A sporty but dependable combo October 11, 2011 It has been nine years since the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet was last produced. Have you missed it? Since then the UK car market has flooded with convertibles and coupes with folding tin top roofs, so you’d be forgiven if you’ve not noticed its absence. But in that time the original Mk1 Golf Cabriolet has become [...]
CAR TALK October 11, 2011 RENAULT TWIZY Renault’s electric Twizy compact two-seater goes on sale in March next year. Designed for urban use, the Twizy will cost from £6,690 plus a monthly battery hire cost of £40. Capable of up to 50mph, it has a range of up to 60 miles around town and takes 3.5 hours to charge. VOLKSWAGEN [...]
Three weeks to a new, happy you October 11, 2011 Q. Why is it 21 days to a new you? A. There is substantial scientific evidence that it takes us about three weeks to establish new behaviours or habits. The brain is wonderfully plastic, in that it can learn new information and put down new neural networks in a relatively short space of time. The [...]
House prices rise in August October 11, 2011 House prices rose by 0.6 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis in August, the biggest rise since March, government data showed. The Department of Communities and Local Government said house prices were 1.3 per cent lower than a year earlier, the smallest annual fall since April, and taking the average price of a home [...]
Sketch and the art of the restaurant October 10, 2011 Q. What is Sketch’s relationship with art? A. Sketch wants to live with its time and this means engaging with art as a part of society today. Even if you don’t appreciate contemporary art – you need to have an eye on it and have a certain interest. Compared to some other restaurants we have [...]
Deep Frieze: our pick of art fair highlights October 10, 2011 Kiki Smith in the Sculpture Park Kiki Smith’s sculptures are metaphorical and visceral. Recent work has particular emphasis on creating images using techniques associated with women’s work, such as 19th-century needlework. She’s also exhibited in the Solomon R Guggenheim museum and the Metropolitan museum of art. Thomas Houseago Houseago’s sculptures are a must-see. The sheer [...]
Spice up your diet to ward off nasty winter viruses October 10, 2011 WITH the weather swinging as wildly as Dita von Teese’s tassles, the chances are the mild weather of the last few days will be replaced by dead-of-winter temperatures any minute now. Such sudden changes are a nightmare for the immune system – and there’s not much worse than a Mexican wave of sniffling and spluttering [...]
Hot topics this week October 10, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT BAREFOOT running, toning shoes, green tea… there’s a lot that’s being debated at the moment. In this week’s column, I’m separating the truth from the false on some current hot topics. BAREFOOT RUNNING IS BETTER FOR YOU THAN RUNNING IN TRAINERS: FALSE This is probably the most hotly debated exercise topic [...]
Episode 31: The joys of newborns: how to deal with your friends October 10, 2011 AS Noel coos over Harry, sleeping in Emma’s arms, I take Gwenllian – yes, I got my way with their names after all – from Gabriella and collapse onto the sofa, resting my feet on the coffee table in front of me. Gwenllian snuggles into me. I call Nick. “I’m sitting here with your Goddaughter [...]
Bag it up baby: luxe goes practical October 10, 2011 NOTHING makes a female mouth water quite like a beautiful bag. And, as the City fashionista will know, practicality must merge with style for maximum wearability – after all, what’s the point in having a beautiful tote if you can’t show it off? With fashions changing like gusts of wind, it’s important to choose a [...]