Italy holidays: the Lake Garda hotel you must book this spring April 28, 2026 Damien Gabet finds silence and serenity at Italy’s Lake Garda by checking into the new-ish Cape of Senses hotel I don’t like city breaks. The transactional slapdash, the exhaustion dressed as fun, the quiet feeling that you’re incrementally ruining locals’ lives. And how on earth are you supposed to enjoy a long weekend in a [...]
Why awe-inspiring Anguilla is the Caribbean’s best-kept secret April 27, 2026 Anguilla is the Caribbean island America’s high-net-worth are escaping to. Here’s where to stay, eat and explore Like the very best paradise islands, Anguilla feels reassuringly far away. Fly to the Caribbean island of St Maarten via Paris, then it’s a transfer by road and another by boat. The travel is such that most Brits [...]
Race a McLaren at the UK’s most exhilarating track day April 27, 2026 At the UK’s most exciting track day, you can sample a McLaren GT4 race car, a Formula 3000 single-seater and much more, says Tim Pitt The gift was kindly meant, but I found it hard to hide my disappointment. Some 20 birthdays ago, my parents bought me a supercar experience. You know the sort of thing: [...]
Why the Norwegian Arctic is the best place to see the Northern Lights April 24, 2026 This Arctic outpost at the north of the Scandi nation is perhaps Europe’s best-kept travel secret, says Luke Abrahams Nighttime in Jøkelfjord, Norway, 215 miles north of the Arctic Circle. I dread to think what temperature it is. I’m hiding from the bitter air in a hot tub, although the opulence is interrupted when the [...]
Inside the most outrageous car Rolls-Royce has ever built April 24, 2026 Even By Rolls-Royce’s standards, this ultra-bespoke Coachbuild Collection car – a dramatic drop-top – is something else Known as Project Nightingale, the car will be offered to 100 specially selected Rolls-Royce customers. Each buyer is then invited to become immersed in the design and production process. Styling inspiration comes from classic Rolls-Royce vehicles, paying particular [...]
The WhatsApp group trying to collectively sink one million pints April 24, 2026 Meet the group sharing photos of their journey to sink a million pints Plato asked how we define justice. Aristotle wanted to know what makes a good life. Einstein questioned if God plays dice with the universe, and Darwin wondered why species change. These questions changed history and laid the foundations of humankind’s place in [...]
Dining out with Michelin’s most dedicated followers April 24, 2026 The all-powerful Michelin Guide has garnered a cult following of enthusiasts. Carys Sharkey goes star gazing Slap-bang in the middle of March, the impressively drawn-out awards season reached its zenith. First comes the trailers, then the films, then the media rounds, then the SAG Awards, the BAFTAs, the Golden Globes and finally the Oscars. The [...]
Aer Lingus slashes Summer schedule as Hormuz blockade bites April 23, 2026 Irish commercial darling Aer Lingus has cancelled hundreds of flights from its summer schedule amid growing jet fuel fears stemming from the blockade at the Strait of Hormuz. The airline is axing scheduled transatlantic, European, and local flights on various days over the coming weeks, according to the Irish Independent. Services set to be affected [...]
Punchdrunk Theatre founder: These video games changed my life April 23, 2026 Punchdrunk is the company that put immersive theatre on the map. Since it was founded more than a quarter of a century ago, it has built a reputation for creating vast, intricate, freeflowing productions in which masked audience-members are allowed to roam freely through its spaces. Hits include The Drowned Man (2013), Sleep No More [...]
Can an AI make art? And would it be worth looking at? April 23, 2026 The last year has seen artificial intelligence disrupt almost every industry – but can it really create art? Chris Dorrell speaks to artists working with AI and meets a robot painter In a darkened room in Camden, I kneel at an altar, pressing buttons on an illuminated red keyboard. Embossed with the shapes of human [...]