27 m. ago Kate Middleton promises to share her special plum preserve recipe with young royal fan in Wales as Meghan Markle rebrands her own line of jams

During a special visit to Wales on Wednesday, Kate, 43, revealed she enjoys making jam when she promised to send her own recipe for a plum preserve to a young royal fan.

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34 m. ago US lawmakers warn on China’s planned London embassy ahead of Starmer

Letting Beijing build largest embassy in Europe seen as inappropriate reward given its human rights record

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51 m. ago 'Very special' sandwich shop opens new Northern Quarter deli following Manchester City admiration

'We feel that finally we can give Manchester the best Italian sandwich in the UK'

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62 m. ago King Charles cracks cheeky joke as he and Camilla try alternative kind of 'speed dating'

King Charles and Queen Camilla paid a visit to a restaurant on London's Carnaby Street for an event to mark the start of Ramadan - and they were put to work arranging food parcels for hospitals

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63 m. ago Seubert Reaches 1000 Point Plateau, Stevens Point Girls Dump New London

Seubert Reaches 1000 Point Plateau, Stevens Point Girls Dump New London  OnFocus

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68 m. ago Chelsea target’s agent ‘travels to London’ for talks as move races towards completion

Chelsea target’s agent ‘travels to London’ for talks as move races towards completion  MSN

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76 m. ago Gov. Gavin Newsom says Menendez brothers will undergo ‘risk assessment’ that will help to decide if they’re fit to be released

‘There's no guarantee of outcome here’, Newsom declared on his new podcast

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78 m. ago Electric car charging at home – how to choose and fit an EV charger

Your at-home charging setup is almost as important as the EV you choose. Here’s how to get it right

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80 m. ago Men who drank Guinness in pub minutes after stabbing man to death found guilty of murder

David Walcott and Rammon Mali ordered pints after brutally killing Rijkaard Siafa in Croydon

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80 m. ago Luigi Mangione, Accused of US CEO Murder, Depicted in London Mural

Luigi Mangione, Accused of US CEO Murder, Depicted in London Mural  U.S. News & World Report

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81 m. ago ‘It’s our right to not let him in’: Ukrainian restaurateur bans Trump from London culinary hotspot

Olga Tsybytovska has banned the US president from Mriya Neo Bistro, nestled in well-heeled South Kensington

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82 m. ago Gov. Gavin Newsom says Menendez brothers will undergo ‘risk assessment’ to see if they’re fit to be released

‘There's no guarantee of outcome here’, Newsom declared on his new podcast

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83 m. ago Budapest Pride should be held in closed venue for ‘child protection’, says government official

Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff says event this year should be taken off streetsHungary’s Budapest Pride should be held in a “closed venue” this year rather than on a city centre avenue as in previous years, the prime minister Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff has said, citing child protection.The plan, announced on Wednesday, appeared to be part of Orbán’s restrictions on the activities of the LGBTQ+ community as the nationalist leader prepares for elections in 2026 in which his right-wing Fidesz party faces an unprecedented challenge from a new opponent. Continue reading...

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83 m. ago Budapest Pride should be held in closed venue for ‘child protection’, says Orbán official

Prime minister’s chief of staff says event this year should be taken off streetsHungary’s Budapest Pride should be held in a “closed venue” this year rather than on a city centre avenue as in previous years, the prime minister, Viktor Orbán’s, chief of staff has said, citing child protection.The plan, announced on Wednesday, appeared to be part of Orbán’s restrictions on the activities of the LGBTQ+ community as the nationalist leader prepares for elections in 2026 in which his rightwing Fidesz party faces an unprecedented challenge from a new opponent. Continue reading...

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85 m. ago Ukraine's president Zelensky to join European leaders meeting in Britain for defence talks this weekend amid row with Donald Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky will join European leaders in London this weekend for talks about defence and security amid fears over US support for its allies.

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1 hour ago ‘Champagne for my real friends!’ Francis Bacon masterpiece escapes to the artist’s old drinking den

Seeing Bacon’s stunning depiction of his lover Peter Lacy hanging in a reincarnation of the watering hole where his skeletal friends would drink, stagger and cackle was a fleeting yet unforgettable experienceWhen a work of art fails to excite, interest or move me, the word that comes to mind is “dead”. Bad art is lifeless, good art is alive and great art is supervital. And it’s a supervital masterpiece I am looking at right now. Face as sharply hewn as a Congolese mask, with a flesh-coloured pullover melting into the shadows of his loins, Peter Lacy dominates the room, captured in a gold-framed portrait by his lover Francis Bacon.That room is the Colony Room Green in London, not the original Colony Room but a bar nearby that lovingly recreates, with the precision of an art installation or stage set, the bohemian drinking den run by Muriel Belcher where Bacon would order drinks all round with his famous toast: “Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends!” Its gre...

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1 hour ago London NHS Trust seeing 100 per cent of beds regularly occupied despite drop in winter viruses

London NHS Trust seeing 100 per cent of beds regularly occupied despite drop in winter viruses  Yahoo News UK

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2 h. ago Scottish minister met BBC bosses amid row over production of The Traitors

Director Peter Strachan is reported to have said 81% of the production team for the show were based in London.

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2 h. ago South of England set for week of sunshine as Scotland faces snow and high winds

The Met Office has predicted London will see highs of 10C every day from Thursday until Tuesday when a high of 12C is forecast.

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2 h. ago EU reveals plans to hit climate goals by helping dirty industries clean up

European Commission recommits to 90% emissions cut by 2040, and will support steel and cement in transitionThe EU executive has insisted it will stay the course on its climate goals, while setting out plans to help Europe’s most polluting industries reach the green transition and watering down environmental reporting demands on companies.Publishing its “clean industrial deal” on Wednesday, the European Commission said it had a plan to help polluting industries, such as steel and cement, make the switch to the net zero emissions future, as well as boosting clean tech companies, such as firms making electric vehicle charging points. Continue reading...

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