Jay Rayner

Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll? Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protesters

It's clear an atrocity has been unfolding in Iran, under cover of an Internet blackout.
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Blimey: Tory HQ goes for the 'she's not well' angle, with Braverman.

I can't help thinking that if Badenoch wasn't actually the Conservative leader, she'd be the next one running into the arms of Reform.

Baked buttered matzoh. Game changer, that.

I can see that argument. But in a rancorous party it doesn’t really work. Because there is now going to be an almighty internal but public row they didn’t need to have.

Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race by Labour ruling committee Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor

It’s long been obvious that the current Labour Party are lousy at basic politics: picking arguments they didn’t need to have, pathologically prone to u
Turns. Doesn’t this just prove it. Whatever you think of Burnham, this just makes Starmer look incredibly weak.
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Money box on bbc r4 is explaining what a cheque is, and I feel ancient.

Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes? We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.

This is a brilliant piece of reporting from the always excellent @londoncentric.media: the bizarre story behind a race baiting account on Tik Tok.

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Have some pics from the Highland Laddie: that sausage roll, the baked ham, the vindaloo eggs and the creme caramel.

The pub that refused to die — Jay Rayner reviews The Highland Laddie in Leeds This old boozer, ringed by newbuilds, exceeds all expectations — and it’s got a mustard menu

For today’s @ftweekend.com I’m in Leeds at The Highland Laddie, a wedge of a pub, where the baked ham is served warm and comes with a mustard menu, the glazed lamb ribs could glaze your cheeks and the pastry on the sausage roll is ribbed for extra pleasure. Yours.

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Thats fine. it's not right. But it's fine. Four times a week.

This.

Da Maria: ‘The kind of place that keeps London human’ – restaurant review This tiny outpost of Naples is the pride and joy of Notting Hill. Now comes the terrible news that it is under threat, writes Jay Rayner

A lovely restaurant is closing, not for rfinancial reasons but because, after 46 years, it's time for the owners to rest. Farewell Da Maria in Notting Hill, the kind of place that 'keeps London human' as I said in this review when they were threatened with closure
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Interacting with the great British on camera has always been fun.

Hang on, is he REUSING THE SAME MATERIAL FROM LAST NIGHT?

Word spaghetti doesn’t cover it.

I keep trying to word a post to describe the presidential address to the press which is ongoing, and nothing quite covers it. It’s a ramble, of a babble of a frayed meander through the disordered thoughts of a strange, strange man. Who happens to be president.

I am a serious, thoughtful person, with a profound interest in the geopolitical…ooh Brooklyn Beckham’s kicked off.

The thing is he’s not physically writing those posts and letters himself. Which means there’s someone in DC doing a lot of nodding while taking dictation and saying things like ‘do you want that in caps?’ And ‘how many exclamation marks, sir?’

It's gone a bit Man in The High Castle other there, hasn't it.

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Understood. There is a £4.99 option

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Amen.

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My web person is terrific. Great to work with, should you ever need one. Proper collaboration.

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Come across a few people in my line of work over the years who have clung to an aged head shot, in an attempt to avoid the passing of the years. Determined not to do it. So my website has had a shakedown courtesy of new pics. You’ll find links to journalism, live shows and more.
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‘Great highs and thudding lows’ — Jay Rayner reviews Poon’s, the Strand This kind of Chinese restaurant without stir fries feels like a joke without a punchline

For today’s @ftweekend.com I’m at Poon’s, a restaurant with a few great dishes, a bunch of complete misfires and an annoyingly written menu.

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Meanwhile, in other news, I've just received an email asking me whether, as a leading influencer, I would like to try out a new clitoral stimulator with a view to promoting it on Instagram, in return for commission on sales. I admire the optimism.

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Ha. I thought you were being sarcastic. Apologies. More info here.

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If only I banged on about it endlessly by

Agog at the whole Jenrick thing obv. But suspicious I’m now just conditioned to respond to the manic psychodrama of the Tory party that dominated our politics for 10 years and did such huge damage to the country. When in truth it’s just another bloody Tory party clown show.