How Secret Garden Party outshines all other UK music festivals, including Glastonbury July 27, 2023 Die-hard festival fans pretend rain doesn’t ruin their fun – they pretend that they enjoy sliding around in mud – but when the cameras stop filming, we all know they retreat to huddle in embryonic balls in their tents like the rest of us miserable British campers. On Saturday, for a few hours, the incessant [...]
Beverly Hills, 9021: Oh! Checking into the Beverly Hills Hotel for its centenary year July 27, 2023 The Beverly Hills Hotel, aka The Pink Palace is still the place to be seen in Hollywood, says Siobhan Grogan. From celeb-spotting to relaxing, this is still a rare paradise at 100 years old Within a few short hours of arriving in Los Angeles, I’m sitting metres away from two of the most famous women [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Nuntz offers hope for Fijian depth July 27, 2023 | Sponsored In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to assess whose form is hot – and whose is not – in the race to be part of the tournament in France later this year. Rugby player of the week Fiji have [...]
Ed Warner: Commonwealth Games must be stripped down and redesigned July 27, 2023 Victoria’s premier Daniel Andrews expertly channelled Kath of Kath & Kim fame with his “look at moi!” presser last week when he pulled the state out of hosting the next Commonwealth Games. Behind his baleful blue eyes sat a brain programmed to local politics – and a truth about the “friendly games” that must be [...]
Liverpool’s new stand won’t be ready for Premier League opener July 26, 2023 Liverpool’s revamp of the Anfield Road End of their stadium will not be open in time for the start of the new season, the club have confirmed. The £80m development will see the stadium’s capacity increased to 61,000 but the club will now operate a phased reopening of the stand until October. “Unfortunately, the upper [...]
Stokes hails England pacer Anderson as greatest of all time July 26, 2023 England Test captain Ben Stokes has thrown his support behind paceman James Anderson, describing him as the “greatest fast bowler to play the game”. The 41-year-old seamer has managed to take just four wickets in this year’s Ashes and has struggled to make the same impact as in previous series. England cannot win the Ashes [...]
Sinead O’Connor dead: Irish legend dies after long mental health battle July 26, 2023 The Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has died after a long battle with her mental health. O’Connor was 56 and will be remembered most fondly for her 1990 cover of Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U. She retired from the music industry in 2021, having released 10 studio albums, with one more to come posthumously, called No [...]
Tottenham could face Premier League quiz after Joe Lewis insider trading arrest July 26, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur could face questions from the Premier League and Uefa after former owner Joe Lewis was arrested in the US on more than a dozen insider trading charges. The Bahamas-based British billionaire, 86, is due to appear in court on Wednesday after being charged with 16 counts of securities fraud and three counts of [...]
Team GB set for lowest gold medal haul for 20 years at Paris 2024 Olympics July 26, 2023 Team GB athletes are predicted to win just 10 gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, their lowest tally for 20 years. Schoolgirl skateboarder Sky Brown, 15, 800m runner Keely Hodgkinson and BMX star Bethany Shriever are among those tipped to top the podium by analysts Gracenote Sports. Gymnasts Jessica Gadirova and Bryony Page and [...]
The Square Mile Gears Up For City Giving Day 2023! July 26, 2023 | Sponsored As the countdown begins for City Giving Day 2023, businesses across the Square Mile are starting to announce their plans for the annual event – from a brand-new live online auction to “knit for the community” being supported by the Lady Mayoress, Felicity Lyons. Coming into its 10th year, City Giving Day is an annual [...]