Sky Garden is throwing late night parties this summer July 2, 2026 Iconic skyscraper the Sky Garden is throwing a series of summer parties with a Havana theme. With a licence stretching into the early hours, and live DJs throughout the evening from the ALR Music collective, the nights aim to bring “the rhythm, colour and late-night energy of Cuba’s capital” to the 36 floor rooftop. The [...]
‘It’s military precision’: meet the chefs crafting summer’s £6k corporate hospitality dishes July 2, 2026 Inside the race to create summer’s poshest corporate hospitality dishes Later this month, the thrice-Michelin-starred chef Simon Rogan will be serving Cornish lobster with pickled gooseberries, oysters with chicken glaze and Miso-roasted cod with smoked roe. In many ways, it will be the same as any other day for the 57-year-old from Southampton. At his [...]
Why I’ve fallen back in love with the iPod July 1, 2026 In a world where digital ownership is increasingly rare, Simon Hunt returned to technology from 2007 – and hasn’t looked back. Not since childhood had I been this excited to open a parcel. I tore through layers of brown sticky tape, clawed through the cardboard box and unpeeled the bubble wrap. And there it was: [...]
‘Dangling perilously off a horse’: can an ordinary bloke play polo? July 1, 2026 It’s a sport associated with kings and aristocrats. But as Rivals popularises polo, can self-titled ‘normal guy’ Adam Bloodworth get into it? in City AM The Magazine, Summer edition, he saddles up with the England captain to find out With all of my body weight resting on my right foot, to my horror, I appear [...]
I’ve taken the best train trips in the world. Here are my 5 favourites July 1, 2026 From the Highlands to the Andes, Luke Abrahams explores the world’s best train trips and asks why, in an age of speed and screens, slow travel still holds a unique allure Since I was a child, I’ve loved the rhythmic sway of a train. The sedate pace, the repeating wallpaper of landscape rolling past the [...]
The Nichols N1A proves there’s still a market for cars that make no sense at all July 1, 2026 Steve Nichols, the Formula One designer behind McLaren’s legendary MP4/4, has finally put his name on a road car. The result is a £540,000 British supercar that seems determined to ignore almost every automotive trend of the past decade. The modern supercar is becoming a strangely sensible thing. Even Ferrari is building an electric car, [...]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review: Fairy punk production doesn’t quite take flight June 30, 2026 A Midsummer Night's Dream is given a Last Dinner Party makeover complete with a punk fairy band, but it doesn't fully capture the magic.
The World of Fine Spirits launches with a focus on ultra-premium coverage June 30, 2026 Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. Here, Alex Martin, editor of the new publication, The World of Fine Spirits, takes a look at what it takes to succeed in a tough industry. It’s hard to know which industry is more under threat: spirits or journalism. The former is facing a generational shift in [...]
Thirsty work! Here are 6 great ways to invest in wine June 30, 2026 So, you enjoy wine and are curious about getting more involved but don’t own a vineyard? Not a problem. There are plenty of ways to experience viticulture aside from just drinking it. Invest English wine producer Folc have opened to public investment on Republic Europe. Launched in 2019, the vineyard has secured a host of [...]
Dive into Sea Lanes Canary Wharf, London’s new open-air swimming pool June 30, 2026 Partner content: Canary Wharf is ideal for lovers of open skies, nature and water, as new opening Sea Lanes proves Where else in London can you see this much blue? Get the river, docks and the sky all together in Canary Wharf. With cleaner air and more access to water, it’s a no brainer to [...]