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Newly released files reveal bitter infighting over Poet Laureate appointment
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoSir John Betjeman, who famously penned the poem Slough, was initially overlooked for the honorary...
Mark Gatiss: ‘Christmas is the perfect time for ghosts’
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoIt’s Christmas Eve, and you’re as ready as you’ll ever be. Presents under the tree? Check. Turkey in...
All the poets turned down for the laureate in 1968
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoProminent poets of the era — including John Betjeman, WH Auden, and Philip Larkin — were disparaged, accused of being drunkards, snobs, communists,...
Which Wetherspoons pubs are closing in London and across the UK?
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoWetherspoons is set to dwindle somewhat in 2023 following news that the chain is set to close...
Wetherspoons puts 32 pubs up for sale as food and labour costs rise
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoJD Wetherspoon has announced it is selling 32 pubs due to rising food and energy costs and a lack of...
Poet Selima Hill awarded King’s Gold Medal For Poetry
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoCelebrated writer Selima Hill has been awarded the King’s Gold Medal for Poetry, Buckingham Palace...
Brixton stabbing: First picture of man, 21, who died in front of distraught mum and sister
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoOne of two men stabbed to death within hours of each other in separate attacks across south and...
The 50 best Christmas shows, concerts and films to see this December 2023
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn song: A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story, Mark Gatiss’s adaptation of Dickens, is on at Nottingham...