64 h. ago Detached Victorian villa in Notting Hill on sale for £12m with approval for £8m remodel

Planning permission has already been obtained to convert the five-flat building into a huge home

Economics

6 d. ago Trump’s ballroom blitz sparks chorus of disgust: ‘The perfect symbol’

Obama once joked about what a gaudy Trump White House would like – the president seems bent on proving him rightWhen Barack Obama roasted Donald Trump at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the icing on the cake was a cartoon illustration of what the White House might look like if Trump ever became US president.The name “Trump” was emblazoned across the top in giant capital letters, followed by “the White House” in lurid purple cursive, then “hotel • casino • golf course” and “presidential suite”. The parody imagined gold pillars, a giant crystal chandelier and two scantily clad women sitting at reception. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago When populists win in Prague, that’s nothing peculiarly ‘east European’. It’s the new normal of the western world | Timothy Garton Ash

The likely new Czech government will add one more state opposed to the EU’s green deal and migration and asylum pactIf you open your window on a quiet street in central Prague, the first sound you hear is the trrrrk-trrrrk-trrrrk of carry-on suitcases trundling across paving stones, as tourists walk to their hotel or Airbnb. (The Czech capital had 8 million visitors last year.) As they trek around Prague Castle and fill the Old Town bars with cheerful chatter, these visitors – many of them probably unaware of the recent election victory of rightwing populist nationalist parties – may think this is just another normal European country. And you know what: they will be right.Some more extensively informed newspaper commentators, reaching for an attention-grabbing generalisation, tell a different story. This is eastern Europe reverting to type, they say. After Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, now Czechia as well! The truth is more interesting – and more worrying.Timothy Garton Ash is a his...

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9 d. ago When Czech populists win, that’s nothing peculiarly ‘east European’. It’s the new normal of the western world | Timothy Garton Ash

The likely new government in Prague will add one more state opposed to the EU’s green deal and migration and asylum pactIf you open your window on a quiet street in central Prague, the first sound you hear is the trrrrk-trrrrk-trrrrk of carry-on suitcases trundling across paving stones, as tourists walk to their hotel or Airbnb. (The Czech capital had 8 million visitors last year.) As they trek around Prague Castle and fill the Old Town bars with cheerful chatter, these visitors – many of them probably unaware of the recent election victory of rightwing populist nationalist parties – may think this is just another normal European country. And you know what: they will be right.Some more extensively informed newspaper commentators, reaching for an attention-grabbing generalisation, tell a different story. This is eastern Europe reverting to type, they say. After Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, now Czechia as well! The truth is more interesting – and more worrying.Timothy Garton Ash is a...

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1 week ago Once a Public Toilet, Now a Boutique Hotel: Inside London’s Oddest Luxury Stay

Once a Public Toilet, Now a Boutique Hotel: Inside London’s Oddest Luxury Stay  VICE

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3 w. ago Man with 'mental age of 12 or 13 year old' raped in pub toilet

Johnathan Michael Jones, who poses a 'significant risk to members of the public', went into the pub toilet cubicle and forced his victim into sexual acts

Events

3 w. ago Inside the public toilet that's been converted into a huge hotel suite

YouTuber Molly Thompson posted a video documenting her stay at The Netty, a converted public toilet-turned-hotel in Oxford.

Politics

3 w. ago Olivia Munn jokes 'Asian families have zero personal space' as she is forced to sleep in the BATHTUB for her last night at Paris Fashion Week after her parents invaded her hotel suite

Olivia Munn was hilariously forced to sleep in the bathtub as her family invaded her lavish hotel suite during her last night at Paris Fashion Week on Sunday. 

Society

3 w. ago ‘I paid £130 to stay in converted public toilet and was floored when I stepped inside'

Molly Thompson has shared her trip to a converted public restroom which now acts as an Airbnb, with the unique location profiled by the travel vlogger on a recent trip

Economics

4 w. ago Sea Containers Hotel: new suites bring maritime flair to Southbank

Sea Containers Hotel: new suites bring maritime flair to Southbank  The Week

Society

last month Peter Andre 'mortified' as son makes bold toilet statement in public

Peter Andre has been left "mortified" after a recent outing with his son Theo, and has shared the embarrassing experience in his weekly column

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