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Watering holes with character are par for the course in Britain. But you don’t find too many on the platform of a railway station these days. The Stalybridge Buffet Bar & Beerhouse is one of the exceptions. Dating from 1885, designed to keep passengers replenished on their journeys, it’s among...
“Everything that I heard about Samarkand is true, except for one thing: it turned out to be more beautiful than I could imagine.” Alexander the Great (just before he got drunk) Samarkand: a short history 8th century BC: City founded. 329 BC: Alexander the Great captures city, declares it more...
Bruce Oldfield has a spring in his step. The 72-year-old couturier who has dressed everyone from the Queen to Kim Kardashian slips his elegant 6ft 1 in frame into a restaurant booth in Mayfair. As you might expect, he looks immaculate in a light wool pinstripe jacket, a bespoke pale...
Who is Laufey? Well, a simple search will reveal that they are a figure in Norse mythology and the mother of Loki. But in reality, it is the first name of an Icelandic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist that has brought the world of jazz, bossa-nova and to a whole new generation....
According to reports, after more than 750 years since its establishment, the position of Lord Chief Justice in Britain is poised to be filled by a woman for the first time. The final two candidates vying to lead the judiciary in England and Wales are Dame Sue Carr, a 58-year-old...
Ghana is popular for producing some of the most remarkable football talents that have lit up the football world. Some Ghanaian stars have played in top European leagues, such as La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, and the English Premier League. However, the EPL is the most followed in Africa....
A couple fled “unsafe” London and emigrated to Spain after after a stabbing on their street and say they save £1k-a-month living abroad and are now “living the dream”. Tim Sunderland, 35, and his fiancé, Sally Biddal, 33, decided to leave their new build studio flat in Fulham, London, for...
Tributes have poured in for Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling following his final Soccer Saturday show. The 68-year-old marked his departure with an emotional farewell – which included the revelation that he had received a surprise phone call from Elton John. Stelling said he was left “starstruck” when the legendary...
Housing Development Agency wants to use the land in Malmesbury for development Small farmers near Malmesbury in the Western Cape are facing eviction from homes they have lived in all their lives. The government’s Housing Development Agency says it only plans to evict three individuals who it says are illegally...
With the images of King Charles III’s coronation still fresh, it seems rather odd to turn on the weirdly inauthentic Netflix series Queen Charlotte. But while this unconvincing Bridgerton spin-off is the story of biracial Queen Charlotte (played by India Amarteifio as a young woman and Guyanese-British actress Golda Rosheuvel...
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