Books, exhibitions, conferences, audiovisuals, podcast programs and even an opera. The city of León – capital of the old Kingdom – is experiencing a new fervor for Urraca (1080-1126), the…
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The price of Brent crude oil was rising on Friday to surpass 87.5 US dollars a barrel on Friday morning.
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Clare Smyth’s My London: Shopping at Harvey Nicks, driving Ferraris and martinis at the Connaught
The chef on her love of Erdem, her lunches at Scott’s and her new bistro, Corenucopia
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‘Hoppers’, Pixar’s safe bet that draws on humor, grandmothers and beavers with a pinch of darkness | Cinema: premieres and reviews
Pixar knows what it’s doing very well. He has known this for 40 years, since he opened his doors as an independent animation studio; and also 20, since he became…
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Total UK footfall dropped 4.7% year on year, down from January’s 0.6% decrease, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data.
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Culture
Tàpies painted crosses until the end, but they are not Christian, but the T of Teresa, the artist’s great love | Culture
Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) painted and drew infinite crosses, which did not have the Christian symbology that is usually associated in the West, but rather represented vital crossroads, paths, or literally…
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Charli xcx may be The Moment according to her new movie but her taste in homes sways just as much between period as it does zeitgeist. From a Tudor in…
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Another of London’s pie and mash shops is facing closure after ‘landlord asks to double rent’
Prof. Earle, a food historian, added: “Dishes from curry to fish and chips, have their roots in the cuisines and cultures of peoples from elsewhere. Pie’n’mash likewise, emerged from this…
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The scheme, which caps the bills of certain households who use high amounts of water, is to expand eligibility to include those on disability living allowance, attendance allowance, or personal…