Sara Cox interview: ‘When I lost my dog, I threw myself into work’ May 25, 2023 Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox on putting her naughty dog on probation, why she’s supporting the Dog’s Trust, and how you can too, by Adam Bloodworth Her popular Radio 2 show is just one facet of Sara Cox: she’s also mad about animals and making life better for them here in the UK. The former [...]
The Government has helped households with their energy costs, and simple tips and tricks can help out even more May 25, 2023 | Sponsored Everyone knows life is more expensive than it used to be, with inflation putting strain on everybody’s pockets. A lot of that increase comes from energy bills, which have gone up as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The good news is that there’s plenty of government support available, and helpful tips which can [...]
City Pages: The five new books on our radar this month May 25, 2023 From hacking bears to scandal in Westminster, here's what we've been reading at City A.M. this month.
Book review: Fancy Bear Goes Phishing by Scott Shapiro – a tour de force of hacking and the information age May 25, 2023 From Russian hackers to Paris Hilton, Scott Shapiro's new book Fancy Bear Goes Phishing is a tour de force of the information age told in five hacks.
Wiston Estate: A vineyard retreat in Sussex with food to die for May 24, 2023 With the South West having already claimed the title “English Riviera”, the South East is hoping to become the British equivalent of the Champagne region. With more than 50 vineyards spread across the county, Sussex is the UK’s top wine producing region, home to top houses including Nyetimber and Ridgeview. Located within easy travelling distance [...]
I have a fear of flying – could easyJet’s Fearless Flying course cure me? May 24, 2023 First, a confession. I have my dream job, but recently it’s started to feel more like a nightmare. As a travel journalist, I’m in airports every month to write articles about destinations all over the world. Yet somehow in recent years, I’ve developed a fear of flying. True, I still get on planes regularly and [...]
Asteroid City: Why Wes Anderson’s new film with Tom Hanks and Margot Robbie is going to be huge May 24, 2023 It’s been two years since everyone’s favourite maker of loveably odd movies, Wes Anderson, last dropped a film, which was 2021’s The French Dispatch, and let’s be honest, it was no-one’s favourite Wes Anderson film. But the good news is two years on and he’s got another film, his 11th, out next week. Asteroid City [...]
Former Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher rips into Harry Styles in radio rant May 24, 2023 Former Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher has called Harry Styles and the current pop music landscape “embarrassing” in a rant on the radio. He lamented the bygone era of the 1990s when he says bands on the radio, and in the mainstream media were “mavericks,” unlike today’s musicians who Gallagher implied had less control over their [...]
The Royal Garden Hotel review: Overhearing Kensington locals at lunch May 23, 2023 New bedrooms paying homage to nature, inspired by Kensington Gardens, inspired Adam Bloodworth to check into the Royal Garden Hotel From my breakfast table at the Royal Garden Hotel I overlook the private entrance to Kensington Palace formerly used daily by Kate and Wills. It’s so close I can almost smell the petrol fumes. So [...]
A-List celebrities planned to ‘ambush’ Phillip Schofield live on This Morning, report claims May 23, 2023 At least four A-List actors and well-known TV faces had planned to “ambush” Phillip Schofield live on This Morning with allegations about his behaviour, a new report claims. It has not been made clear exactly what happened between Schofield and Holly Willoughby to put their relationship on the rocks, although reports claim Willoughby was “deeply [...]