The best electric cars to buy in 2022 July 19, 2022 We name the best electric cars you can buy this year, including the Ford Mustang Mach-e, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Tesla Model 3.
Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, review: Pop Shakespeare at its finest July 19, 2022 Much Ado About Nothing is Shakespeare for people who don’t like Shakespeare. Alongside A Midsummer Night’s Dream, it’s one of the Bard’s funniest and least demanding offerings, which has given rise to a degree of snobbishness about it. Kenneth Branagh’s 90s version, in which he plays a brilliant Benedict, is a landmark modern edition of [...]
Marbella is modern glamour meets rustic charm July 18, 2022 THE WEEKEND: The British love affair with the Costa del Sol continues, but away from the big developments and noisy bars the pretty town of Marbella is the region’s shining star. With its sophisticated clubs, luxurious hotels and world class golf courses its vibe dates back to the 1950s, when European royalty and Hollywood stars [...]
Visit St Andrews if you’re mad about golf, but make time for Kate and Wills nostalgia too July 18, 2022 Adam Bloodworth visits St Andrews, checking into the newly-refurbished Rusacks, the hotel overlooking The Open’s 18th hole on the Old Course Imagine waking up in your hotel room, pulling a jaunty yawn-stretch, opening the curtains and revealing the finishing line of one of the most famous sporting tournaments in the world. There aren’t many hotels [...]
6 Companies Giving Employees A Free Week Off July 18, 2022 There’s no doubt there are great perks to working in the tech industry: above market rate salaries, excellent benefits and lots of fun extra-curricular stuff are just some of the ways Big Tech draws in the best talent. These tactics are rubbing off: in Tysons, Virginia, on the roof of one of Capital One’s banks [...]
Chelsea Creek is a rare opportunity to buy a designer new build near King’s Road July 17, 2022 Designed by Goddard Littlefair, this show-home at Chelsea Creek is a slice of country life Home to one of the only new canals built in London in the last 100 years, Chelsea Creek is the waterfront living quarter that’s a stone’s throw away from the King’s Road in Chelsea. The apartments are relatively affordably priced [...]
Overvalue your house at your peril July 17, 2022 Getting the price right is key to a successful sale, says Marlon Lloyd Malcolm head of sales at Lurot Brand One of the main reasons ven- dors are left with a bad taste when selling their home stems from incorrect valuations. This often results in the home sitting on the market and ultimately selling for less than [...]
The latest tech to help you stay cool in the heat July 16, 2022 Don’t suffer in silence – take the initiative in the battle against sunshine with these tech products to keep you cool even when temperatures soar up to 40 Celsius, like they might do next week. Dyson Cool Tower Cooling Fan Once known as the king of vacuum cleaners, Dyson has branched out to be the [...]
McEnroe film review: Reveals fragility beneath tennis star’s bravado July 16, 2022 Wimbledon may have finished, but here’s an opportunity to get into the mind of one of its most famous champions. This documentary by Barney Douglas (2019 cricket documentary The Edge) features the American legend as well as family, friends, and rivals talking about his unique rise to stardom, his famous temperament, and what drove his [...]
Explorer film review: Honest, revealing portrait of Sir Ranulph Fiennes July 16, 2022 Sir Ranulph Fiennes has devoted his life to travelling the world’s most inhospitable climates. Among his credits are being the first person to visit the North and South Pole by surface, the first to cross Antarctica by foot, and he climbed Everest at the age of 65. Using archives, interviews, and footage following the great [...]