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Robbie Smith

Londoner’s Diary: Live and lettuce diet - Paul McCartney says we’re all plant-based now

Stella and Mary sing Happy Birthday to father Paul McCartney on his 79th

(Picture: Stella McCartney)

Welcome to today’s Londoner’s Diary. First up Sir Paul McCartney reveals a major perk of a plant-based diet: better relations with the local sheep. Later today novelist David Mitchell shares his curious theory about what makes a great song and Simon Amstell talks about eating magic mushrooms on Hampstead Heath. In SW1A Oliver Dowden reveals that somewhere in the ether exists a photograph of him appearing at a traditional Kabuki theatre in full kimono and we spare a thought for culture warrior Lee Anderson MP who was unable to watch England beat Germany.

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