With a collection of 16 restaurants dotted around the world, many boasting Michelin stars, Jason Atherton is one of the UK’s most prolific chefs. But he’s not resting on his laurels: 2024 will see a number of new openings for his culinary brand The Social Company. Hot Dogs by Three Darlings recently opened in Harrods Dining Hall, and Pollen Street Social is soon to relaunch as Mary’s. But his biggest brand-new restaurant is Sael, a new brasserie set to open this September in St James’s Market.

Jason Atherton Is Opening A New London Brasserie

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

A bakery which has traded in a Herefordshire town for 70 years has announced it will be closing its doors for the final time in September. Central Bakery in Leominster has been run by the Burke family for more than 50 years, with three generations at the helm. Announcing the...

Bakery to close after 70 years of trading

The search for a retired doctor who fell while hiking in the Pyrenees has been called off. Tom Doherty, 67, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, was travelling and camping solo in the Lot-et-Garonne region of southern France. The prosecutor's office in Foix told Agence France Presse: "Search operations have been suspended....

Search for hiker missing in the Pyrenees called off

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Drivers from all over the UK said they have received fines for unpaid journeys on across the Dartford Crossing, yet some have never even been to that part of the country.Deputy headteacher Anne Marie Kenyon, who lives in Bury, Greater Manchester, told the BBC that she received two fines in the post this year, one in June and one in April, but said that she has never even used the crossing.Kenyon said that both photos on the penalty charge notices were “quite blurred and hard to read” and that it had also mixed up the start of her number plate...

Drivers who have never been to Dartford Crossing fined for unpaid journeys

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In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

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Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a bus driver who was on his way home from work in east London have named a man they urgently want to speak to.Derek Thomas, 53, was killed in Northwold Road on the junction with Stoke Newington Common.Distressing footage posted to social media shows police officers and medics applying CPR to him on the pavement behind a cordon at 11pm on Tuesday.Scotland Yard took the unusual decision to release details of Kamar Williams, 33, who lives in the Isle of Dogs, and warned members of the public not to approach him.Sightings of Williams, known...

Police hunt suspect over murder of ‘true gentleman’ bus driver in Stoke Newington

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Almost 400 people have been arrested since far-right disturbances broke out, with unrest also in Belfast

Why are people rioting across England and how many are involved?

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THIS is the moment commuters stopped in their tracks as a trio of Egyptian Gods descended upon the capital. The mysterious figures adorned with the jackal-headed mask of Anubis - God of the afterlife - embraced modern life such as waiting at a bus stop, emerging from the Piccadilly Circus underground and strolling through Regent Street.

Strange moment drivers come to a halt as mysterious figures dressed as Egyptian Gods stroll through busy London street

A viral video shared on X purports to show U.K. police officers arresting a young girl in connection to recent riots related to the Southport stabbing. The claim is misleading. A photo of what appears to be the same young girl on Getty Images shows her being arrested by U.K. police at a pro-Palestine protest.

FACT CHECK: Did London Police Arrest A Young Girl In Connection With The Recent UK Riots?

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In a shocking revelation, Kings Mart, a grocery store in Pompano Beach, has been slapped with a series of severe health violations by the Florida Department of Agriculture. The inspection, carried out by Francis Odio, uncovered a disturbing range of problems that have led to the immediate closure of several sections of the store.

An inspection found bugs in the food and rodent poop on the shelves at a Florida grocery store

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

A BRIT bodybuilder has been arrested in Spain after being accused of "nearly killing" two US soldiers in an unprovoked attack. The 32-year-old man - described as a “martial arts expert” by cops - was wanted by German authorities on an European Arrest Warrant after the alleged assault outside a restaurant last month.

Brit bodybuilder, 32, arrested in Spain after ‘nearly killing two US soldiers in unprovoked assault’ outside restaurant

Ealing Beaver Project says it shows the beavers are "happy" with the habitat.

First baby beavers born in urban London for 400 years

 Watch the moment a serial phone thief, who stole 24 mobiles from members of the public in one morning, is snared by police.Sonny Stringer, 28, was intercepted by City of London Police officers as he and an unknown accomplice rode across the city at 50mph on electric bikes on 26 March.On Fetter Lane the pair evaded a marked police car and cut across a pedestrian crossing, narrowly missing one member of the public, while another had to run to avoid being hit.A tactical pursuit followed and contact was made on the rear wheel of Stringer’s Surron electric bike to stop him escaping.The mobile phones were recovered from his possessions.Stringer was sentenced to two years in prison when he appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on 8 August.

London’s most notorious phone thief who stole 24 mobiles in one morning snared by police

Anjem Choudary, the leader of the banned group al-Muhajiroun, has been jailed for life and may never leave prison alive. The extremist preacher was found guilty of directing the group, which is banned under UK terror laws, and encouraging support for it through online meetings. The sentence means he cannot...

Anjem Choudary jailed for life

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No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Starting to get sick your tiny bows, bobbles and hair clips? Then it’s time for a (big) change. Get reacquainted with the oversized scrunchie, the throwback hair trend making a grand return this season. What Is An Oversized Scrunchie?. ‘It’s all in the name, really. An oversized scrunchie is...

How To Wear Oversized Scrunchies, According To A Hair Stylist

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6 New Restaurants Opening In London This August

With its unrivalled rooftop bar scene and abundance of al fresco dining terraces, London’s foodie scene thrives in the summer months. But where will the capital’s...

6 New Restaurants Opening In London This August

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