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Stunning cliffside wedding venue ordered to close immediately over collapse fears leaving couples scrambling
The Ventana Grill, a popular cliffside wedding venue in Pismo Beach, California, has been ordered to close immediately after a court ruled it is at risk of collapsing into the Pacific Ocean due to coastal erosion. The San Luis Obispo Superior Court decision, made after a year-long legal battle between the venue’s landlord and its…
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Sebastian Stan on Why ‘Fjord’ Is Being Called a ‘MAGA Movie’ and How Making ‘The Batman 2’ Feels Like ‘F—ing Godfather Part 2’
At the Toronto International Film Festival, actor Sebastian Stan spoke to Variety about “Fjord,” his first Romanian-language role and director Cristian Mungiu’s first English-language feature, describing it as a long-held personal ambition to reconnect with the country and language he left as a child. He plays Mihai, a fundamentalist father whose children are removed by…
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The retirement home of your dreams: Chats with Celia Imrie and Ralph Fiennes, private chefs and a stunning pool – if you have £1million to spare
Riverstone Living Fulham, a gated riverside retirement community in west London, offers residents luxury facilities and celebrity-studded events not typically associated with elder care, at prices reportedly reaching around £1million. The development, home to more than 100 residents over 65, blends hotel-style amenities with discreet health support, reflecting a growing trend towards upmarket, resort-style retirement…
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Mother and daughter sue New York restaurant over plastic in sandwich
A Texas mother and her eight-year-old daughter have filed a lawsuit against Obica Mozzarella Bar in New York, claiming they cracked their teeth after biting into a sandwich allegedly containing a chunk of hard plastic. Stevie Bingham says the December 2023 incident, during what was meant to be a festive family holiday, has left her…
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Labour mayors urged to back VAT cut for struggling pubs and restaurants as a condition of imposing holiday tax as backlash grows over cost to families
Labour mayors face pressure to pair Andy Burnham’s new “holiday tax” with a cut to VAT for hospitality businesses, as UKHospitality warns that without such support, city breaks in England will become far pricier than equivalent trips abroad. The Prime Minister has given the ten Labour metro mayors power to add 5 per cent to…
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Boy, 14, was among three teenagers stabbed in KFC ‘machete gang fight’ – as youths are questioned over attempted murder
Three teenagers, including a 14-year-old boy, were stabbed during what witnesses described as a gang fight that began inside a KFC in Bromley, south-east London, before spilling onto the high street. Several youths, aged between 14 and 17, along with a 21-year-old man, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder as police investigate the…
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He’s One of Just 50 People With Olive Garden’s Lifetime Pasta Pass. You Choose What He Eats Next
Braden Sinclair, a 33-year-old father of two, is one of only 50 people worldwide to hold Olive Garden’s Lifetime Pasta Pass, a gold card giving him unlimited pasta, toppings, breadsticks and soup or salad at the Italian-American chain for as long as he lives and it operates. He secured the pass in 2019 after upgrading…
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Rapper jailed over rugby league player’s fatal stabbing outside restaurant: ‘Unimaginable grief’
A Sydney drill rapper, Jacob Tammer-Spence, 33, has been jailed for manslaughter after fatally stabbing rugby league player Sitaleki “Leki” Filihiahekava outside a fast-food restaurant in September 2024. The NSW Supreme Court heard the fatal encounter, in which Tammer-Spence said he feared Mr Filihiahekava was threatening to shoot him over an earlier barbershop shooting, lasted…
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Restaurant chain once frequented by Kardashians files for bankruptcy after 36 years
Marmalade Cafe, a Southern California brunch chain once favoured by the Kardashians, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after 36 years in business, citing rent disputes and mounting debts to suppliers. The Encino-based company owes more than $1 million to creditors including Gilmore Farmers Market, US Foods and Sysco Ventura, and has shrunk from…
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Youth-evasion crash kills two Cleveland officers as Gatwick chaos finds its hero
Teesside mourns PCs Blades and Clough after their A66 pursuit crash; a stranded passenger becomes the “hero of Gatwick” amid flight cancellations. Also: Venice’s Gaza documentary NAZA, a New Jersey child-assault case, King Harald’s funeral, an OpenAI data row, and Artemis Two’s astronauts join NASA’s emeritus progra…