51 h. ago This legendary north London cinema is closing down next month

This legendary north London cinema is closing down next month  Time Out Worldwide

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3 d. ago River Island reveals exact date 27 stores will close this month

The struggling fashion retailer previously announced it would close 33 stores after its plans for a major restructure were approved by the High Court

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4 d. ago Maison Bleue: ‘Eclectic’ Scottish restaurant to close down after 28 years amid ‘soaring’ operating costs

A family-run restaurant that has been open for 28 years will close down at the end of the month.

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7 d. ago ‘This is where it all started’: Nina Simone’s childhood home gets long

North Carolina home preserved to commemorate legendary musician and civil rights activist, and to serve as arts hubIt was a surreal experience for Dr Samuel Waymon, Nina Simone’s youngest sibling, to walk back into the renovated childhood home that he once shared with the singer and civil rights activist. On that day in the fall of 2025, Waymon, an 81-year-old award-winning composer, said that memories flooded back of him playing organ in the house and cooking on the potbelly stove with his mother as a child in Tryon, North Carolina. He was overjoyed to see the large tree from his youth still standing in the yard. Simone, born Eunice Waymon, lived in the 650 sq ft, three-room home with her family from 1933 to 1937.After sitting vacant and severely decayed for more than two decades, the recently restored home is now painted white, with elements of its former self sprinkled throughout the interior. On the freshly painted mint-blue wall hangs a shadow box that encases the rust brown va...

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9 d. ago Warning as Manchester Piccadilly to close next month for nine days for 'major overhaul' work

No trains from the south and east of the city will run into Manchester Piccadilly for nine days in February

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1 week ago Jack Smith told House committee he had ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in cases against Trump

Ex-special counsel testified in front of judiciary committee about aborted federal prosecution of Donald TrumpJack Smith, the former justice department special counsel who led the aborted federal prosecution of Donald Trump, told a congressional committee that he never spoke to Joe Biden about his cases, according to the transcript of a deposition released on Wednesday.In his behind-closed-doors testimony to the House judiciary committee earlier this month, Smith defended the charges he brought against Trump for allegedly possessing classified documents and attempting to overturn the 2020 election, while warning of the consequences of allowing election meddling to go unpunished. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK bank giant set to close 16 branches in January with 55 more to follow

The popular bank has confirmed 16 locations will close their doors next month.

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1 week ago Barbican Cinema in London to show masterpieces of Iranian New Wave

Barbican Cinema in London to show masterpieces of Iranian New Wave  Tehran Times

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2 w. ago Chelsea January transfer window guide: Two key priorities as club draw up plans for 2026

Blues not closed off to January opportunities despite plans for quiet month

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2 w. ago Sam Thompson, 33, and his new girlfriend Talitha Balinska, 25, enjoy a romantic date night in London to see the new Avatar film

Sam Thompson, 33, enjoyed a romantic date night with his new girlfriend Talitha Balinska, 25, to watch the new Avatar film on Tuesday at the Everyman Cinema in London.

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3 w. ago 'David Bowie has no eyebrows and takes off his hat to show us he's bald

As fans prepare to mark the 10th anniversary of David Bowie's death next month, his closest friends reveal how he kept his 18-month cancer battle secret, as he made his final album Blackstar

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3 w. ago Finally, Labour is finding its nerve and getting Britain’s bad Brexit deal undone | Polly Toynbee

Rejoining Erasmus should just be a first step – as the economic evidence piles up, the need for closer ties with Europe could not be clearerMonth by month, Labour is bringing us closer to Europe. This week, the UK announced it is rejoining the Erasmus+ youth exchange programme. This will open the door beyond the many young people who attend university – its remit includes FE students, apprentices, and youth and school groups. A whoop of excitement greeted the announcement, with opportunities for those involved in education, training, culture and sport, and a commitment to maximise take-up by disadvantaged young people. Widening experience, encouraging adventure: Erasmus+ may help cure Britain’s monolingual handicap and the catastrophic decline in language courses. Last year in the UK, less than 3% of A-levels were in languages.This all eludes Europhobes such as Andrew Neil, who posted on X that “extra taxes now being inflicted on working people will be used to finance some ‘study’ i...

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3 w. ago ‘I’ve been clubbing my whole life and never seen anything like this’: inside London’s secret new cinema

‘I’ve been clubbing my whole life and never seen anything like this’: inside London’s secret new cinema-nightclub  Time Out Worldwide

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4 w. ago How did Mail on Sunday’s US editor become ‘rock solid friend’ of Meghan’s father?

Duchess of Sussex says journalistic ethics breached as dad turns to journalist first to break news of leg amputationWhen Thomas Markle received bad news about his health earlier this month, he immediately texted someone close to him to let them know. The 81-year-old had been admitted to hospital after one leg swelled up and turned black. “Going to lose the leg today,” he wrote.The message was not sent to his son, Thomas, who lives with him in Cebu in the Philippines, nor to his older daughter, Samantha, who is based in Florida. Instead, Markle contacted Caroline Graham, the US editor of the Mail on Sunday, who is based in Los Angeles. It was she who called Markle’s two older children to let them know the news. She wrote later that they were “flabbergasted”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Stranger Things' Eddie Munson wouldn't be the same even if he was in season 5

Stranger Things season five, part two, will be landing on Netflix before the end of the month, bringing fans' closer to its bittersweet ending.

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last month London cinema chain Curzon warns customer data including card digits may have been exposed in technical glitch

Exclusive: Curzon said a technical fault briefly exposed parts of customer profiles on its app

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