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Londoner’s Diary: Daniel Kaluuya: Oscar success hasn’t stopped racism

In today’s Diary: Daniel Kaluuya on racism / Beatrice left dad to sweat / Was Truss right to channel Four Yorkshiremen? / Havers defends Harry / Dua takes snaps

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Londoner’s Diary: ‘Adrenaline junkie’ Boris can’t resist the spotlight

Simon Callow on Johnson’s flawed act / Yungblud slams rock as ‘pretentious’ / Miles Nazaire lays bare heatwave tricks

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Londoner’s Diary: May says UK risks ‘sliding back’ on trans rights

Today’s Diary: May fears trans rights sliding back / Truss criticised for hostage deal / De Waal climing the walls / Cat cafe faces closure

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Londoner’s Diary: I regret blackface theatre years, admits Margolyes

Today’s Diary: Margolyes laments early career blackface / Chris Mason in a muddle / Jarvis Cocker struggled with his memoir / Tech antics amid Tory leadership race

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Londoner’s Diary: Amy Winehouse biopic finds star

In today’s Diary: Amy biopic finds a singing star / Rishi more on the ball than Penny / Hiding from the Tory hopefuls / Speaker Lindsay on lying in the Commons / Kate Beckinsale and foxy friend

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Londoner’s Diary: Johnsons’ wedding bash has a chequered journey

In today’s Diary: Boris and Carrie party needs a home / Zawe Ashton on period dramas / Woody’s lucky dip

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Londoner’s Diary: Inside The Spectator Tory hotbed summer bash

Tory party hotbed at Spectator summer bash / Yasmin Finney settles into Doctor Who universe / Sid Vicious star battles paps

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Londoner’s Diary: Javid mulls leadership bid to avert ‘catastrophe’

In today’s Diary: Javid’s CPS speech / Bad wallpaper news for the PM / Piers Morgan’s piglet / Anne-Marie urges more school meals for kids

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Londoner’s Diary: Glenda Jackson: Keir Starmer’s voice is his drawback

Today’s Diary: Glenda Jackson spots a weakness in Starmer / Historian slams mild-mannered approach to repatriation / An operatic evening for the Tories

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Londoner’s Diary: Boris Johnson and Carrie are planning next big party

In Today’s Diary: Boris and Carrie plan anniversary party /Hapless presenter swallows an Airpod /Chris Martin tips waitress with a plastic love badge

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Londoner’s Diary: Rishi jokes about green card at think-tank party

Londoner’s Diary: Sunak mocks himself at Westminster party / Chicken Shop Date X Westminster Council collab? / Bernardine Evaristo talks fashion crisis at V&A; / Starmer in hot water

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Londoner’s Diary: Tom Holland’s dad offered untold riches for TV show

Keeping Up with Spider-Man off the cards / Normal People star still feels ‘normal’ / Pagan parties / The PM’s penchant for a riddle / Peer criticises Kahlo exhibition

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Londoner’s Diary: Nicky Morgan calls for Lords gender equality

In today’s Diary: Morgan calls for peers equality... and a Murdoch summer bash / Author of Zelenskyy’s new book speaks / Hislop on Parthenon Marbles return / Paramount+ party

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Londoner’s Diary: Maureen Lipman has a pop at jubilee gig line-up

In today’s Diary: Lipman’s no jubilee fan / Louis’ Tiktok fears / Carrie at Ascot and animal cruelty / West end worries / Fun at the Polo

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Ritchie’s misfortune as film is cursed by the war

In today’s diary: Ritchie’s film twarted by war/ Lucy Boynton laments Rwanda/Mark Owen’s Soul Cycle with Rishi/ Jon Sopel praises his former employer

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Londoner’s Diary: Lewis backs art funding in tribute to late wife

In today’s Diary: Damian Lewis on arts funding / Ruth Ozeki wasn’t expecting to win / Perry - Knight or Dame? / Emma Thompson’s orgasm conundrum

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Londoner’s Diary: Theatre’s new show standing up to Putin

Today’s Diary: New theatre show to tackle Ukraine ‘war fatigue’ / Pete Doherty goes off-script promoting new memoir / Prince Andrew gives Ian Hislop the slip

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Londoner’s Diary: Dancer Eric Underwood fled from Chicago shooter

In today’s diary: Eric’s gun scare / Blanc pages for Matt / Hiddleston predicts more LGBT in Marvel / Boris’ free dinners

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Londoner’s Diary: Sackler name out of the picture at Dulwich gallery

In today’s diary: Dulwich gallery re-think Sackler endorsement/ Wombles pagent incurs songwriter’s wrath/ Rylance refuses to play famous people/Cummings says Bojo would prefer to write a book about Shakespeare than be the PM

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Londoner’s Diary: Despite the grabs, Aitch is A-OK with TikTok fever

Simone Ashley’s a big tease on Bridgerton / Pixie Lott sets off on Sardinia honeymoon / Emma Thompson lays it bare

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Londoner’s Diary: British Museum project reignites restitution row

In today’s Diary: British Museum repairs mean tough conversations / Would Victoria make of Elizabeth? / Harry Hill on his Blair musical / Gove declines Grenfell play invite / Nile’s fashion forward

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Londoner’s Diary: A new chapter beckons for Allegra Stratton

In today’s Diary: new job for Stratton / Love Island therapy / Lack of confidence at the Red Lion / Lilibet and co

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Londoner’s Diary: Tina Brown says royals need Prince Harry’s ‘sizzle’

In today’s Diary: Tina Brown predicts a return for Harry / Ai Weiwei prefers shoes to Serpentine / Clara Paget on Instagram vs. reality

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Londoner’s Diary: Queen put brakes on our Holkham Hall hell-raising

Lady in waiting remebers Queen not amused at tricycle indoors / A royal appearance at Glasto? / Love Island star supports show’s move to slow fashion / Stella McCartney banters with Raymond Blanc

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Elvis film sparks debate on ‘king of appropriation’

Baz Luhrmann set out to tell Presley story straight / Joanna Lumley’s seat at the royal table / Open Air Theatre’s stage fight / Malala’s brother ‘numb’ to notoriety

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Londoner’s Diary: Mothers’ voices must be heard in politics - Creasy

In today’s Diary: Stella Creasy on the lack of mothers in Parliament / Mark Gatiss on awkward dinners / Laura Haddock on Hugh Bonneville’s Downton set hazing

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Zara Larsson: “I don’t want to be in a room with just men anymore”

The singer demands UK festivals change their headliners, as study reveals only 13 per cent are female

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Londoner’s Diary: Larsson tells festivals to fix the mix of headliners

In today’s Diary: Zara Larsson on music’s sexism problem / Rupert Everett plans to pop a pill for Jubliee / Stars out for ABBA Voyage premiere

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Londoner’s Diary: David Beckham says football has changed for better

In today’s Diary: Beckham on homophobia / Fat Tony proud of Kate Moss / MPs questioned over right-wing guest / The audacity of Hope

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Damien Hirst’s son uses seizures to help inspire his art

AP McCoy commends Jake Daniels courage / The best parties across town

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Farthing: I’ll tell the true story of my Afghan flight

Afghan animal rescue to be penned / Princess Beatrice names book award winner / Has politics gone beyond satire? / Boris’s brother-in-law suggests a new look for the PM

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Londoner’s Diary: Gove ‘should stay in his lane over Lords move’

Regrets? Fergie has had a few / Labour’s Lisa Nandy has beergate frustrations / Peter Andre picks meat-free BBQ over chipolatas