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...“As inflationary pressures begin to ease, retailers will be hopeful that the onset of warmer weather lifts spending,” said Karen Johnson, head of retail at Barclays....
...Thank you to all of you who shared about your Advent preparations — “Christmas creep” appears to be a real concern, alongside sightings of Valentine’s Day cards and other assorted pink merch in shops on...
...When Boris Johnson [then prime minister] said no one should be going to restaurants, bars or nightclubs, our business stopped overnight, and there was no support package in place....
...February 22 to March 20; further information here The Retrofit, Deering Estate Theater Emmy-winning filmmaker Marlon Johnson, is presents a five-part multimedia and live-performance work that looks at...
...The story goes that they were made by lovesick sailors – but that’s not quite true, says Dr Sarah Johnson, who curated the Cahoon Museum’s 2019 exhibition Exquisite Shells....
...At the buzzer For the week of Valentine’s Day, it’s no surprise that pro sports organisations were doing their utmost to celebrate love....
...What was the name of Basil’s winning horse in the Fawlty Towers episode “Communication Problems”? Click here for the answers...
...When a faux pas gets him ejected from the college, his mentor Valentine Black pulls strings to install him as director of the Brockwell Gallery (a stand-in for the real-life Dulwich Picture Gallery)....
...He follows in the footsteps of France’s Emmanuel Macron and UK prime minister Boris Johnson — and the stakes are high for all European economies — but Scholz’s meetings have a particular significance given...
...Is this purple basil? Purple basil, lemon basil. They all have different... coriander, you can eat the flowers....
...They pair perfectly with the bittersweet Thai basil in the zesty gremolata....
...He shows her proof of his Johnson & Johnson vaccine, muttering something to me about how he would have preferred the Pfizer jab. I got the AstraZeneca one that France snubbed, I tell him. He laughs....
...There is an honest case both for and against lockdowns, and whether a lockdown hits Christmas, Halloween or Valentine’s Day is barely relevant....
...The species to buy is Phacelia campanularia, available from Johnsons Seeds with Sarah Raven on the packet to cheer you on....
...Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a rebellion from his own MPs over plans for a coronavirus “passport”....
...Mr Varadkar hailed Mr Smith’s role in delivering reforms to allow same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland; the minister proudly proclaimed the first such unions could take place by Valentine’s Day 2020....
...The US government’s Operation Warp Speed has partnered with several companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Novavax, to help fund trials or manufacturing....
...At the time of my visit, the restaurant is yet to open to the public, but has already played host to celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow, Saoirse Ronan, Dakota Johnson and Iggy Pop, who attended the launch...
...It’s not actually in Marfa, but 60km away in Valentine. But who cares? The installation is a must-selfie stop for anyone visiting the area. The fashion world has moved in too....
...The recent resignations of Brexiters Boris Johnson and David Davis give him some hope: “Perhaps the departures of these two messieurs will enable Mrs May to carry out a soft Brexit....
...Fancying a Valentine’s weekend away with her boyfriend, the 22-year-old Darby contacted the hotel, offering her services as a “social influencer” in return for a free stay....
...The sobering findings are summed up below: Valentines Day at the European Parliament Spare a thought for the two contenders fighting to become ECB vice-president who spent their Valentines evening at a...
...He said “Go whistle” — Gina Miller in the Guardian A Valentine for Max Eastman — Adam Gopnik in The New Yorker Schulz gone, Nahles comes: the last hope for the SPD — Stefan Kuzmany in Spiegel Online (in...
...Borders less protected, student dreams unfulfilled, science funding squeezed — it is a mini St Valentine’s Day massacre (excuse the pun)....
...As the psychiatrist says of the TV character Basil Fawlty, there’s enough material here for an entire conference....
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