CAR TALK June 12, 2012 Meet Rolls’ Phantom Series II Last week Rolls-Royce Motor Cars introduced 100 of its customers to the latest Phantom Series II by turning its Goodwood assembly line into a dining room. For the “dine on the line” event, guests arrived in chauffeured Rolls-Royce Phantoms or by helicopter, then tucked into a banquet in the red carpet-lined [...]
British house prices fall at slower rate in May June 12, 2012 British house prices fell at a slower pace in May, although the outlook worsened as the Eurozone crisis intensified according to a survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. The seasonally adjusted house price balance rose to -16 from -19 in April, beating economists’ forecasts for a -18 reading. London was again the only [...]
How the British summer can put your head in the clouds June 11, 2012 Look out of the window. Chances are, it is raining. Just like it was yesterday. The British summer is in full swing, once again failing to live up to its early promise of sunshine and blue skies. The Met Office warns the weather is likely to remain “unsettled” for at least the next month – anyone [...]
Standard Chartered Great City Race diary June 11, 2012 JAMES FATTAL, 25 MEDIA AND COMMS WORKER FOR ALL the hype around the London Olympics, you’d think everyone who has digested any news in recent times will have been inspired to become a health and fitness fanatic. I wasn’t one of them. That was, until I was offered the opportunity to run in the Standard Chartered [...]
Paralympic athlete Sophia Warner is ready for the test June 11, 2012 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT WITH just over two months to go until the start of the Paralympics, 100m and 200m athlete Sophia Warner, who has cerebral palsy, is excited, anxious – and training very hard. I caught up with her to talk training, nerves and multi-tasking. SO HOW ARE YOU FEELING? Really excited but very [...]
All aboard: the QM2 does the Atlantic in style June 10, 2012 LEAVING the glamorous glitzy Big Apple on a big glitzy ship felt right. Berthed in the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, the sharp-prowed Queen Mary 2 looked both huge and majestic. On our taxi ride to the terminal our driver bypassed the anti-capitalist demonstrators in Wall Street, so named for the barrier the Dutch built in the [...]
Paris’s first literary hotel appeals to visitors with a taste for letters June 10, 2012 THE Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore is terribly smart. It’s not showy like the Champs Elysees or Rue de Rivoli; it’s a quietly luxurious stretch that’s home to the Hermes and Lanvin flagships, Lancome’s headquarters, the Elysee Paris (the President of France’s home) and more of this ilk. Just off this most iconic and opulent of [...]
TRAVEL NOTES June 10, 2012 Extreme dining, Belgian style Join the trend for “extreme dining” with a meal at a table suspended 50 metres above the ground. The Brussels version of Dinner in the Sky is running throughout June, giving 22 diners at a time the chance to enjoy gourmet food and champagne while suspended near sites such as the [...]
Upgrade your next adventure June 10, 2012 FROM the cool and cutting-edge design scene in Copenhagen to the hypnotic charm of Cairo’s bustling markets; if you fancy exploring a new city, country or continent, now is the time to get that great escape on track. A world of adventure awaits, but you could benefit from a host of added extras by taking [...]
Antigone is astute but star disappoints June 8, 2012 THEATRE ANTIGONE The National Theatre | By Steve Dinneen *** Christopher Eccleston is theatre gold – the kind of name guaranteed to sell out a run. He has certainly chosen a cracker in Antigone: an expertly crafted play that’s as politically astute as it is deftly choreographed. Unfortunately – and surprisingly, given his excellent track [...]