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Giles MacDonogh
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British-Austrian Historian, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, author, occasional artist, linguist, food, wine and cooking.
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Two federal agents involved in the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have been placed on leave, the NYT reports.
January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Objections have to be in before the end of Tuesday 3 February
On 10 February the City of London planning committee will meet and hope to to receive the go-ahead for its plans to demolish the old station concourse at London Liverpool Street. There is still time to object.
25/00494/FULEIA | Phased development comprising partial demolition and alterations, including station concourse, trainsheds, and truss/columns, demolition of 50 Liverpool Street, demolition of Bishopsgate Square entrance and Hope Square entrance; works to Sun Street Passage; Works of reconstruction and remodelling of station basement, lower and upper concourse levels, new station columns/truss and roof (in part); introduction of new lifts, escalators and stairs and service spine at basement; increased operational space; insertion of new ticket gates; creation of new station entrances from Hope Square and Bishopsgate Square; creation of new units at lower and upper concourse levels for Class E (shops, cafe, restaurants),hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and pub/bar (Sui Generis); creation of new upper concourses and associated new public access from Exchange Square including new walkways; provision of over-station development reaching a maximum height of 97.67m AOD to accommodate Class E use (commercial, service and business); and creation of an auditorium (Sui Generis) at Level 18 with ancillary terrace; creation of a public amenity terrace (Sui Generis) at Level 18 with access from Hope Square entrance; provision of private office terraces; provision of cycle parking and associated access ramp, servicing, refuse and ancillary plant; alterations to pedestrian and vehicular access including provision of new ramp; public realm works to Hope Square and Bishopsgate Square; and associated works. | Site Comprising Liverpool Street Station, 50 Liverpool Street, Sun Street Passage, 40 Liverpool Street (in Part), Hope Square, And Bishopsgate Plaza London EC2M 7PY
You can make a comment supporting or objecting to this planning application. Your comment will be submitted to the planning authority and immediately made available online to the public. We will not display your telephone number or email address to the public.
www.planning2.cityoflondon.gov.uk
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
On 10 February the City of London planning committee will meet and hope to to receive the go-ahead for its plans to demolish the old station concourse at London Liverpool Street. There is still time to object.
25/00494/FULEIA | Phased development comprising partial demolition and alterations, including station concourse, trainsheds, and truss/columns, demolition of 50 Liverpool Street, demolition of Bishopsgate Square entrance and Hope Square entrance; works to Sun Street Passage; Works of reconstruction and remodelling of station basement, lower and upper concourse levels, new station columns/truss and roof (in part); introduction of new lifts, escalators and stairs and service spine at basement; increased operational space; insertion of new ticket gates; creation of new station entrances from Hope Square and Bishopsgate Square; creation of new units at lower and upper concourse levels for Class E (shops, cafe, restaurants),hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and pub/bar (Sui Generis); creation of new upper concourses and associated new public access from Exchange Square including new walkways; provision of over-station development reaching a maximum height of 97.67m AOD to accommodate Class E use (commercial, service and business); and creation of an auditorium (Sui Generis) at Level 18 with ancillary terrace; creation of a public amenity terrace (Sui Generis) at Level 18 with access from Hope Square entrance; provision of private office terraces; provision of cycle parking and associated access ramp, servicing, refuse and ancillary plant; alterations to pedestrian and vehicular access including provision of new ramp; public realm works to Hope Square and Bishopsgate Square; and associated works. | Site Comprising Liverpool Street Station, 50 Liverpool Street, Sun Street Passage, 40 Liverpool Street (in Part), Hope Square, And Bishopsgate Plaza London EC2M 7PY
You can make a comment supporting or objecting to this planning application. Your comment will be submitted to the planning authority and immediately made available online to the public. We will not display your telephone number or email address to the public.
www.planning2.cityoflondon.gov.uk
January 28, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The King has also made a film, it sounds quirky, but I think #Melanzania the Movie should be a lot raunchier?
January 28, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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'Just as long as we get the mining rights, you can pretty well help yourselves.'
January 28, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Thank you, Mr. President.
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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Blow to Kemi Badenoch as Gavin Williamson stays in the Conservative Party
Gavin Williamson has told PoliticsHome it is "news to me" about the claim that he could be the next Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK

Asked whether he could totally rule out making the switch to Nigel Farage's party, the former Tory whip said: "Yes"
Gavin Williamson Says It's 'News To Me' About Claim He Could Defect To Reform
Senior Conservative MP Gavin Williamson has denied that he is planning to defect to Reform UK.
www.politicshome.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Macho Man
January 27, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Could they possibly be related?
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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Echte Geschichte:
In Großbritannien wurde für die Vorpremiere des #MelaniaFilm exakt 1 Ticket verkauft. Es war der Softwareentwickler, der kontrollieren musste, ob mit dem System alles in Ordnung war, nachdem es den ganzen Tag über 0 Ticketverkäufe gab.
January 28, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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Ah, who can forget that paragon of morality and upright virtue...Sepp Blatter?
January 28, 2026 at 10:54 AM
ICE to be sent to the Winter Olympics - coals to Newcastle? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger
The US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February's event in Milan-Cortina.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Famous Up Helly Aa festival sets Shetland's skies ablaze
During the event local
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Who is he? The one thing he isn't is 'hooman'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tom Homan: Trump's border tsar replacing Bovino in Minneapolis
The US border tsar has long been a ferocious defender of Donald Trump's immigration policies.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 AM
King Charles meets 100-year-old Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, survivor of Auschwitz and Belsen:
January 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM