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The Imperial Hotel in Cork, decked out in all its Christmas finery, is the perfect setting for my meeting with Vanessa Feltz. The radio host, broadcaster, journalist and author is sparkly, effervescent, and colourful — literally and figuratively. Feltz has just written her autobiography, Vanessa Bares All, and is on a whistle-stop tour promoting it. […]
Sculptural light fixtures, glossy materials and deep red hues define BAO City in London, which also features karaoke rooms informed by Taipei, New York and Tokyo. BAO London‘s in-house design studio Maths aimed to create an intimate wood-panelled space for the restaurant and took design cues from its location in the City of London. BAO […]
anchor The 2024 New London Architecture Awards for Social Housing Innovation winner Tower Court. Image: muf architecture/art Today, the overall winner of the New London Architecture Awards for Social Housing Innovation has been named as the Tower Court project in Hackney from Adam Khan Architects, muf architecture/art, Child […]
Cheryl Cole — the mother of Liam Payne’s 7-year-old son, Bear — was seen at the late singer’s funeral in England on Wednesday. The singer, who dated Payne for more than two years before their split in 2018, looked somber as she departed the funeral service, wearing an all-black sensible with a long trench coat and heels. She wore […]
Nigerian cuisine with a twist, live reggae and a bustling market: Here’s where — and how — to experience the British capital’s vibrant and multifaceted Black communities. Source link
The family of a woman found dead in a car boot in east London have accused police of not doing enough to protect her, saying she had filed a complaint alleging domestic abuse by her husband weeks before. The body of Harshita Brella, a 24-year-old Indian citizen who was living in Northamptonshire, was discovered last […]
Steve Reed says, if farmers feel betrayed, they should blame Tories for state public finances were in after election In an interview with the BBC, Steve Reed, the environment secretary, defended imposing inheritance tax on some farms when Labour said in opposition that it was not planning to do that. Asked why the government changed […]
An elevated public realm and performance venues are taking shape on top of the Olympia events centre in west London as part of its transformation by UK architecture practices Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC. Aiming to attract more public activity to the site, Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC are renovating the Victorian exhibition halls and building outdoor space […]
Swiss studio Leopold Banchini Architects used natural materials when creating the interior of the Goodbye Horses bar, with the bar, chairs, lights, handrails and changing table all made from a single tree. Located in east London’s De Beauvoir neighbourhood, Goodbye Horses is a local wine and listening bar that was designed by Leopold Banchini Architects […]
Getty Images The National Farmers union has accused the government of “betrayal” over changes to inheritance tax as thousands of farmers prepare to gather in London for a rally. Its president Tom Bradshaw told the BBC the measures announced in the Budget were “completely unjust”. From April 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m, […]