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National treasure Grayson Perry checks out the new National and Tom Cruise is on a mission all over town
To celebrate its 200th birthday, the National Gallery did what any sensible person would do, and had an £85m facelift.
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May 15, 2025
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Right-wing ideology is thriving in the swamps of self-help and gym-bro culture
It is 1964 and my father is up a ladder in a second-hand bookshop on Charing Cross Road. This is how we'd spend our Saturdays, hunting for old stuff: philosophy, psychology, fiction and politics. My father, an Indian, was also looking for something in Buddhist and Taoist texts that would give him, as he put it, “direction in life”, which his parents had failed to engender in him.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
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The real reasons why Sadiq Khan has failed to fix London's housing crisis
Mired in regulation and hit by rich foreign investors fleeing, house building in the capital has all but ground to a halt. Will Khan's green belt U-turn really help, asks Jonathan Prynn
5 min |
May 15, 2025
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Why learning the science of eating well should be at the top of your menu
The noise around nutrition can feel deafening in 2025.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
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Beverley Knightand her co-star belt their souls out over a lifeless script
The great soul singer and actress Beverley Knight often transcends the material she's given.
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May 15, 2025
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Oh baby, this stem cell longevity therapy sounds like a futuristic ride
THE LATEST TOOL IN THE ANTI-AGEING BATTLE? THE UMBILICAL CORDS OF NEWBORNS, DISCOVERS INDIA BLOCK
4 min |
May 15, 2025
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It's time to put Palace silverware on the table
Eagles bid to claim their first major trophy in the FA Cup final against Manchester City
7 min |
May 15, 2025
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Did someone on this mission not get the party time memo?
There's a celebration going on here, but exactly what kind of a party is it?
2 min |
May 15, 2025
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Get ready to Whoop—this new wearable might just be the future of health
Whoop is already the must-have wearable and now the brand has added not one but two new models to its collection, which are set to change health tracking forever.
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May 15, 2025
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A breathtaking dive into troubled waters
It's a heartbreaking irony-one not lost on Sir David Attenborough - that in his long lifetime scientists' understanding of the natural world has increased dramatically while nature has suffered devastating losses over the same period.
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May 15, 2025
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'EVERY DECADE I'VE BEEN ALIVE THE WORLD HAS GOT BETTER'
Britain's most famous entrepreneur Richard Branson is full of good vibes — including wanting to give away his billions, praising London to the skies and solving the world's woes
10 min |
May 15, 2025
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How to save US democracy? Simple: copy the Catholic church
The death of a pope focuses attention on the historic procedure by which the Roman church elects its leader. A thought occurs. This could be the ideal way to choose the leader of any country.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
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LONDON'S SUGAR BABIES: THE SOUR TRUTH
An easy way to make money — or plain sordid? Claudia Cockerell meets the young professionals dating rich older men in exchange for cash, just to pay the rent
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May 15, 2025
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Dear Mayor, don't reverse the good you have done for the air Londoners breathe
Ending the cleaner vehicle discount is a step backwards for everyone in the capital
4 min |
May 15, 2025
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One to Watch
MOBLAND'S EMILY BARBER ON BEING TOO RUN OFF HER FEET TO BE FAZED BY A-LIST CO-STARS LIKE HELEN MIRREN
2 min |
May 15, 2025
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Hidden London
SECRET SPOTS YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO DISCOVER
4 min |
May 15, 2025
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Inside London's £80 million penthouse
It's a billionaire’s paradise in the heart of Knightsbridge — but will it sell? By Emma Magnus
5 min |
May 15, 2025
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Date night for Harry and Meghan at Beyoncé gig
“My goodness, the stream of snaps was so much more than just another date night,” writes Liz Jones.
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May 15, 2025
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THE RISE AND RESILIENCE (AND SECRET PAIN) OF LONDON GRAMMAR
The band are now one of the biggest music acts in the world, but ahead of next month's Lido festival, frontwoman Hannah Reid reveals the private ordeal that nearly made her quit.
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May 15, 2025
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What's in a name? Quite a lot, actually, in this moving debut
What if? And what's in a name? Those are the questions at the heart of Florence Knapp's clever, beautiful and deeply moving debut novel The Names, about one family and three possible fates.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
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Ready-made chain feels like a cynical cash grab
I didn't see this one coming.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
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At the Baftas Marisa Abela bosses the red carpet, while David Tennant cosies upwith Rivals co-star Alex Hassell
Every year, Vogue and Netflix throw rival after parties for the Baftas. The fashion set go to one, film people to the other.
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May 15, 2025
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SIMON REEVE ON THE POWER OF VARANASI
Spectacular, overwhelming, spiritual and home to seriously good street food — why India’s holiest city has stolen the TV presenter and adventurer’s heart
5 min |
May 15, 2025
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So what's really going on at Stella McCartney?
A £25m loss, the closure of the Bond Street flagship — all is not well at the designer's trailblazing label. But can she turn things around?
4 min |
May 15, 2025
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No more excuses after Gunners' heartbreak
The summer transfer challenge is clear on a night of 'what ifs' against Europe's outstanding team.
7 min |
May 08, 2025
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‘Just pure chaos’: Inside the hacking meltdown at M&S
A devastating cyber attack has brought the retailer to its knees - and it's still trying to fix the damage, reports Jonathan Prynn
5 min |
May 08, 2025
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Mission accomplished for Kane in Germany after title triumph?
England's greatest goalscorer is no longer one of the best players never to win a trophy.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
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KEVIN McCLOUD'S WILD SIDE OF ICELAND
The Grand Designs presenter heads to Akureyri, where ferocious waterfalls and elemental beauty await — and dining out is an expedition in itself
4 min |
May 08, 2025
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Top of the shops! Inside the great Topshop revival
It was London's fashion mecca, loved by everyone from off-duty models to bargain-hunting teens. Now it's back: are you ready?
4 min |
May 08, 2025
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Sushi rolling and Mandarin lessons: inside London's £35,000-a-year nursery
A £2m campus for ‘global elite’ toddlers — is this the capital’s poshest pre-school?
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