THE BEST UPCOMING GAMES ON SHOW AT E3 June 6, 2012 Dead Space 3 | Various platforms The survival horror classic is back. This time more of the action takes place on the surface of a deserted planet that isn’t a million miles away from the one in Ridley Scott’s Alien. If it lives up to the last two, buying this will be a no-brainer. Beyond: [...]
Accessorise your summer look with some choice pieces June 6, 2012 WOMEN Eeugenia Kim Abby belt-trimmed straw sunhat, £230, netaporter.com Gleaming gold, this straw hat is just the right amount distressed, making for a beach-ready but oh-so-chic summer look. Top Shop Geo Triangle Collar, £15, topshop.com Elegant and easy, this collar necklace looks too classy to be cheap and cheerful, despite the price tag. The triangles [...]
Schroders set to move into property market June 5, 2012 SCHRODERS has begun talks to enter property lending as banks cut their exposure to the sector. The blue-chip money manager is looking at setting up a division to provide debt finance to property owners and developers. It has not made a final decision on the size of the scheme, which could be wrapped into its [...]
Get in a Twizy over the greenest new motor June 5, 2012 IS IT A CAR or a motorcycle?,” asks a driver next to me. “You’re kidding me, is that a prototype?” says another as I pull up to the next set of lights. “It’s cool but what is it?” These are the first of 23 separate interactions I have with strangers asking about the Renault Twizy [...]
Your guide to a four day fiesta of royally good fun May 31, 2012 London is culturally overwhelming any weekend of the year. For the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, however, the city has truly pulled out the stops. It’s a four day bonanza that combines state pomp with cultural entertainment and lots of partying – in the way that only the British can pull off. Whether you fancy joining in [...]
The movies to look out for this Jubilee weekend May 31, 2012 FILM PROMETHEUS Cert 15 | By Steve Dinneen *** So Alien prequel Prometheus has finally landed, 30 years after Ridley Scott first directed the universe’s most terrifying life-form. That’s a lot of time to gestate, especially in a world where alien offspring take just a couple of hours to burst from your chest in a [...]
Home shortage drives prices up, says Nationwide May 31, 2012 House prices are stuck at a high level despite a lack of demand because of a low rate of building, Nationwide said yesterday, arguing that allowing more construction will reduce the pressure of housing costs on households. The building society’s data showed prices rose 0.3 per cent in May, but dropped 0.7 per cent on [...]
House prices edge up in May May 31, 2012 House prices rose slightly more than expected this month to leave prices broadly unchanged on a year ago against a backdrop of generally subdued demand, according to figures from mortgage lender Nationwide. House prices rose 0.3 per cent in May after a 0.3 per cent drop the month before – a marginally bigger rise than [...]
Diablo 3 is fiendishly addictive May 30, 2012 GAMES DIABLO 3 Cert: 15 | By Steve Dinneen **** Ten years is a long time for a computer game. They age in dog years, which makes the Diablo franchise 112 years old. And it has been a particularly long wait for Diablo 3 – the most hotly-anticipated PC game of the year. The franchise [...]
Reasons you should never feed the trolls May 30, 2012 Trolls are a tricky thing to deal with. Not the things that hide under bridges – a can of pepper spray and a flaming pitchfork tends to work for them. I’m talking about internet trolls: people who post inflammatory messages online with the intent of getting a rise out of you. And there are millions [...]