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Robbie Smith

Londoner’s Diary: Battle over increased charges is causing waves at Hampstead ponds

Hampstead Heath ponds (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Welcome back to the Londoner’s Diary. First up, lawyers are invoking the convention of human rights over charges at Hampstead Heath ponds. Lady Antonia Fraser reveals that even at 88 she’s still thinking about her next book and Rafe Spall has a tip for getting around the strict no-trainers policies in clubs on the Old Kent Road. In SW1A today Gary Sambrook takes a swipe at the Twitterati following Labour’s Hartlepool loss, though the offline world hasn’t always been so kind to him.

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