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Alex James will host a cheese class at The Paradise School of Grub. Picture: Adam Gasson

Cheese and chocolate lovers to get lessons at The Paradise School of Grub

Blur bassist and farmer Alex James is to host a lesson in cheese this week as part of The Paradise School of Grub.

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Tuttons was recently refurbished by leading interior designer Russell Sage.

Restaurant review: Tuttons, Covent Garden

Tuttons has the feel of an upmarket Café Rouge with an a la carte menu and Covent Garden setting that lifts it several tiers above the French restaurant chain.

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Artist Grayson Perry has been made a CBE in today's Queen's Birthday honours. Picture: PA Wire

Queen’s Birthday Honours: Cross-dressing ceramicist picks up CBE

Artist Grayson Perry said he is already thinking about what frock to wear when he goes to Buckingham Palace to be made a CBE.

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Bird of Smithfield Pic: Chris Tubbs

Restaurant review: Bird of Smithfield, Finsbury, EC1

»A new restaurant near Smithfield Market always conjures exciting images of meat, and the well-lauded opening of Bird of Smithfield is no exception.

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Five things to get dad for Father’s Day

Stuck for ideas for Father’s Day? Here’s our pick of some of the gifts you can get for dad, without ever leaving the capital.

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The Cadagon has been serving afternoon tea since 1887

Afternoon tea at Cadogan in Knightsbridge is fit for royalty

Establishment has teamed up Patridges, The Queen’s grocers, to serve the very best

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Victoria Beckham was voted 'Woman of the Decade' at tonight's Glamour awards. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Posh crowned ‘Woman of the Decade’ by Glamour

Victoria Beckham has been crowned Woman Of The Decade at a glitzy showbiz bash in London tonight.

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The dining room at The Lady Ottoline

Restaurant review: The Lady Ottoline, Bloomsbury

The Lady Ottoline in Bloomsbury is definitely a gastro-pub, but wander up the stairs to the gorgeous dining room and you almost forget.

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Designer Lou Dalton is one of the British Fashion Council's Fashion Forward winners. This is a shot from the award-winning collection. Picture: British Fashion Council/Lou Dalton

Sibling amongst men’s designers named Fashion Forward winners

Exciting new British men’s fashion talent has been honoured with the latest recipients of the Fashion Forward initiative announced.

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Tackling obesity in London is a top priority for London mayor Boris Johnson. File picture: Anthony Devlin

Health: How is London dealing with a growing obesity problem?

Georgia Arlott takes a look at what is being done to tackle obesity in London.

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Golden Lane Sport & Leisure offers high impact classes in its GO Express Fitness programme.

Go express - fitness classes offer intense workouts to fit with City life

We all know how busy city life can get, so in between work, commuting, having a social life and family commitments, it can be hard to fit in time for a bit of exercise.

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A series of “unbelievable” coincidences saw a firefighter named Woods rescue a tree surgeon from Woodland Way in Petts Wood.

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