28 h. ago Reeves Budget to Embrace Tourist Tax for Cities Including London

Reeves Budget to Embrace Tourist Tax for Cities Including London  Bloomberg.com

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29 h. ago Scientists launch search for hairy snail that’s been in UK since the ice age

A new initiative sees conservationists and citizen scientists uniting to protect London’s "charming little" German hairy snail.

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32 h. ago ‘Alicante cuisine epitomises the Mediterranean’: a gastronomic journey in south

The Alicante region is renowned for its rice and seafood dishes. Less well known is that its restaurant scene has a wealth of talented female chefs, a rarity in SpainI’m on a quest in buzzy, beachy Alicante on the Costa Blanca to investigate the rice dishes the Valencian province is famed for, as well as explore the vast palm grove of nearby Elche. I start with a pilgrimage to a restaurant featured in my book on tapas, Andaluz, a mere 25 years ago. Mesón de Labradores in the pedestrianised old town is now engulfed by Italian eateries (so more pizza and pasta than paella) but it remains a comforting outpost of tradition and honest food.Here I catch up with Timothy Denny, a British chef who relocated to Spain, gained an alicantina girlfriend and became a master of dishes from the region. Over a fideuá de mariscos (seafood noodles, €20), we chew over local gastronomy. “For me, Alicante epitomises the Mediterranean – for rice, seafood and artichokes,” he says. “But there are curiosities...

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48 h. ago I eat in Cardiff's 'best cheap restaurant' every day — 2 reasons it's better than everywhere else

I never get tired of it.

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6 d. ago Habsburg Heritage: 10 Imperial Cities That Rival Paris and London

Habsburg Heritage: 10 Imperial Cities That Rival Paris and London  Yahoo

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6 d. ago Delta flash sale: Fly to London, Paris and other European cities from 20,400 SkyMiles

Delta flash sale: Fly to London, Paris and other European cities from 20,400 SkyMiles  The Points Guy

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7 d. ago Uber shames the UK cities with the worst rider ratings – and London’s not number one

Here’s how to improve your score

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9 d. ago London proves progressive cities work. No wonder some politicians hate that, writes Sadiq Khan

London proves progressive cities work. No wonder some politicians hate that, writes Sadiq Khan  lbc.co.uk

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2 w. ago The supermarket that does its very own ‘Xmas market’ where you can get a ‘free’ goodie bag & it’s rammed with treats

LONDON, Manchester, Bath and so many more other cities - the spots we usually associate with festive markets. But did you know a major UK supermarket also does its very own Christmas market - where you can get a huge goodie bag for ''free'' and it's rammed with posh treats? Tesco is launching a whopping 165 Christmas...

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2 w. ago London, Paris, Madrid: These European cities have been named some of the best in the world

London, Paris, Madrid: These European cities have been named some of the best in the world  Yahoo

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2 w. ago Citizens Assembly backs Community Habitat Service for London

Citizens Assembly backs Community Habitat Service for London  London Post

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2 w. ago Citizens Assembly backs Community Habitat Service for East London

Citizens Assembly backs Community Habitat Service for East London  London Post

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2 w. ago A tale of two cities: London’s lesson for New York’s first Muslim mayor

A tale of two cities: London’s lesson for New York’s first Muslim mayor  BBC

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2 w. ago London mayor’s message for Zohran Mamdani: ‘In our cities, hope and unity will always triumph’

Sadiq Khan says: ‘We are united by something far more fundamental, our belief in the power of politics to change people’s lives for the better’ While the soon-to-be first Muslim mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, was in the final throes of his mayoral campaign on a brisk day in New York, Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim of mayor of London, was wrapping up a two-day climate summit in a steamy if overcast Rio de Janeiro.“Hope is not gone,” Khan told the 300 city mayors gathered in the Brazilian city’s museum of modern art. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Set menus: 35 wildly affordable deals at some of London's best restaurants

Flash without the cash, as chosen by Josh Barrie

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3 w. ago PDS loses $390m claim as London tribunal rules in ECG’s favour

PDS loses $390m claim as London tribunal rules in ECG’s favour  CitiNewsroom.com

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3 w. ago Air pollution in Amazon rainforest worse than big cities like London and Beijing, new data shows

The cause of the pollution is largely fires set by humans to clear forest for cattle and pasturelands, according to the peer-reviewed findings

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3 w. ago The 4 Best Cheap Restaurants in London, According to the City’s Most Talented Young Chefs

The 4 Best Cheap Restaurants in London, According to the City’s Most Talented Young Chefs  Time Out

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3 w. ago The UK's 2025 Best City Has Just Been Revealed And It's No Longer London

The UK's 2025 Best City Has Just Been Revealed And It's No Longer London - These Are The Two Cities Outshining The Capital And Why  Secret London

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3 w. ago London gallery Project Native Informant closes after 12 years, citing 'volatile and unsustainable environment'

London gallery Project Native Informant closes after 12 years, citing 'volatile and unsustainable environment'  The Art Newspaper

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