25 m. ago Man arrested after Windrush exhibition vandalised in Brixton

Man arrested after Windrush exhibition vandalised in Brixton  London Evening Standard

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25 m. ago Man arrested after Windrush exhibition vandalised in south London

Met Police officers were called to Windrush Square on Thursday following reports of damage to the display

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51 m. ago ‘It is not jus. It is not a glaze. It is gravy!’ Britain’s gift to the world finally gets the love it deserves

Chefs have gone head over heels for the brown stuff. Some drown their burgers in it; others serve it with brioche and black pudding; one even turns it into ice-cream. What’s going on?Pub roasts, grannies, Sunday lunch, Ah! Bisto!: gravy triggers nostalgic food memories for Britons like little else. But unlike complex French sauces, for example, gravy is brown and plain, not gastronomic alchemy. Its homely bedfellows – potatoes and pies – have had fancy makeovers, but gravy’s potential hasn’t been much exploited on the modern menu. Until now.The nostalgic wave sweeping Britain’s food scene is reviving this ancient staple, but with a twist: gravy is going gourmet. It is appearing as a dip for burgers in London at the upmarket chain Burger & Beyond and at Nanny Bill’s. It is served with brioche and black pudding at Tom Cenci’s modern British restaurant Nessa in Soho, and even does a turn at Shaun Rankin’s Michelin-starred Grantley Hall in Yorkshire, where it is styled as beef tea a...

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1 hour ago Butler by Salena Zito review – how Trump won America’s heartland

From the site of the failed assassination comes a sharp-eyed account of Trump’s political gains – and Democrats’ failings The Democrats’ famed blue wall is more the stuff of nostalgia than reality. On election day 2024, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin voted for Donald Trump for the second time in three elections. Barack Obama’s upstairs-downstairs coalition lies in ruins, as Democrats struggle to connect with working-class voters across racial and ethnic lines.Last November, Trump came within just three points of winning a majority of Latino voters. Such Americans walked away from their presumed political home – in droves. A Trump endorsement by Roberto Clemente Jr, son of the late Pittsburgh Pirates baseball star, was a harbinger. Likewise, Trump posted double-digit gains among Catholics and Jews, once core constituencies in the Democratic party of FDR.Butler is published in the US by Hachette Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Holiday home is trashed after gender reveal booking turns into 200

Police in riot vans were called to a 10-bed £635,000 home in the quiet village of Norden, Greater Manchester, after revellers from as far as London turned up.

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1 hour ago BREAKING: Eurostar chaos LIVE: Passengers stuck on London train with 'lack of air' and 'no electric'

Passengers are facing major Eurostar disruption with one person saying that he has been left waiting for more than three hours inside a carriage and that bathrooms are not even working

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1 hour ago Man charged with murder following death of man, 85, in Lambeth

Man charged with murder following death of man, 85, in Lambeth  This Is Local London

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2 h. ago Reuters’ X accounts blocked in India amid confusion over ‘legal demand’

Ministry denies issuing legal order as users question sudden block

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2 h. ago A Look At Shilpa Shetty's Scrumptious 'Son Day Binge' With Viaan In London

A Look At Shilpa Shetty's Scrumptious 'Son Day Binge' With Viaan In London  NDTV Food

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2 h. ago Ealing could face legal action over children's centres closures

Ealing could face legal action over children's centres closures  BBC

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2 h. ago Jeremy Corbyn breakaway party should be named 'Farage assistance group', claims former Labour leader

A former Scottish Labour MSP claimed "people need an alternative to the establishment parties who have failed us for years".

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3 h. ago Brad Marchand’s wife Katrina Marchand posts delightful video of NHL star playing table tennis in London

Brad Marchand’s wife Katrina Marchand posts delightful video of NHL star playing table tennis in London  Times of India

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3 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham risks damaging his 'close bond' with sister Harper after escalating family feud casts a shadow over her 14th birthday celebrations

Brooklyn and his actress wife Nicola Peltz are embroiled in an escalating feud with his family and have previously failed to publicly acknowledge David's milestone 50th birthday on May 8.

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3 h. ago Croydon warehouse fire: 80 firefighters battle huge blaze as area locked down

Imperial Way has been closed, with emergency services expecting the incident to continue for several hours

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3 h. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal bid for Madueke; Nwaneri to Chelsea twist

Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal bid for Madueke; Nwaneri to Chelsea twist  London Evening Standard

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3 h. ago London council faces legal action after installing road crossing in colours of transgender pride flag

The local authority installed the blue, pink and white painted crossing in Bloomsbury at a cost of £10,464

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3 h. ago The Difference A Day Makes Downstairs At London Film & Comic Con 2025

The Difference A Day Makes Downstairs At London Film & Comic Con 2025  Bleeding Cool News

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4 h. ago Sebastian Croft and Connor Jessup: ‘Why Pride mattered more than ever in 2025’

Actors Sebastian Croft and Connor Jessup took over London Pride with the Queer Was Always Here pop-up selling the status tees of the day

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4 h. ago Planned Chinese 'super embassy' in London includes ‘spy hub’ for 200 officers

News of the 'spy' campus adds further controversy to China's proposed redevelopment

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4 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans

Ozzy Osbourne has performed what he says is his final live show, thrilling 40,000 fans in Birmingham, England, on Saturday

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