ new series and how she ‘lost it’ & screamed at shock twist

A NEW Traitors series launches with a twist so devilish host Claudia Winkleman admits she lost it during filming and screamed. The fourth series is far more shocking than the celeb one won by comic Alan Carr last month. Claudia, 53, said: “It gets really, really brutal. “The celebrity one, they were adorable, but they...

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2 w. ago Claudia Winkleman reveals she has worn the same £1k Saint Laurent boots every time she picks The Traitors as they 'build tension'

We are just days away from The Traitors series 4 launch, which means Claudia Winkelman is back, along with her sensational wardrobe choices.

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2 w. ago The Cat by Georges Simenon review – Maigret author’s tale of a toxic marriage

The Belgian author’s genius comes to the fore in a dark domestic dramaThe more one reads of Georges Simenon, the stranger the writer and his writings become. His novels, most of them composed in a week or two, are simple, straightforward, shallow-seeming even, but below the surface lie dark and fathomless depths.Many readers will know him as the creator of Commissioner Jules Maigret of the Paris Police Judiciaire, the most unpretentious, humane and convincing of the great fictional detectives. However, his finest work is to be found in what he called his romans durs, or hard novels, including such masterpieces as Dirty Snow, Monsieur Monde Vanishes and the jauntily horrifying The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By. Now, Penguin Classics has launched a series of 20 of the romans durs in new translations, starting with The Cat, originally published in French in 1967. Continue reading...

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