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Antiques Roadshow Hits Town

Dust down your auntie’s teapots, South Londoners, you could be sitting on a fortune! And you can find out for sure tomorrow when the Antiques Roadshow sets up store for the day at Dulwich Picture Gallery. The Picture Gallery are clearly expecting a horde of …

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More Woes For Winehouse

Amy Winehouse’s mid-song patter has leaned rather heavily on her ‘incarcerated Blake’ since he was locked up awaiting trial last November. And it doesn’t look like she’ll be needing a new autocue anytime soon, as her hubby has just pleaded guilty to the assault that …

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Boozing Hits Hospitals Hard

Before you close down ‘Outlook’, rip off your tie and charge down to your local for some Friday-night fun, ponder this: Alcohol-related admissions to Haringey hospitals have doubled in the last four years; and the pattern is repeated all across the capital. Getting embarrassingly drunk …

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Boris Snubs War Hero

At least, that’s what our ‘Daily Mail headline-ometer’ tells us. In fact, Boris has backed down on a promise to install a permanent statue of Battle of Britain hero Sir Keith Park on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. The City’s most controversial plinth (does …

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Chelsea Fans Riot in Fulham

While all eyes were fixed on Moscow last night, the Russians braced for a traditional British hooligan rampage, trouble actually flared up closer to home on Fulham Broadway. Disgruntled Chelsea fans gathered there after their team crashed out of the Champions’ League final on penalties, …