Lendy Cowes Week: Lack of wind doesn’t spoil dramatic racing | City A.M. August 6, 2018 Once the wind picked up there was once again a fine day of sailing enjoyed at Lendy Cowes Week today. A calm morning meant racing was pushed back to the afternoon with Aguila then triumphing in the quarter tonner class thanks to a clever use of the tide. Read more: Lendy Cowes Week: Picture-perfect start [...]
European leaders hit back at Trump over Iran sanctions | City A.M. August 6, 2018 European leaders hit back today at US President Donald Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran which will take effect tonight. A joint statement from the UK, French, German and EU foreign ministers said they “deeply regret” the US decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. Trump has repeatedly railed against the agreement [...]
Sam Torrance’s US PGA Championship 2018 preview: Why I fancy Rory McIlroy ahead of in-form Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson and Francesco Molinari | City A.M. August 6, 2018 He is the defending champion and arrives at Bellerive Country Club fresh from victory at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, so everything points to a good finish for Justin Thomas at the US PGA Championship this week. Although this is a different course to Quail Hollow, where Thomas won the title 12 months ago, simply returning to [...]
Fulham season preview: Why optimism is in the air on their return to the Premier League | City A.M. August 6, 2018 Newly promoted sides are expected to feel a bit of apprehension upon the dawning of a new season. Making the step from the Championship to the Premier League is undoubtedly a tough task, after all. For Fulham, that task is made harder by their route to the promised land. Slavisa Jokanovic’s side beat Aston Villa [...]
John Dory recipes: Our resident chef columnist Mark Hix has been waiting for BBQ weather so he could crack out this rhyming fish dish | City A.M. August 6, 2018 To continue with the theme of previous weeks, I’m going to tell you what I cooked at the weekend. It’s usually foraged from someone’s garden or caught on a boat with my daughter, but last weekend’s inspiration came from my neighbour, Paddy. He was gifted some John Dory by a mutual fisherman friend of ours [...]
Jinjuu, Soho, London review: Judy Joo’s Korean restaurant is a mixture of fusion food and to-die-for desserts | City A.M. August 6, 2018 JinJuu 15 Kingly St, W1B WHAT AND WHERE? Jinjuu – meaning pearl – is the food baby of Korean-American TV chef Judy Joo. She quit a high-flying career as an investment banker to do some hard graft in the kitchen of Gordon Ramsay’s empire before breaking out on her own as the host of Food [...]
Brexit latest: Pound sterling falls after government minister Liam Fox says no deal most likely outcome | City A.M. August 6, 2018 The pound has fallen to its lowest in 11 months this morning, following warnings over the weekend by international trade secretary Liam Fox that it was now more likely the UK would leave the EU without a deal. Sterling fell 0.3 per cent to $1.2954, its lowest since July 19, making it the biggest loser [...]
Brussels to give ground on Irish backstop as EU seeks to avoid Brexit no deal | City A.M. August 6, 2018 Brussels looks set to concede some ground on the Irish backstop issue, as officials attempt to avoid Brexit talks ending in failure. According to the Financial Times, the European Commission is considering limiting the legal powers the ECJ would hold over Northern Ireland under a backstop agreement, which is a critical component of the withdrawal [...]
Britain has rejected the far right and is more open to immigration than almost any other country in Europe | City A.M. August 6, 2018 An economics professor at the University of Warwick published a study last week claiming to show a direct link between the Leave vote and areas hit hardest by “Tory austerity” and welfare cuts. Political scientists were quick to criticise the paper for failing to acknowledge the existence of other motivating factors, but the claim was [...]
A further 39 distilleries opened in the UK last year as the taste for gin grows | City A.M. August 6, 2018 Hogarth will be turning in his grave to learn a further 39 distilleries opened up in the UK last year, as the popularity for craft spirits shows little sign of abating. Gin remains a key driver of micro-distillery growth, especially in urban environments, while Scotland has seen a boom in new whiskey makers. Other spirits, [...]