London’s new front door for growth opens in the Square Mile. October 12, 2026 | Sponsored While the Square Mile is smaller than many parks, you might be surprised to know it supports 676,000 jobs and generates over £109bn of economic output a year [ONS]. Indeed, national growth happens when businesses choose to invest, when talent chooses to come in, when visitors choose to spend time, and when places make it [...]
Scraping the barrel: The gold rush in whisky cask investment schemes October 12, 2026 Within the unregulated waters of whisky cask investment schemes, there be sharks. The sector has certainly had a bad press, and there has been lots of squabbling and finger-pointing, often by those with a vested interest. Tom Bruce-Gardyne lifts the lid on this murky world for City AM’s Whisky Business. “Let me take you into [...]
Where to eat Greek food in central London October 10, 2026 If there has been a dominant trend this year with new restaurant openings, it’s the unending rise of the Greek taverna. It feels apt. The same year that pavements cracked with heat and parks turned brittle, a yearning for the Hellenic feels natural. And the Odyssey came out, which felt weirdly foreign in its dark [...]
Inherit film review: Thai horror explores society’s Faustian pact October 9, 2026 Thai horror Inherit skewers youth obsession with slick scares, Buddhist exorcism and a vampish demon grandma; read why its satire endures.
Into the Woods, London review: Magical, overwhelming meta musical October 9, 2026 Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim review and star rating: ★★★ Musical theatre can be self-referential, didn’t you know? Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine certainly do. Their Into The Woods maxes out on meta gameplay in this technically brilliant but at times baseless musical that can be terribly proud of itself. A baker and his [...]
Rent musical review: This dated show is admittedly full of bangers October 9, 2026 Rent musical review and star rating: ★★★ It’s pertinently ironic that Rent’s press night coincided with the London Film Festival premiere of Elsinore, Andrew Scott’s remarkably tender AIDS drama. Perhaps in the late-eighties when this musical was conceived, even talking about the epidemic on a stage was politically powerful, even if it were sprinkled as [...]
Is the XPeng G6 a smarter buy than a German SUV? October 9, 2026 The XPeng G6 undercuts BMW’s iX3, Audi’s Q6 e-tron and the electric Mercedes GLC by around £20,000, and charges faster than all of them. So what does the German badge actually buy you? For years, buying a premium SUV meant picking between three German badges. BMW, Audi and Mercedes still own that conversation, but the [...]
Why do so many Brits keep buying the Ford Puma? October 9, 2026 The Ford Puma isn’t new and it isn’t flashy, yet it keeps finishing at or near the top of the UK sales charts. Here’s what it gets right, and whether it’s still worth buying. The Ford Puma has been around since 2019, and while it has never been the car anyone raves about down the [...]
Is VW’s ID. Tiguan the EV the ID.4 should have been? October 9, 2026 Volkswagen is retiring the ID.4 and putting its best-selling SUV name on the replacement. Early prototype drives suggest it’s quieter and comfier, but the charging hasn’t moved on as much as it should have. Volkswagen’s ID naming never quite stuck with buyers, and the company seems to have admitted as much. The ID.2 became the [...]
Rogue Trooper review: Duncan Jones’ best film in decades October 8, 2026 Duncan Jones returns to form with a brisk, earnest Rogue Trooper, powered by strong voice work and pulp sci-fi zeal—see why it wins over.