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The George Inn, Southwark

Julie de Burgh

The George Inn, Southwark: Where London Bridge Is Falling Down But The Prices Are Standing Firm Quick Facts: The George Inn, Southwark Address: George Inn Yard, 77 Borough High Street, Southwark, London SE1 1NH Phone: +44 20 7407 2056 Nearest station: London Bridge (2-minute walk) Opening hours: Monday–Thursday 11:00 AM–11:00 PM, Friday–Saturday 11:00 AM–Midnight, Sunday Noon–10:30 PM Owner: National Trust, leased to brewer Greene King Price range: ££ (moderate — you’re paying for the beams as…

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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street

Camden Rose

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street: London’s Darkest Pub, Home to a Dead Parrot, a Ghost Midwife, and a Very Confused Cookbook Quick Facts: Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Address: Wine Office Court, 145 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BP Phone: 020 7353 6170 Nearest station: Temple, roughly a 5-6 minute walk; Blackfriars and Chancery Lane are also within walking distance Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 12pm to 11pm, Sunday 12pm to 10:30pm Listed status: Grade II…

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From Barrister to Bar Jester

Megan Amram

Future Barrister Accidentally Becomes Bar Jester, Successfully Defends Nobody but Entertains Everybody London Man Dreams of Silk Gown, Ends Up Wearing Beer Foam Instead LONDON — When little Nigel Pimm announced at the age of nine that he wanted to become a barrister, his teachers imagined him delivering eloquent arguments before distinguished judges inside London’s ancient courts. Instead, thirty years later, he is standing on a sticky pub floor in Soho…

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London Men Remain Single — Peace and Quiet Is Addictive

Oeko Angebot

London Men Remain Single After Discovering Peace and Quiet Is Addictive Scientists Warn Relationships May Interfere With Premier League, Pub Nights, and Sitting in Silence LONDON. Britain’s eligible bachelors are reportedly choosing lifelong singlehood after concluding that the greatest romance of all is finding the television remote exactly where they left it. The trend follows growing discussions about why many people willingly remain single, often citing independence, freedom, and hard-earned peace…

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Husband of Labour MP Arrested

Margaret Colley

Husband of Labour MP Arrested in Alleged Spy Plot, Claims He Thought “Strategic Briefing” Meant Pub Quiz Night British Intelligence Scrambles to Determine Whether State Secrets Were Leaked Between Pints — or Simply Overheard During a Blazing Row About the Premier League LONDON — Britain awoke this week to the sort of espionage scandal that makes international intrigue look less like a James Bond film and more like a mildly…