The Wolf of Wall Street is a joyous tale of decadence January 16, 2014 FILMTHE WOLF OF WALL STREETCert 18 | By Steve DinneenFour Stars THE WOLF of Wall Street is a film about awful people doing awful things in a company where being awful paid unbelievable dividends, for a while at least. Thankfully, in the hands of septuagenarian director Martin Scorsese, this doesn’t translate into an awful film; [...]
The rise of the London Village January 16, 2014 IT SEEMS these days everyone wants their slice of village life, even if they live and work in the heart of the city. The Big Smoke has always been made up of distinct neighbourhoods with their own character and lifestyle, but the idea of the London Village has really taken hold in the public imagination [...]
Focus on Marylebone: Where Holmes meets luxury homes January 16, 2014 HOUSE prices in Marylebone have risen by 28.5 per cent in the last five years and the trend looks set to continue, according to statistics from property website Zoopla. “We anticipate that within the next five years, prices in Marylebone, NW1, will increase by up to 25 per cent as the area benefits from further [...]
Tower furnished with high hopes January 16, 2014 West London has a new sky-scraper. Designer Paul Dawson discusses his inspirations LAST month, interior designer Paul Dawson looked out over south west London from a building he had been building in his mind’s eye for nine years. Dawson and his 12-strong team at Honky Interiors, which caters for private clients as well as major [...]
Private View: On the market in Marylebone this week January 16, 2014 DEVONSHIRE PLACE MEWS, W1 £5.5m Tucked away just off Devonshire Street, this five bedroom house is spread over four floors. It features a large entrance hall, an open plan kitchen, a garage and a roof terrace. It’s located moments away from Marylebone High Street. Regent’s Park is also nearby and transport links from Marylebone and [...]
Deal with heat, stars told January 16, 2014 More heatstroke at Australian Open but doctors show little sympathy to players AUSTRALIAN Open medics hit back at complaints from stricken tennis stars yesterday, insisting humans were well equipped to compete in 42C heat as they had evolved “chasing antelope on the plains of Africa”. The riposte came after a third successive day of controversy [...]
Pochettino to stay at Saints January 16, 2014 SOUTHAMPTON manager Mauricio Pochettino reaffirmed his commitment to the job yesterday after receiving reassurances regarding the club’s future from owner Katharina Liebherr. Following the surprise departure of chairman Nicola Cortese on Wednesday, Pochettino was tipped to follow him out of the St Mary’s exit door having said last year “I would not understand a Southampton [...]
Finn vows to bounce back January 16, 2014 STRUGGLING seam bowler Steven Finn has conceded his exile from the England squad is the right decision and has vowed to come back better than ever. Finn did not feature at all in England’s 5-0 Ashes defeat to Australia and has now been sent home to work on “technical aspects” of his game meaning he [...]
Strettle backs Saracens to come out on top in all or nothing clash January 16, 2014 SARACENS winger David Strettle is confident the Londoners will bounce back from last weekend’s Heineken Cup defeat to Toulouse in tomorrow’s winner-takes-all home clash with Connacht. The victor at Allianz Park can reach the knockout stages as best runner-up, though Sarries’ chance of a home quarter-final was ended with last weekend’s 21-11 defeat in the [...]
Garcia in blast at Abu Dhabi January 16, 2014 WORLD No10 Sergio Garcia branded the Abu Dhabi golf course “dangerous” after struggling to an opening round 76 at the HSBC Golf Championship yesterday. The Spaniard injured his shoulder during the Pro-Am and required treatment from a European Tour physio for three holes of his first round after hitting from the rough caused him to [...]
