32 m. ago London to be hotter than Ibiza and Crete on Friday as Met Office predicts warmest day of year

Met Office forecaster Alex Deakin says Friday temperatures could reach a high of 23C in southern England

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34 m. ago Giuseppe Penone review – an ecstatic realm where trees and humans merge

Serpentine, LondonFrom the moment we inhale the scent of this remarkable show – in which trees blast open and boulders perch on branches – the Italian artist intoxicates us like a shaman communing with wood spritesIt’s the aroma that lures you in. Deep and difficult to place, it comes from the thousands of laurel leaves that pad the walls of the Serpentine’s high central space. Laurel is the sharp-leaved evergreen tree sacred to the god Apollo and through him associated with victory and the arts. Poets are crowned with it. In Botticelli’s Primavera, a nymph is chased through laurel trees. A marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicts Daphne transforming into a laurel to escape Apollo’s unwanted lust – a reason this tree is sacred to him.So much cultural baggage. It can’t be easy to be a modern Italian artist with ancient Rome, the Renaissance and the baroque on your back. One of the captivating things about Giuseppe Penone’s meditative selection of his works is how easily this ...

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43 m. ago I tried the UK's first Carl's Jr and here's what its burgers and fries are actually like and how much you'll pay

Is Carl's Jr better than McDonald's? I went along to the first ever UK restaurant in Cardiff to find out and to get some of the prices

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48 m. ago Police name pedestrian hit by car as murder investigation continues

Essex Police said that 50-year-old Jeremy Heath, from Ladyshot in Harlow, has been charged with murder.

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51 m. ago 'The sale would have collapsed': how a few hours made or lost  London homebuyers £1000s this week

Conveyancing delays led to some anxious waits for buyers trying to beat the tax deadline. Here’s what to do if you missed the boat

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67 m. ago London major trauma patients given pioneering mental health support in new NHS project

Headteacher Sali Goodrich is among those to benefit from the pilot after she broke her pelvis in a ‘freak’ horseriding accident

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71 m. ago Met Police under fire over ‘discriminatory’ use of facial recognition cameras in London

Data shows the technology has been deployed mostly in boroughs with a higher-than-average Black population

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75 m. ago Phone theft hotspots marked with ‘blue plaques’ in City of London

Criminals snatched 70,137 devices last year - one every seven-and-a-half minutes

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83 m. ago A Chinese restaurant has been turned into this absolutely stunning traditional pub in Cardiff city centre

The Cardiff Arms was formerly a Chinese restaurant and has now opened as a traditional pub

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88 m. ago London bus deaths soar by almost 20 per cent in a year, admits TfL, as it vows to improve road safety

Fatalities included 10 pedestrians, two cyclists and eight passengers

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1 hour ago London travel news LIVE: Disruption on the Great Northern line between London and Stevenage

The Great Northern line is experiencing problems but there is a good service on all London Underground lines

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1 hour ago ‘We introduced avocado to the high street!’ How Pret conquered London – and began eyeing the rest of the world

The sandwich chain now has 274 branches in the capital. How did it grow so huge – and can anything stop it getting even bigger?At 93-95 Victoria Street, Westminster, a blue plaque marks a piece of London history: the first ever branch of Pret a Manger opened on this spot on 22 July 1986. Nearly 40 years later, it is still going strong.It’s a nice story – but it’s not the whole story. Look closer and the plaque states that the first Pret sandwich shop opened “near here”. In fact, it was down the road, at 75b, now a branch of Toni & Guy. Except  that wasn’t the first shop, either. The original Pret opened two years earlier and five miles to the north, in Hampstead. It went bust after a year and the founder, Jeffrey Hyman, sold the name, branding and logo to Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham, who reopened in Westminster. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Jason Atherton’s London: Where to Book for a Special Night Out

Jason Atherton’s London: Where to Book for a Special Night Out  MICHELIN Guide

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2 h. ago Starmer warns of ‘economic impact’ after Trump talks fail to avert tariffs

UK prime minister hopes negotiations between London and Washington could further reduce the levy

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2 h. ago The next "fresh" James Bond film has begun filming in London, all while the identity of Mr Bond remains a tightly held secret

The next "fresh" James Bond film has begun filming in London, all while the identity of Mr Bond remains a tightly held secret  VG247

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2 h. ago Family mourn girl, 17, with ‘heart of gold’ killed in horror bus and car crash near Heathrow

Star Tomkins died following the collision on Bedfont Road in Feltham, west London

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2 h. ago Britain’s next UFC champion? Lerone Murphy takes crucial step in Josh Emmett clash

Interview: The Manchester featherweight eyes a dream title fight on home soil, but first up is Emmett in Vegas, after UFC London proved elusive

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2 h. ago Harber London TotePack backpack review: Space miracle for everyday life with small flaws

Harber London TotePack backpack review: Space miracle for everyday life with small flaws  Macworld

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3 h. ago London’s FTSE tumbles after Trump’s tariffs send shockwaves through markets

The FTSE 100 Index fell 122.4 points in the first few minutes of trading.

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3 h. ago 'It's the end': Another Manchester restaurant closes after eight years

"It seems you can't open social media at the moment without reading about another hospitality business closing down."

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