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A weekend in Rotterdam: travel guide, things to do, food and drink

Often overshadowed by its “bigger sibling” Amsterdam, Rotterdam has suffered from the “PR problem” known as “second city syndrome”, said Lilit Marcus in Vogue. Amsterdam lite? Hardly. Each city has “distinctly positive attributes”, not to mention “a totally different vibe”. Heavily bombed during the Second World War, Rotterdam has had…

The Week

Lucy Letby’s motivation: a ‘void’ in the harrowing case

“The trial of Lucy Letby will be remembered as one of the longest and most complex cases in English legal history,” said Tom Ball in The Times. Twenty-two charges were brought against her, relating to 17 babies in the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital during 2015 and…

The Week

Mystery over Snowdonia ‘post snatcher’

A “phantom post snatcher” is “prowling” the remote Welsh countryside by night and removing marker signs from a popular hiking trail in Snowdonia, said The Times. After the signposts, which are essential for those hiking the 83-mile Snowdonia Slate Trail, disappeared, a spokesperson for the trail said they were baffled.…

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A top London chef who once trained Gordon Ramsay is closing his restaurant in search of 'work/life balance'—and slams Brexit on his way out

"I feel for any young independent restaurateur opening up now," said Michel Roux Jr. of Le Gavroche told The Times.

Fortune

How Queen Elizabeth reacted to police charge on miners at 1984 Battle of Orgreave

The monarch watched closely, according to a late political editor

The Independent UK

Italian banker breaks off engagement from fiancée in dramatic banquet speech

Massimo Segre, who denies leaking footage of the speech or allowing it to be filmed, has been accused of an act of ‘abhorrent violence’ by his ex-fiancée, entrepreneur Cristina Seymandi

The Independent UK

The decline of the tampon

Sales of tampons in the UK have fallen by 12% in the past five years, raising questions over the long-term viability of the menstrual product.

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British museum worker sacked over ‘stolen’ treasures

The Metropolitan Police is investigating how several items from the British Museum’s collection were stolen or damaged by a member of the institution’s staff.

The Week

Bulgarian trio accused of running ‘Russian spy ring’ from Great Yarmouth

Three suspected Russian spies based in Great Yarmouth and London have been arrested and charged following a major counterterrorism investigation.

The Week

Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm facing calls for ownership investigation

A LEADING tax lawyer has called for an investigation into the ownership of the PPE firm that received more than £200 million of taxpayers’ money…

The National (Scotland)

Screaming Beatles fans embarrassed George Harrison’s mother

George Harrison’s mother once wrote that screaming Beatles fans made her “really ashamed” she was female, The Times reported. In a letter in 1963, Louise Harrison told a teenager about hysterical scenes she witnessed at a gig in Manchester. “I was really disgusted at the way the so-called fans just screamed…

The Week

Canfranc Estación: staying in the ‘Titanic of the mountains’

Canfranc International railway station in the Spanish Pyrenees inspires “almost instant comparisons” with the fictional Grand Budapest Hotel in Wes Anderson’s film of that name, said Victoria Brzezinski in The Times. “Ten times bigger than London’s St Pancras”, this “splendid beaux-arts construction surrounded by snow-capped peaks”, was the second-largest railway station in Europe when…

The Week

Row erupts at Royal Albert Hall over noisy popcorn eaten at the Proms

Confrontation ensued over a couple loudly munching on the snack

The Independent UK

Amanda Abbington: The Sherlock star joining Strictly’s class of 2023 – and facing a boycott from fans

The actor’s casting on the BBC One dance competition has led to calls for a boycott of the series after she spoke out against a drag show for babies earlier this year. Ellie Harrison looks back on a life and career that has seldom been free from controversy

The Independent UK

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The heir to Blair: does former Labour leader hold the answers for Keir Starmer?

Keir Starmer’s appearance at Tony Blair’s Future of Britain conference has been heralded by commentators as the political rehabilitation of Labour’s three-time election winner and an indication of the style of politics that may be on the way if Starmer wins the next general election.

The Independent UK

Amanda Abbington: The Sherlock star joining Strictly’s class of 2023 – and facing a boycott from fans

The Week

A weekend in Venice: travel guide, things to do, food and drink

Venice, the “floating city” in northeast Italy, has an intangible magic. The canals coursing between the 118 islands on which it is built, and under the almost 400 bridges connecting them, are alive with boats and gondolas, which remain the lifeblood of Veneto’s regional capital. Its architecture defies gravity, and…

The Independent UK

‘Unsackable’ Jeremy Hunt to remain chancellor as Rishi Sunak eyes ‘election-ready’ Cabinet reshuffle

Prime minister claimed to be seeking to build an ‘election-ready’ Cabinet

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Most pointless advice revealed

“Just stop worrying” has been voted the most frustrating and futile advice in a survey of 2,000 British adults. Some 42% of those polled said it was the worst or most pointless suggestion they had been given. Other annoying pieces of advice cited in the poll included “revenge is sweet”,…

The Guardian - UK

The girl who was too good: how Lauren James rose to World Cup stardom

England forward who trained as a youngster at Arsenal with women and boys is justifying the excitement over her talent

The Week

A weekend in Tallinn: travel guide, things to do, food and drink

At the juncture between Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, Estonia is a geographic and cultural meeting place – and nowhere is this more evident than in its capital.

The Week

Beethoven’s skull is returned to Vienna

Fragments of Ludwig van Beethoven’s skull have returned to Vienna where the rest of the composer is buried. The fragments were donated to the Medical University of Vienna by US businessman Paul Kaufmann who inherited them from his mother, who in turn, received them from her great-uncle physician and medical…

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Daniel Morgan murder: Met apologises for ‘corruption’ in unsolved case

The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the family of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan, admitting liability for an unsolved case “marred by a cycle of corruption, professional incompetence and defensiveness”.

The Week

Where is China’s missing foreign minister Qin Gang?

China’s foreign minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public for three weeks, leading to speculation about his whereabouts and wellbeing.

Woman & Home

Why 'the whole mood changed' for Princess Anne during moment captured for eternity

A painter who has interacted with many members of the Royal Family has opened up on her interesting session painting Princess Anne

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