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Simulacrum is a word every good writer should know … and no good writer should use. It means a poor imitation of something. And when I think of poor imitations, I think of every town’s Christmas tree, compared to the one My Home Town had in The Great Old Days. The reason this subject came up is because after I mentioned that tree in last week’s column, I got all sorts of emails from old townies saying how much they loved it. The tree was installed in Berkeley Square every Christmas, a...

Doctor Who, Crystal Maze and Tipping Point Christmas specials all filmed in Bristol Weve rounded all the festive shows filmed in Bristol and shown this Christmas The TV shows set in Bristol, clockwise from top left, Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks (BBC Studios); A Discovery of Witches season 2 (Bad Wolf / Sky One); Tipping Point Lucky Stars Christmas Special (Fizz TV / RDF Television / ITV); His Dark Materials season two (Bad Wolf/BBC/HBO) THE BIGGEST STORIES ACROSS BRISTOL IN YOUR INBOXIn...

Londonist 5 Fascinating Moments From Londons Foodie History In his book Borough Market: Edible Histories, Mark Riddaway takes us on a culinary journey through the surprising and downright bizarre stories behind Britains most-liked ingredients. Here, he serves up five fascinating moments from Londons foodie scene. 1. An Englishman eats a banana John Gerards depiction of bananas: not very good, is it. In 1633, the first fresh bananas ever seen in England arrived in London on a boat from Be...

Just a few miles from my own home, this Knightsbridge staycation proved to be the best idea ever A home-stay in one of Londons most glamorous neigbourhoods was the perfect festive break - even with four children in tow The spacious and comfortable drawing room at Ovington Gardens in Knightsbridge Credit: Alex Oates Of all the places for a Christmas weekend away, London wouldn’t usually be my first choice. We live here. And due to the pandemic, we haven’t left for many weeks. Yet with Baby N...

Leave restaurants to die and watch hopes, dreams and the city spirit die with them Without more Government intervention, there will be carnage in spring – it has never been more crucial to support our hospitality industry 15 December 2020 • 7:00pm Brett Graham, owner of the two-Michelin-starred Ledbury restaurant, which closed due to the lockdown Credit: Stuart Clarke/Rex Features I am a restaurant critic at The Spectator, however, I spent much of 2020 not reviewing restaurants but praying...

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BYGONES The works at Church operated by Steiner and (right) an example of the roller-printed cotton furnishing fabric by Steiner & Co from 1902 on display in the V&A, London. CHEMIST Frederick Steiner pitched up in London from his native Alsace not long after Waterloo with a few pennies in his pocket and even fewer words of the language. He had left a lot of debt behind him, yet within a few years he was one of the richest men in England and had helped to established East Lancashire on the...

BYGONES The works at Church operated by Steiner and (right) an example of the roller-printed cotton furnishing fabric by Steiner & Co from 1902 on display in the V&A, London. CHEMIST Frederick Steiner pitched up in London from his native Alsace not long after Waterloo with a few pennies in his pocket and even fewer words of the language. He had left a lot of debt behind him, yet within a few years he was one of the richest men in England and had helped to established East Lancashire on the...

university off hagueen burger road near the oakland airport much the gunman turned himself in to security guard at the south shore shopping center 3 miles away from the school in alameda. we have live team coverage for you tonight. vick lee on the gunman. lillian on the survivor but we begin with jonathan bloom on the blood shed itself. jonathan? >> well, dan, throughout what has been a very long day here in oakland, terror has given way to confusion then to panic then dread and now a ...

development in a child abuse scandal that continues to grow. yet another mother has come forward, saying her son was adopted by the now disgraced former penn state coach, jerry sandusky. she says sandusky used the childrens charity he set up and ran to gain access to her son and others. sandusky is charged with 40 counts of molestation and abuse. heres abcs jim avila. >> it was unnatural from the beginning. >> reporter: she knows jerry sandusky all too well. debra long shares a child w...