The Unsteady Rise & Decline of Poverty and How to Tackle It November 14, 2022 | City Talk One of the largest issues that concern the world is poverty. Someone is described as living in poverty if they survive on less than $1.90 per day. From 2015 to 2018, global poverty continued to decline as it has done for the past 25 years. From 2015 to 2018, the number of those living in [...]
Treat them to a winter sun getaway November 11, 2022 | Sponsored Take your loved ones to a sunshine paradise in the turquoise lagoons of the Maldives. COLOURS OF OBLU is the ideal destination for a tropical island holiday in four easily accessible resorts located in the North Malé Atoll, all with comprehensive holiday plans for a relaxed stay this winter. You and your guests can make [...]
Protect the future of the Armed Forces with a gift in your Will November 11, 2022 | Sponsored Christmastime inspires us to give back, and one of the charities in need of your help is SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. SSAFA has been providing practical, emotional and financial support to Forces personnel, veterans and their families since 1885. By leaving a gift in your Will, you can help the charity continue to support [...]
Of dice and men: How Ian Livingstone conquered the nerd universe November 11, 2022 In a leafy enclave of West London, Ian Livingstone is balanced precariously upon a chair in his study, grasping for a top-shelf box filled with incredibly rare figurines. The legs of the chair creak in protest, and there is a moment when I fear I may be responsible for the untimely death of the man [...]
Reasons You Should(n’t) Love Me, Kiln Theatre review: Masterful comedy about being single and disabled November 11, 2022 Amy Trigg is a name we’ll be hearing from and seeing more prominently at the top of cast lists in the years to come. She won The Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2020 for this piece, her debut play, which has just been on a nationwide tour and now returns to the Kiln Theatre where it [...]
The Crown is royal cosplay – look out for James Bond and King Charles as a 1990s rock star November 11, 2022 There’s been much hoo-haa about how The Crown isn’t historically accurate, but one element about the show that is close to fact is the style sense of the royals. It’s hard to believe by today’s standards but in the 1990s Prince Charles was actually something of a style icon. God love him, but these days [...]
A Taste of Luxury in the Mountains: Méribel November 10, 2022 | Sponsored Located in the heart of Les 3 Vallées, the world’s largest ski area, Méribel is arguably the best all-around ski resort and offers world-class skiing for all levels. It is very popular with British skiers and snowborders and the resort is made of cosy wooden chalets surrounded by trees and white peaks. If you are [...]
Iconic football photographs set to go under the hammer ahead of the World Cup November 7, 2022 Images of Pele, Diego Maradona and David Beckham are set to go under the hammer this week in an auction of iconic football photographs ahead of the World Cup. The collection is drawn from the vast archives of French sports publication L’Equipe and numbers 170 images from the last 70 years of international and club [...]
The Crown season 5 review: Subtle and sensitive, the outrage has got this show all wrong November 5, 2022 The Crown season 5 review: Forget the headlines that cry out that this show is sensational – the latest series is defined by its sensitive and careful storytelling. Elizabeth Debicki is an incredible Diana, the central force of this season, which documents probably the most challenging period for the royals since the Netflix drama began. [...]
Hunt film review: Squid Game star impresses in spy thriller November 4, 2022 Having been flung into global superstardom as the lead in Netflix hit Squid Game, Lee Jung-jae directs and stars in an espionage thriller that has been his passion project for a number of years. Set in the early 80s, Hunt opens in the wake of the assassination of South Korean President Park years earlier, which [...]