4 h. ago One Club Row, London E1: ‘Battered stuff, things in buns, strong drinks: a thrilling, retro ride’ – restaurant review

One Club Row, London E1: ‘Battered stuff, things in buns, strong drinks: a thrilling, retro ride’ – restaurant review  The Guardian

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5 h. ago One Club Row, London E1: ‘Battered stuff, things in buns, strong drinks: a thrilling, retro ride’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

They will feed you, water you, give you a good time and make you feel carefree and cossetedAs a name, One Club Row sounds a bit like the title of a 1990s lads’ mag, but it’s actually a purposely shabby-chic room above a pub in Shoreditch that serves martinis, oysters and schnitzels in a heady, tipsy, twinkly atmosphere that itself may well remind you of the 1990s. Or at least it will if you were “on the scene” back then. These days, the 90s are synonymous with louche, raffish semi-pandemonium, mainly because today feels so saintly in comparison. No 90s restaurateur ever offered reclaimed spud peelings as a starter or a kombucha-led, alcohol-free drinks flight to spare your liver, complete with an earnest lecture on zero-waste hospitality. Puritanism was definitely out there back then, yes, though mainly only in The Cranks Recipe Book. But mindfulness? Not so much.What One Club Row and similar London establishments such as the Devonshire in Piccadilly and the Plimsoll in Finsbury Par...

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4 d. ago Thunderbolts* review – Florence Pugh is saving grace of Marvel’s hit

The Oscar nominated actor is the most impressive member of a ragtag Suicide Squad-esque team in an often charmingly unusual yet still baggy adventureThunderbolts* can be messy. Not just the movie, with its clumsily forced narrative beats and whiplash tonal shifts. But also, its title characters, the broken and lonely souls who ditch the colourful costumes and wear their emotions on their sleeves, as if it’s their brand.These reluctant heroes, led by Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, the troubled sister to Scarlett Johansson’s late Black Widow, are defined by how much they need therapy. They wrestle with themselves more than the bad guys, in a way that’s more pronounced than the most unstable among Marvel’s stable of wisecracking world saviors. They’re endearingly vulnerable, at times devastatingly so, and yet still fun and exciting enough to save Marvel. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney forced into big decision by Wrexham stars after promotion

Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney will ensure his side hit Las Vegas for a third summer in a row, after the club secured promotion to the Championship

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5 d. ago Most finishers and fastest traffic cone among confirmed London Marathon records

Michael Wiggins achieved the Guinness World Records title for the fastest marathon dressed as a traffic cone.

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6 d. ago Rob McElhenney shares message to fans as Wrexham promotion celebrations take a toll

The Welsh football club secured their third promotion in a row on Saturday

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7 d. ago The Lavery, London SW7: ‘One of London’s loveliest new places to eat’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

The Lavery, London SW7: ‘One of London’s loveliest new places to eat’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants  The Guardian

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8 d. ago Peppa Pig's pregnant mum reveals unborn baby's gender at Battersea Power Station

Peppa Pig's pregnant mum has announced her gender reveal at London's Battersea Power Station after sharing that she is expecting her third child

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8 d. ago Gender revealed for Peppa Pig’s new sibling ahead of cinema release

On Friday, the Battersea Power Station chimneys in London will be lit up in honour of the new arrival.

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9 d. ago Neon roars into London with launch of Jurassic World experience at Battersea Power Station

Neon roars into London with launch of Jurassic World experience at Battersea Power Station  CoStar

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1 week ago David Ellis reviews One Club Row: Imagine the Dev and the Dover hooked up

It’s as if the owners actually want you to have fun, writes David Ellis — can you imagine?

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1 week ago Jurassic World The Experience To Open At London Battersea On 23rd May 2025

Jurassic World The Experience To Open At London Battersea On 23rd May 2025  Battersea Power Station

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2 w. ago Tatar Bunar, London EC2: ‘No faff, no lectures. Just dinner, and lots of it’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

Tatar Bunar, London EC2: ‘No faff, no lectures. Just dinner, and lots of it’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants  The Guardian

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2 w. ago Falkirk MP backs call to halt golf club land sale over greenkeeper compensation row

A tribunal found that John Easton had been sacked unfairly but the compensation has still not been paid

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2 w. ago Moment young mother glasses best friend in busy club and leaves her with horrific injuries after row over a dog

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Ebony Jones, 26, shattered a half-pint glass across the face of Megan Smith at a bar in Bargoed, near Caerphilly in south Wales.

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3 w. ago Free by Amanda Knox review: life affirming memoir that is full of grace

Her second book is a moving account of striving to find purpose in the darkest of places

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3 w. ago Drunk young mum glassed best friend at busy club, leaving her needing 41 stitches, after a row about a dog

Ebony Jones, 26, shattered a half pint glass across the face of Megan Smith at a bar in Caerphilly causing her to need 36 stitches to her face and five more to her nose.

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4 w. ago 20 of Europe’s most beautifully located campsites – chosen by experts

We asked camping pros to tell us about their favourite sites, from the highest pitches in Switzerland to a wilderness reserve in SwedenPitchup.com lists more than 5,500 campsites in 67 countries. One of the most scenic is the remote Šenkova Domačija farm near Zgornje Jezersko in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, close to the border with Austria. This heritage farmstead dates to 1517 and is surrounded by pastures and peaks. The farm has 25 pitches (including 10 for tents) in a meadow under old ash trees, plus a communal campfire and kitchen, a shop and restaurant serving breakfast and dinner. Campers can ride horses on short guided hacks or longer treks into the mountains, or tackle the trails on foot.From £16.93 for a tent and two adults, open 1 April-30 September, pitchup.com Continue reading...

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4 w. ago On’s London Expansion Continues: Inside Its New Store in Battersea Power Station

On’s London Expansion Continues: Inside Its New Store in Battersea Power Station  Footwear News

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