Wuthering Heights, Frankenstein, Nosferatu: Why is Gen Z obsessed with Gothic Victorians? October 13, 2025 Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, Nosferatu: Victorian Gothic fiction is having a film revival. Anna Moloney asks why.
Business Leaders, Policymakers and Innovators Unite to Shape London’s Future October 11, 2025 | City Talk London, 11 October 2025 – Hundreds of senior business leaders, policymakers, and innovators gathered last night at The Emmanuel Centre, Westminster, for “London – Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth,” a major public forum hosted by Central London Alliance CIC. Timed strategically to take place before the party conference season, but postponed because of the industrial action which [...]
Apple AirPods Pro 3 take ‘great’ and make it ‘brilliant’ October 10, 2025 It’s been three years since Apple released its AirPods Pro 2: they were already among the best earbuds on the market and with the new AirPods Pro 3, they just got much, much better. They’re a commuter’s dream. The active noise cancellation (ANC) alone almost blocks out the terrible wailing of the Northern Line between [...]
How British Airways’ On Business Programme Supports SMEs October 10, 2025 | City Talk For frequent business travellers flying in and out of London, business trips could soon do more than connect destinations – they could add value back to the business. Recognising the priorities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), British Airways’ On Business programme is designed to make corporate travel simpler, smarter and more rewarding. SMEs often [...]
50 First Dates musical review: Surprisingly, it feels like a good fit for the stage October 10, 2025 50 First Dates musical review and star rating: ★★★ This year’s ‘was a film and is now a London musical’ cohort includes The Devil Wears Prada, Hercules, Paddington and Elf! The Musical. They join Mean Girls, Moulin Rouge and The Bodyguard, and a host of critics crying about the lack of originality in musical theatre. [...]
Rolls-Royce Corniche Shooting Brake review: Estate of the art October 9, 2025 Niels van Roij looks every inch the English gentleman. The Dutch-born designer is wearing an immaculately cut tweed suit with leather-lined pockets, topped off with a green woolen tie. Only later do I realise that identical fabrics were used to trim the Rolls-Royce waiting outside. “I have a suit created to celebrate each car, using [...]
A new app is helping corporates this World Mental Health day October 9, 2025 Ahead of World Mental Health Day this Friday 10 October, a new health and wellbeing service is aiming to help British workers stay healthier in the office. Brits take around 150 million sick days per year, costing the economy over £100 billion. The Looking After Me app offers workers a 15 minute counselling session every [...]
We saw the new Kate Moss movie first – here’s our honest review October 9, 2025 Kate Moss movie Moss & Freud at the London Film Festival review: ★★★ It’s often a red flag when stars executive produce their own biopics. Elton John’s Rocketman was viewed as too sympathetic to its subject, and Kate Moss has certainly been too close to this saccharine but not meritless Kate Moss film premiering at [...]
The former London PT using his brawn to make it in Hollywood October 9, 2025 This former PT puts his strength to good use on the big screen. Adam Bloodworth meets Moe Bar-El Moe Bar-El used to be a personal trainer in London, but gave up the job four years ago when acting started to properly pay off. “Those days are gone,” he says. “I do miss it sometimes but [...]
How I learned to perform parenie at Banya No.1 October 9, 2025 For a decade I have attended London’s Banya No.1, a spa like no other, where you’re steamed in a sauna, whipped by leaves, dunked in freezing water and then served ice cold beer and dumplings. If you think that sounds like a form of torture (the beer and dumplings notwithstanding), you’re not alone. The apostle [...]