62 h. ago The 'wonderful' London hidden gem cafe in a 'beautiful' park with a river

The 'wonderful' London hidden gem cafe in a 'beautiful' park with a river  Yahoo News UK

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7 d. ago Martino’s, London SW1: ‘Beautiful bedlam’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

Does central London really need another fancy Italian restaurant? Well, yes, apparently it does Does the area around Sloane Square in central London really need another fancy, Italian-leaning restaurant that serves up tortellini in brodo and veal Milanese? Well, yes, apparently it does. One Saturday lunchtime late last year at Martino’s was hectic even in the delightful reception area, where we were waiting to check in a coat with the elegantly uniformed front-of-house ladies. All the tables in this hot new all-day brasserie were booked and busy, and plenty of walk-ins were champing at the bit for cancellations.Actually, “delightful reception” is not a phrase I’ve often uttered, or even thought, but this is a Martin Kuczmarski restaurant, so the small things tend to add up to a larger picture – this cocoon-like holding pen keeps would-be queuers away from the diners. Why was I so charmed by this weird, crisply officiated bends chamber that operates as a liminal space between the rea...

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9 d. ago Beautiful Scottish farmhouse just outside Glasgow for sale cheaper than London flat

"An impressive family home with excellent reception spaces and a wealth of period features."

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1 week ago Béla Tarr, Hungarian director of Sátántangó and Werckmeister Harmonies, dies aged 70

The intenationally acclaimed film-maker was renowned for beautifully shot cinematic epicsBéla Tarr, the Hungarian film-maker renowned for lengthy, challenging and beautifully shot films including Sátántangó, Werckmeister Harmonies and The Man from London, has died aged 70. The Hungarian Film Artists Association said in a statement that Tarr died on Tuesday “after a long and serious illness” and that “the grieving family asks for the understanding of the press and the public, and that they not be contacted for a statement during these difficult days”.Tarr became renowned internationally in the 90s and 00s as his films were shown more widely – partly because of their inordinate length (including the seven-and-a-half-hour Sátántangó), and partly because of what appeared to be his definitive expression of middle-European black and white miserablism. But in an interview with the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw in 2024, well after Tarr had retired from active film directing in 2011, he said his...

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1 week ago Man in court charged with death by dangerous driving after student killed in the Strand

‘Bright, kind and beautiful’ Aalia Mahomed, who was a student at Kings College London, died at the scene of the crash

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2 w. ago Now celebrity hairdresser BANS Labour MPs from his salon after Rachel Reeves' Budget

The entrepreneur, who heads up a team of 50 hairdressers and beauticians in west London, is backing a protest by firms up and down the country.

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3 w. ago See inside London's beautiful and unique private members' clubs

See inside London's beautiful and unique private members' clubs  National Geographic

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3 w. ago The brightest and most beautiful Christmas trees in south east London

The brightest and most beautiful Christmas trees in south east London  News Shopper

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4 w. ago ‘Beautiful and clever’ girl, 16, killed in London Underground station

‘Beautiful and clever’ girl, 16, killed in London Underground station  Metro.co.uk

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4 w. ago 'Beautiful' girl, 16, who died on London Tube 'had whole future ahead of her'

Daisy House was rushed to hospital after being found on the railway track on Monday, but sadly passed away in hospital

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4 w. ago Girl, 16, dies after horrific incident at London tube station as heartbroken family pay tribute to their 'bright, beautiful, clever and funny' daughter

British Transport Police were called to Loughton Underground Station in Essex following reports of a 'casualty on the tracks' at 2.30pm on December 15.

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4 w. ago Daisy House: Family pay tribute to 'bright and beautiful' 16

Sixth form student's parents thank emergency services who 'worked so hard to save her'

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4 w. ago Girl, 16, dies after London tube station incident as tribute paid to ‘beautiful’ daughter

Daisy House, a 16-year-old on Sixth Form, has sadly passed away following an incident at Loughton Underground station on Monday after police were called to a casualty on the tracks

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4 w. ago Heartbreak as 'beautiful' girl, 16, dies after horror incident at London tube station

Officers were called to Loughton Underground station just after 2.30pm on Monday following reports of a casualty on the tracks

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4 w. ago Tragedy as girl, 16, dies after horror incident at London tube station as family pay tribute to 'beautiful' daughter

Tragedy as girl, 16, dies after horror incident at London tube station as family pay tribute to 'beautiful' daughter  The Sun

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