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The £23 Peach Trompe L’Oeil is the star of the new summer menu at Cédric Grolet at The Berkeley. (Picture: Lucy Young) I tried the £23 ‘peach’ that takes three days to make — it was bewildering Perched on a pink bar stool, I grip the edge of the marble countertop tightly to stop myself from falling face first into the array of stunning pastries in front of me. ‘They look too pretty to eat,’ I tell Sofia Neves, the assistant manager of Cédric Grolet at The Berkeley. Unsurprisingly, it’s not the first time she’s heard this. I’m pretty sure…

Met Police officer ‘punched’ Palestine protester in London | UK News The Metropolitan Police has come under fire after a video emerged of an officer punching a pro-Palestine protester in the head during an arrest. Footage shows a man wearing a ‘Free Palestine’ vest and carrying a Palestine flag beside a parked car equipped with Palestine flags and a ‘Stop Gaza Genocide’ placard when he was approached by police. The officer then appears to punch the man in the head during the incident on Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, on Friday afternoon. Other officers approached, one of whom placed the man…

The real cost of living in Wimbledon — that is often overlooked With a new Wimbledon tennis champ soon to be crowned, the eyes of the sporting world are on this up-market south-west enclave. But it isn’t all just tennis: there’s some serious property to be invested in around here too, and a community that exists year-round beyond the tennis court. Naturally, it’s an incredibly sought-after area – one that, according to new figures, comes with a hefty price tag, whether you’re looking to rent or buy. In fact, new data from Rightmove shows that in June 2024, the average…

Bristol suitcase victims named as man charged with double murder | UK News Suspect Yostin Andres Mosquera (left) pictured with the two victims – 62-year-old Albert Alfonso (left) and 71-year-old Paul Longworth (right) A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of two men whose remains were found in suitcases in Bristol and at a home in west London. Yostin Andres Mosquera, of Scotts Road, Shepherd’s Bush, was arrested in Bristol in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was remanded in custody following his appearance at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court this afternoon. The…

Kylie Minogue dazzles BST Hyde Park proving that she’s still the best Kylie Minogue hasn’t performed at BST Hyde Park in nearly a decade, but my goodness she knows how to make up for lost time. Our camp queen of addictive dance pop, 80s singalong hits and euphoric 00s floorfillers returned to the london festival for the first time since 2015, and her comeback could not have been more outrageous. Entering onto the stage in skintight red latex to a heaving crowd of 65,000, it was like a seal had been broken. Life has been grim lately in the UK…

Third child dies after East Ham house fire in London | UK News A third child has died after a house fire in east London that seriously injured three others on Saturday morning. One child was found dead inside the terraced family home on Napier Road, East Ham, where a fire had broken out around 8.30am. The other two young victims were taken to hospital but could not be saved. Police said that two other people remain in hospital while a third person has been discharged and is being treated as an outpatient. They said all six are thought to…

Stevie Nicks at Hyde Park was fire – and Harry Styles wasn’t bad either Stevie Nicks entered the stage at BST Hyde Park to a crowd basically vibrating with anticipation. We know Fleetwood Mac transcends generations – but so does Stevie Nicks. Now 76, the legendary vocalist can still produce the same soothing, husky sound with a punch of gutsy, cape-flying rock n’ roll – and the crowd, young and old, gothic and glitter, were enraptured. She was masterful – and possibly the only person in the world who was able to tempt Harry Styles out of hibernation for a…

Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The Labour government has unveiled its plans for the year ahead, read out during the King’s Speech.

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read