Porsche Macan T review: The SUV sweet-spot? September 14, 2022 Sportier looking and sharper to drive, could the new Macan T be the sweet-spot for Porsche's family SUV? Tim Pitt drives it.
The Score is a strange and unusual musical – but not in a good way September 14, 2022 The Score’s writer-director Malachi Smyth has sketched an idea of what the British Wild West could look like, and it has a stylish twist: singing gangsters. When the central musical segments work, they’re captivating, making The Score’s tone feel daringly out-of-the-box. But the meat of this movie fails to score. Credit to Smyth for pulling [...]
Bodies Bodies Bodies is a slasher satire of gen-Z egoists September 14, 2022 Incorporating elements of slasher horror, whodunnit, and dark comedy, Halina Reijn’s English directorial debut Bodies Bodies Bodies distinguishes itself with a wry smile in a genre often overwrought with cliché and predictable storytelling. The latest offering from A24 — who graced our screens with unexpected gems like Everything Everywhere All At Once and last year’s [...]
Stamp duty cuts and a planning overhaul: Estate agents tell us their housing policy wish list September 14, 2022 With Simon Clarke announced as the new housing minister, we asked top estate agents for their housing policy wish lists Simon Tollit, Partner, Tedworth Property Operating in the luxury residential sector of Prime Central London, the last two years have seen a strong domestic market and more recently London has welcomed back international investors. However, [...]
Handbagged at the Kiln Theatre is a timely new show about the Queen September 14, 2022 This article is the first in a new series called The Lowdown, where we speak to writers, directors and actors to get the lowdown on their latest creative project And they say that life imitates art… Handbagged, a show featuring fictional accounts about the Queen’s weekly meetings with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, had always planned [...]
Does altitude affect vision loss? September 14, 2022 | City Talk Across the developing world, there is a multitude of reasons that many people suffer from blindness. One of the leading causes is that many communities live in isolated communities where they cannot access eye care or any sort of healthcare. So what are the other reasons? There have been a few recent studies regarding the [...]
Marco Pantani story is a modern fable of fragility September 14, 2022 When you’re at the very peak of your sport there will always be questions asked around how you got there, and how you stayed there. But for some of the very best in history, they became victims of high performance; chewed up by their own hype and spat out at the side of the road [...]
Very lively in Venice: Having a ball in the city of water September 13, 2022 Every Italian has their favourite region of their home country they believe to be aesthetically and culturally superior. Part of the reason is the dizzying variety of culture, cuisine and architecture, which differs dramatically from region to region, the result of foreign invasions that chopped up the boot-shaped country a dozen centuries ago. But even [...]
Premiership sees opening-round attendances fall to a six-season low September 13, 2022 Premiership rugby’s opening-round attendances have fallen to a five-season low. Since the start of the 2016-17 season, and not including the pandemic-affected 2020-21 season, the percentage of seats filled by punters in England’s top division during the first round has never been lower than last weekend. The opening round saw 59 per cent of seats [...]
Child eye health: Everything you need to know September 13, 2022 | City Talk Children across the globe continue to suffer from vision loss, which could be prevented or treated. The number of children and infants is growing exponentially. It is estimated that by 2050 many more children will remain undiagnosed and untreated. Whilst solutions are available to prevent the child’s eye health from worsening, however drastic and significant [...]