Gordon Murray Automotive: The supercar stars of Goodwood July 4, 2025 This week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will celebrate the 60-year career of Gordon Murray CBE. From his early days at the Brabham F1 team to establishing his own car company, Murray is one of the motoring world’s greatest innovators. Born in South Africa, the young Murray designed, built and raced his own ‘IGM-Ford’ sports car. [...]
Lunchtime tourism: Rosetti at Guildhall Art Gallery July 3, 2025 Bob Vylan at Glastonbury 2025 showed how art and entertainment is often explosive in the political and cultural discourse. ‘Twas ever thus. Just take a walk into the Guildhall Art Gallery. Upstairs in the Victorian section you will find La Ghirlandata, Dante Gabriel Rosetti’s self-proclaimed “very best picture,” painted 152 years ago in 1873. Her eyes [...]
Whisky Business: Commando Spirit’s unique brand July 2, 2025 Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. A handful of big-name brands dominate the world of whisky, but there’s a growing number of smaller, artisan whisky brands carving out niches in the market. One of these is Commando Spirit, the brainchild of retired Royal Marines Brigadier Rory Copinger-Symes CBE. Commando Spirit is [...]
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons: Behind the culinary icon July 2, 2025 During my first visit to Le Manoir I could neither speak nor talk. This is not hyperbole about dumbfounded luxury – I was just a baby. But my parents still tell the story of how Raymond Blanc, in full chef’s whites, came to ask them if I had enjoyed the fresh pasta and butter the [...]
Evita, Palladium review: Rachel Zegler isn’t the problem July 2, 2025 Evita, Palladium review and star rating: ★★★ Whole PHDs could be written about the publicity campaign for Jamie Lloyd’s Evita. Hundreds of people are gathering outside the Palladium every night to watch Rachel Zegler belt ‘Don’t Cry for me Argentina’ from the theatre balcony for free, a fun PR stunt that is getting so popular [...]
Le Cordon Bleu Reveals Semi-Finalists for £90,000 Scholarship July 1, 2025 Le Cordon Bleu London has officially unveiled the 32 semi-finalists for its 2025 Scholarship Award. This year’s competition marks the institution’s 130th anniversary and comes with an “unprecedented prize package” worth over £90,000. The majority of this year’s finalists for the prestigious award are London locals, but the final also features aspiring chefs from Northern [...]
The Wimbledon wine challenge: Top desserts to pair with wine July 1, 2025 Few British Summer events can compete with the glamour and sophistication of Wimbledon. Whether jostling for tickets to the courts or watching on a big screen, families from around the country will soon be agog to see if Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu can give us something to celebrate. I decided to visit three esteemed [...]
Billionaire boltholes: Inside Simon Nixon’s SimonEscapes July 1, 2025 Simon Nixon doesn’t seem to fit the mould of the typical tech billionaire. But over the past decade, the moneysupermarket founder has quietly built up a growing collection of ultra discreet, beautifully designed private homes, known collectively as SimonEscapes. The concept is far from a hotel chain. There’s no signature decor shared between destinations, or [...]
Glastonbury 2025: the 7 best moments from Worthy Farm July 1, 2025 The best moments from Glastonbury 2025 as the world’s best festival takes a back seat for two years… Glastonbury is over for another year and boy did the Somerset festival prove it can still deliver the goods. From career defining moments from the likes of Lorde and Charlie XCX to appearances by bona fide legends [...]
Glastonbury 2025 welcomes theatre and circus to Pyramid Stage for first time in 35 years June 30, 2025 Glastonbury 2025 opened with a spectacular theatre and circus show on the Pyramid Stage that marked the first time in 35 years the festival has programmed a non-music act on its main stage. Glastonbury’s full title is the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, but the event is most famous for its music scheduling. In [...]