69 h. ago West London restaurant that employed illegal workers and paid one in food is allowed to stay open

Four staff at the Khushi Nepalese Restaurant in Hanwell were arrested for immigration offences

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3 d. ago Woman visits 'real life Narnia' but some movie fans aren't impressed

Narnia is a well-known children's fantasy novel and film franchise, now one fan of the series gave a sneak peek at a real-life adaptation of the magical world but not everyone was impressed

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3 d. ago Extraordinarily large creature the size of four cars washes up on Wales beach

The enormous carcass was spotted on the sands of a popular beach and left visitors stunned, with one woman convinced the corpse was that of a whale that had washed ashore

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4 d. ago Pals go on Wetherspoons pub crawl to visit 37 bars in a day – here's what they drank

Andy, Dom and Alex spent 17-and-a-half hours having a drink in every Wetherspoons pub across Zone 1 and 2 in London and spent £105 each on transport, drinks and food

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5 d. ago Where to eat Malaysian food in London: 11 of the best restaurants, from Mambow to Med Salleh

Left off the backpackers’ route, overshadowed by East Asia — it’s finally Malaysia’s time to shine

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8 d. ago Australians in London taste test M&S lamingtons: ‘A cubed cake does not a lamington make’

The UK retailer has released its own versions of the classic Australian cake. Melbourne-born Londoner Rose Johnstone assembles a group of UK-based Australians to try itGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Sorry, did you say lemingtons? Are they like, tropical fruits?”Not the response I was expecting when I excitedly told my colleagues that M&S Food was about to launch two versions of lamingtons to the UK public. As an Australian living in London, I’m used to navigating minor cultural differences in the workplace. Case in point: Brits eat their sausage rolls cold, with no sauce. And if you ask for sauce, they’d ask: “What kind?” But to learn that they hadn’t heard of lamingtons – the treat I’d scoff at my Grandma’s house, the major player at any cake stall, the bakery stalwart, neighbour to the trusty snot block – felt downright wrong. Like I’d slipped through a wormhole into a tragic parallel universe.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture a...

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1 week ago Men jailed after plotting to sell meat destined for pet food from 'disgustingly filthy' shop in south London

Men jailed after plotting to sell meat destined for pet food from 'disgustingly filthy' shop in south London  Sky News

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1 week ago Men who conspired to sell meat meant for pet food to south London shoppers are jailed

Anthony Fear and Azar Irshad have been jailed for their role in a conspiracy to sell meat meant to be used in pet food to customers

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1 week ago Chubby Dumpling: Joe and Chantel Yeung on family, street food and their must

For Joe and Chantel Yeung, dumplings are more than street food – they’re a family story that stretches from Hong Kong to a London market in a vintage fire engine. Hannah Twiggs sits down with the pair behind Chubby Dumpling to talk heritage, hard graft and the recipes that keep people queuing

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1 week ago Meet the family behind Chubby Dumpling, the food truck London can’t stop queuing for

Meet the family behind Chubby Dumpling, the food truck London can’t stop queuing for  The Independent

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1 week ago Back to school means hard times for more London, Ont., families as food insecurity rises

Back to school means hard times for more London, Ont., families as food insecurity rises  CBC

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1 week ago Woman says there's 'no feed to fly' as she visits 8 countries by ferry and saved hundreds of pounds

Claire Martin, from Devon, decided to travel across Europe by ferry – and she managed to save money doing it too.

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1 week ago Kids heading to school means hard times for more London families as food insecurity rises

Kids heading to school means hard times for more London families as food insecurity rises  CBC

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1 week ago Woman visits Cornwall for first time and notices something surprising on beaches

A holidaymaker shared her shock after making an unexpected observation when visiting Cornwall for the first time - and she doesn't understand why nobody is talking about it

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2 w. ago Woman visits North Korea's 'very cool' version of Benidorm but flags one major concern

The Wonsan Kalma resort in North Korea has been dubbed the 'Benidorm of the East' and is a popular holiday destination for those visiting from Russia and one blogger has shared her thoughts on the 'luxury' resort

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2 w. ago Woman 'so embarrassed' after having to go to A&E for 'silly' reason

The accident and emergency department is notoriously busy and is designed to help treat 'serious injuries and life-threatening emergencies' but one woman was told to visit for a 'silly' reason

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2 w. ago How to make the ultimate smash burger – recreate London’s hottest food trend at home

London can’t get enough of smash burgers – but you don’t need to queue for one. This National Burger Day, chef Abbie Hendren shares her expert tips and foolproof recipe for recreating the city’s crispiest, juiciest patties in your own kitchen

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2 w. ago Stacey Dooley's visit to 'Britain's most hated woman' sparked neighbour dispute

Stacey Dooley stayed over at the home of a controversial former glamour model Carla Bellucci who has now claimed the visit for a documentary encouraged her neighbours to be 'nosey'

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2 w. ago 'I went to Greece on holiday and there's mistake you should never make in restaurants'

Many Brits fly to Greece for their summer holidays – and one woman who visited the European country shared one thing you should avoid doing if you visit too

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2 w. ago Stirling union members to honour sole Scots woman who died at Auschwitz with visit

The study tour will be an opportunity for members to learn about the atrocities of the Holocaust and to pay tribute to the only Scottish woman known to have died there.

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