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Londoner's Diary
7 years
A royal revelation: The Crown lines up Helena Bonham Carter to play Princess Margaret
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"Get registered, get voting" urges comedian @MrNishKumar , as a youth-led campaign launches today to encourage young people to register for the forthcoming European elections. It is backed by @Konnie_Huq @mrjamesob @GabbyLogan @OFOCBrexit @ellievarley13
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4 years
From today's Diary: Boris Johnson response in the cabinet call when he was congratulated on his son
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In today's Diary, Rory Stewart ponders a return.
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5 years
In Poland, “to make an English exit” is to leave a party without telling anyone that you’re going. Now a new phrase is popular there — “to Brexit”. It means to loudly announce your intention to leave a party before staying for the next four to five hours...
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4 years
From today's Diary: @Number10cat to be immortalised in book form by @ElizabethRadcl5 (scroll down)
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1 year
Roxy Horner and Tiger Lily Taylor were out at the @LDN_Blockchain conference last night. One course was a single tulip..
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5 years
BREAKING: Trump backs Rebekah Vardy
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The Greatest Witch Hunt in the history of the USA!
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8 years
@SadiqKhan is our quote of the day
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8 years
Quote of the day on Boris Johnson
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5 years
South-West England is set for an almighty Brexit battle in the European elections, as ardent Remainer Andrew Adonis @Andrew_Adonis prepares for a (probable) face-off with the Brexit Party's Annunziata Rees-Mogg @zatzi 🇪🇺🇬🇧
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3 years
Actor @sacha_dhawan talks behind the camera with @BAFTA
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3 years
George the Poet tells us he thinks back on Meghan Markle's advice to him as he approaches his first Christmas as a married man
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10 years
In Shakespearean battle between Sherlock stars, actress @CHIMPSINSOCKS picks her husband over Cumberbatch every time http://t.co/BlWmYt1Ix6
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4 years
From today's Diary: Philip Normal becomes the country's first openly HIV+ mayor
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5 years
SCOOP: Chris Mason the new host of Radio 4's Any Questions #bbc #anyquestions
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4 years
Attention Chris Whitty fans! Say thanks to the Chief Medical Officer by buying him his favourite Mexican lunch... @Santanagrill
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5 years
Former DExEU chief-of-staff, @jameschappers , hopes to run for TIG against Tory leadership contender, Dominic Raab...
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4 years
@leahcharlesking After Boris's push ups, Mark Francois tells us he does 50 each day. Do we believe him? @MarkFrancois12
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2 years
Labour candidate Danny Beales, who has been selected to take on Boris Johnson in Uxbridge at the next election, tells us time in his youth spent living in hostels shaped his politics
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Londoner's Diary
5 years
Nice day for a SpAd wedding as @samanthadmagnus (Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom’s Special Adviser) marries @jaystoll (Labour MP Tulip Siddiq’s parliamentary assistant) #crossingtheaisle
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2 years
Rough justice for new minister Brandon Lewis
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2 months
The summer solstice at Stonehenge was closed off to revellers in the 80s and 90s, until a young barrister called Keir Starmer came along:
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Londoner's Diary
3 years
Presenter @ChrisGPackham wants to make posh foods sustainable: "The problem with posh foods is that people do aspire to them, unfortunately. Vegan or vegetarian canapés... those are the things that people should start bragging about."
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3 years
And: Jamie Oliver says the rise of takeaway apps may be stopping a generation learning to cook
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1 year
Photographer Mary McCartney was supported by her dad Paul at a recent show opening
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2 years
Simone Ashley is a big tease on Bridgerton #bridgerton #bridgertonS2 #simoneashley
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Londoner's Diary
6 years
The truth is out there... @GillianA and @davidduchovny 's backstage reunion at @AllAboutEvePlay
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Londoner's Diary
7 years
MP Jess Phillips thinks all-female carriages are best left in Riyadh
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8 years
Very important quote of the day today - @DustinOfficial on Apple and U2
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4 years
AJ Odudu, Maya Jama, Julie Adenuga and Siobhan Bell light up Bagatelle in Mayfair. The foursome were out for clothing brand TTYA London’s “We Move” Supper Club. More inside:
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@thefattony @Selfridges Poet @lemnsissay says corona won't stop his Christmas Dinners for care leavers project this year - delivering this time
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4 years
@alisonjackson @justforlaughs @CheltLitFest @susie_dent Laurence Fox says he hadn't heard of @RECLAIMproject - who are threatening to sue him - until 'a couple of days ago'... but we asked him about it last month
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Londoner's Diary
8 years
Diplocat @PalmerstonFOCat is set for poetic justice. Can you come up with a catty entry?
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4 years
@edbookfest @Beathhigh Gavin Williamson manages to agree with a tweet mocking him @MichaelRosenYes
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10 years
"Cricket is like marital sex. Occasionally it's very exciting." Today's QotD from @EricIdle http://t.co/NJgLnlk4Ps
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Londoner's Diary
3 years
A new parliament should be built in either Birmingham or Manchester and Westminster should turn into a tourist attraction, says Lord Adonis
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Londoner's Diary
4 years
In The Londoner today: London Zoo tell us about their struggles during lockdown ‘Pygmy goats were spotted lining up at their gates each day waiting for children to arrive, they really missed the attention.’
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Londoner's Diary
6 years
Labour MP @wesstreeting tells the Londoner he wishes he and SNP MP @StewartMcDonald had been picked as judges on the UK RuPaul’s Drag Race. “I’ve written to Ru in the hope that we can enjoy a different Queen’s Speech in the Palace of Westminster.”
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Londoner's Diary
7 years
Cake and champagne for @ParkTheatre 's 4th birthday last night, after Madame Rubenstein show. Hip hip..
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Londoner's Diary
4 years
Also @edballs is voted the most popular Labour politician in the country
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5 years
Quote of the day from Davos - Sanna Marin responds to a question on women in power @MarinSanna
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5 years
EXCLUSIVE: Chuka Umunna wins endorsement of Tory peer Baroness Wheatcroft... @ChukaUmunna @WminsterLibDems
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Londoner's Diary
5 years
Aisling Bea gets ire of fashion police after 'help' from Katherine Ryan @WeeMissBea @Kathbum
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Londoner's Diary
4 years
In today's diary: @LedbyDonkey have started putting posters up to show coronavirus heroes and anti heroes
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Londoner's Diary
4 years
In today's Diary: @DalrympleWill suggests it's time for a museum of colonialism
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Londoner's Diary
3 years
Omid Djalili says if online abuse continues after the weekend's social media blackout then Instagram, Facebook and Twitter should stop for everyone across the world for a few days of reflection
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Londoner's Diary
4 years
Diary today - as Jamie East quits TalkRadio after their mask stunt, is there a culture problem at the station? Ex-presenter Iain Lee talks to us @Iainlee
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Londoner's Diary
2 years
In today's Diary, Daniel Radcliffe reveals he plans to work behind the camera in future.
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Londoner's Diary
6 years
Told you so
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6 years
⚡️BREAKING ⚡️ Chancellor @PhilipHammondUK announces that Mark Carney will continue as the Governor of @BankofEngland until January 2020 at #TreasuryQuestions in @HouseOfCommons .
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Londoner's Diary
9 years
James McAvoy takes on the ruling classes from the audience http://t.co/E37fdhoydR http://t.co/8YLpX3kGeQ
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@liz_sugg @Number10cat Former top Government lawyer Jonathan James @SirJJQC calls for a legally enforced ministerial code
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2 years
Skepta says he prefers fasting to drugs and Tina Brown talks about the Queen’s soft spot for bridges.
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7 years
Quote of the day courtesy of Cate Blanchett
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5 years
'Meninist' #LaurenceFox proudly recalls how rude he was to #JennaColeman on their first day filming #Victoria ...
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5 years
The Londoner spotted Siobhan McSweeney aka Sister Michael @siobhni from Channel 4's Derry Girls in the Strangers' Bar after the big Brexit vote last night. We can only imagine what she was saying to MPs...
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Londoner's Diary
5 years
“A third of young people in this country are not registered to vote — and there are 20 days until the European elections,” says Kumar. The campaign, called "Vote For Your Future" @vfyf2019 , runs with the message: “Every election is determined by the people who show up".
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Londoner's Diary
1 year
Huge alleged theft at the British Museum may not have been possible if they had a better catalogue, says academic @profdanhicks More than 1,500 items have reportedly been taken from the Museum over a 20 year period
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Londoner's Diary
3 years
And we speak to Margaret Owen, an 89-year-old who was on hunger strike for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Owen was asked to stop to protect her health by Nazanin's husband Richard @ElectionMargie
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Londoner's Diary
7 years
Crufts brings out dogs of Instagram @Caradelevingne @ElizabethHurley @russelltovey
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Londoner's Diary
4 years
Diary today: @missmcollins on the plight facing actors as the #PantoParade takes place today @EquityUK @bectu
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Londoner's Diary
5 years
Boris Johnson called #ExtinctionRebellion "uncooperative crusties" last night. Uh oh... @StanleyPJohnson
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Londoner's Diary
2 years
@PippaCrerar Wedding party as reported by @joannambell in Londoner's Diary last week
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2 years
Boris and Carrie plan first anniversary party in Chequers
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3 years
Emma Thompson's early morning (drag) race to work
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4 years
Ray BLK and Leomie Anderson #OwnTheTable .
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11 months
In today's Diary: cartoonists defy government with drawing book for refugee children The Home Office painted over a Mickey Mouse mural earlier this year @godfreychurch @procartoonists @Ncknwmn
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Londoner's Diary
8 years
Quote of the day c/o @hugorifkind
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5 years
In today's Londoner: Lord Kinnock says he'd bet on Lisa Nandy for Labour leader
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Londoner's Diary
1 year
Yesterday Boris Johnson dropped in on George W. Bush, who he once described as "a cross-eyed Texan warmonger"
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Londoner's Diary
9 years
Author @Bonn1eGreer defends the BBC after “unnecessarily anti-Churchill" documentary... http://t.co/7Ev8vFkJxc
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Londoner's Diary
2 years
In today's Diary, changes at Talk TV?
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5 years
Who is behind @BrexitNewYorker ? Steve Baker is dying to find out. The Londoner knows, but isn't telling...
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Londoner's Diary
4 years
And Emma Barnett recalls sitting in a "menstrual filled silence" with a politician @Emmabarnett @elizabday
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Londoner's Diary
6 years
Streeting adds that his drag name would be "Eileen Toodaleft" and Scottish @StewartMcDonald would be "Diva Lution". Speaker John Bercow would be "Lauren Order". 💅
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Londoner's Diary
7 years
Farewell to Michael Bond. We'll look after Paddington
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3 years
Londoner today: Time for an Edward Jenner vaccine statue in Trafalgar Square, say historians @holland_tom and @simon_schama
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8 years
A spoonful of sugar - not shared on Downing Street
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Londoner's Diary
5 years
In today's Londoner: The Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which cast Big Ben, has been temporarily saved from being turned into a boutique bell-themed hotel.
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Londoner's Diary
7 years
Quote of the Day from @Bonn1eGreer
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3 years
@Leomie_Anderson @ThatTimWalker And - Sir Vince Cable hits back at the @YoungLiberalsUK for saying he should be kicked out of the party over his comments on the Uyghurs in China
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Londoner's Diary
7 years
Happy birthday Big Dog we love you sometimes xxx @guypewsey
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