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Women anglers ask to be let into gentlemen’s club for fly fishing

Women anglers ask to be let into gentlemen’s club for fly fishing

Entertainment
James Parker

Britain’s oldest fly-fishing club is facing a Garrick-style protest from women anglers over its men-only policy. Marina Gibson, a fly-fishing instructor and ...

Blood-covered horses loose in London

Blood-covered horses loose in London

U.K.
William Turner

Five people have been injured after several Household Cavalry horses bolted and ran loose through central London. At least one soldier was ...

Garrick Club takes first step to admitting women members

Garrick Club takes first step to admitting women members

U.K.
William Turner

Another member, who was not at the meeting but had spoken to someone on the committee, said: “There’s going to be an ...

Trafalgar Square Christmas tree given new life with ‘branch transplant’

Trafalgar Square Christmas tree given new life with ‘branch transplant’

U.K.
William Turner

Tree surgeons contracted by the Greater London Authority stepped in to perform a so-called “branch transplant” where pre-cut healthier green branches are ...

Pro-Palestine rally set to go ahead on Remembrance weekend

Pro-Palestine rally set to go ahead on Remembrance weekend

U.K.
William Turner

Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, said he was “deeply concerned” about the impact that policing the protests was having on ...