He alleged the firm was instead trying to push patients into its own hospitals, including the nearby Harley Street Clinic.

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Gloria Sattin, who was at the show representing Harley Street-based semi-permanent make-up specialist Debra Robson Lawrence, said her stall too was going down well.

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He also performed stints at the London Fertility Clinic and the private Portland Hospital in central London and the medical directory of all doctors lists the London Women's Clinic in Harley Street as his place of work.

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When a live auction featuring a signed guitar wasn't generating enough interest, Springsteen took the microphone and upped the ante, throwing in a free guitar lesson with himself as the teacher, a ride in the side car of his Harley, eight tickets to the E Street concert of their choice, a backstage tour and lasagna made by his 87-year-old mother, Adele.

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Thanks to improving sales trends and a profitable quarter from Harley-Davidson Financial Services, the iconic motorcycle maker surprised Wall Street to the upside in their second quarter earnings report.

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