World-Class Hospitality: Premium Hospitality Packages for Arijit Singh at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium June 20, 2025 Globally renowned singer Arijit Singh is set to make history as the first Indian artist ever to headline a UK stadium by announcing a landmark performance at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday 5 September, 2025. Singh is a prominent playback singer known for his versatile voice and emotive singing style, cementing his reputation as a [...]
Lunchtime tourism: The wonder that is St Stephen Walbrook June 19, 2025 This new regular feature will bring you a guide to the best hidden spots you can visit in your lunch break, by Chris O’Donnell. This week: St Stephen Walbrook Sometimes a lunchtime walk is best done alone. Without the well-meaning chatter of a friend or colleague, you can better hear the story that a place [...]
London food scene says farewell to Richard Vines at Quaglino’s June 18, 2025 On Tuesday evening the great and good of the London restaurant world gathered at Quaglino’s to celebrate the life of food writer Richard Vines, who died earlier this year. Vines was the restaurant critic for Bloomberg for 26 years until his retirement in 2021. Known for his natty sense of style – paisley shirts and [...]
Elio review: Pixar is back with spectacular space adventure June 17, 2025 Whisper it: Pixar is back. After a disastrous pandemic period, where quality films like Soul and Turning Red were buried on streaming, followed by the epic failure of 2022’s Lightyear, the iconic animation studio has got back to something like its best. After Elemental became a sleeper hit in 2023, the masterful Inside Out 2 [...]
Best vineyards to visit this English Wine Week June 17, 2025 England is bursting at the seams with bucolically beautiful places to visit. With over 1,000 vineyards up and down the country it would be such a waste not to spend at least a few weekends wandering through them and trying exciting wines – especially with English Wine Week upon us! Last weekend I drove an [...]
Inside Queen’s Club: Life as a member at exclusive west London institution June 17, 2025 For a fortnight in June, Queen’s Club becomes the centre of the tennis world; a sort of boutique version of Wimbledon as thousands descend on a small corner of west London to catch a glimpse of the world’s best players trying to fine-tune their grass-court games in the lead-up to the Grand Slam. The other [...]
Nyetimber: English sparkling wine group aims to build a global brand June 17, 2025 Rupert Hargreaves speaks to Eric Heerema, the boss of English sparkling wine group Nyetimber, about the group’s plans to build a global luxury group. English sparkling wine has managed to carve out a unique niche for itself in the drinks market. According to industry reports, the category has grown by 30 per cent since 2020, [...]
BMW X3 M50 review: hot family SUV hits the spot June 16, 2025 The X3 has been part of BMW’s range since 2003. That means brand purists have been grumbling about this compact SUV (or ‘SAV’ in BMW-speak) for more than two decades. Clearly, as it launches a new fourth-generation model, BMW feels differently. The X3 consistently ranks as one of the best-selling models in its range. Perhaps [...]
Richard Caring apologises for supplier letter amid wave of criticism June 16, 2025 Richard Caring has been forced into an embarrassing apology after City AM revealed his restaurant group demanded suppliers take a “mandatory” 2.5 per cent pay cut. The founder of the Ivy Collection and Caprice Holdings endured a wave of criticism after our exclusive story last week, with the saga branded a PR disaster. Billionaire Caring [...]
Stereophonic play review: Fleetwood Mac musical is a sensation June 15, 2025 Stereophonic play review and star rating: ★★★★★ Stereophonic is a mighty test of endurance. At three-and-a-half hours, there are points in the Herculean one-hour-fifty-minute first act where the audience unanimously agree to give up and start chatting. I’ve never seen so many people escape to the loo. On this level, Stereophonic is one great meta [...]