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Between pints, our two correspondents take the pulse of a nation as the country enjoyed an extra day in the local tavern

Outdoor drinking at London pubs.

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Beer gardens, terraces and all-weather marquees are still open for business. Here are the top picks for al fresco pints this summer

Patrick McGrath Review by Malcolm Forbes Patrick McGrath’s 1989 debut novel The Grotesque heralded the arrival of a true master of the macabre. Set in a mouldering English manor and revolving around the misfortunes of a family and the machinations of their butler, the book was a slim yet immensely satisfying slice of modern gothic fiction. It delivered shocks through murder, blackmail and a mysterious disappearance, but also elicited laughter in the dark. Since then, McGrath has conti...

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A veteran of the Spanish civil war is visited by the ghost of Franco in a deftly handled story of past trauma and deceit

Prince Charles in planning row over apartments plan for Lambeth County Court Jonathan Prynn Prince Charles is heading for a bruising planning row with residents in one of south London’s most exclusive squares after his private property company unveiled proposals to turn a once bustling courthouse into an apartments and office complex. The Duchy of Cornwall, which has provided the heir to the throne with an independent income since 1337, owns the Art Deco influenced red brick b...

50 of the best UK pubs with beer gardens to visit now Beer gardens, terraces and all-weather marquees are now open. Here are the top picks for al fresco pints over the May Day bank holiday Pubs opening will give us a chance to put our money, quite literally, where our mouths are Pubs in England were allowed to reopen outdoors to serve food and drink to groups of six, or two households of up to 10 people, on April 12. And with a bank holiday around the corner on Monday, May 3, for many of us tha...