The rise of bespoke perfumery February 13, 2012 For centuries fragrances have beguiled us. Ancient civilisations experimented with perfumes and by the 11th century, European scent-masters were plying their olfactory trade. It became a mainstream craft in Victorian times, when leaps in scientific knowledge – and equipment – made it possible to create previously unattainable compounds. Throughout most of its existence, perfume was [...]
FIT IN THE CITY February 13, 2012 Valentine SOS: Foxy fitness for the 14th Too late to pump it up to impress your Valentine date? No way – this lunchtime you can get buff, glowing and well in the mood for your dinner date. Plump for the fitness facelift. Anything that gets you sweaty and out of breath is good news for [...]
EPISODE 46 – A rather BAD NEWS DAY February 13, 2012 I arrive in the office a few minutes late. The last couple of nights I’ve been struggling to sleep for much of the night, only to slip into deep sleep just as it’s time to rise and shine. Well, that’s how it seems to me. Emma says I’m still snoring throughout the night. Gina has [...]
Azerbaijani cuisine appears in SW1 February 13, 2012 Baku 164-165 Sloane Street, SW1X 9QB FOOD ** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE ** Cost per person without wine: £50 HAUTE-AZERI food – that’s cuisine from Azerbaijan – sounds terribly interesting, doesn’t it? Certainly, I hastened to take myself to Baku on Sloane Street (of all places), lured by the promise of Asiatic exoticism, Knightsbridge-style. A quick [...]
Still not ready for Valentine’s tonight? February 13, 2012 Staying In & Going Out ENJOY THE PERFECT RESTAURANT MEAL – AT HOME | FROM £35 Get amazing takeaway. The key for this one is to make sure it’s ready when she gets home – you want the table set, the candles lit, the wine out. Chinese isn’t allowed: instead, opt for the very best [...]
GREEKS PASS BILL AS ATHENS BURNS February 12, 2012 VIOLENT protesters stormed through central Athens last night setting fire to buildings as politicians passed a series of unpopular austerity measures. Cinemas, Starbucks cafés, banks and other commercial properties burned into the night, after up to 100,000 Greeks took to the streets. Inside parliament, a mammoth 10-hour debate culminated in support for the package of [...]
New Bumi cash call proposed February 12, 2012 THE NEWEST major investor in Bumi, the FTSE 250 miner, will use a visit to London this week to propose raising more cash to spend some $2bn (£1.27bn) on developing mining assets, City A.M. has learned. Samin Tan, the Indonesian tycoon who owns 23.8 per cent of Bumi through his mining company Borneo Lumbung, will [...]
Lansley’s NHS bill attacked February 12, 2012 EMBATTLED health secretary Andrew Lansley faced a barrage of criticism over his proposed NHS reforms yesterday, with a leading Liberal Democrat calling for him to step down in the near future. Deputy Lib Dem leader Simon Hughes said that Lansley should “move on” from his health role in the second half of the coalition’s parliamentary [...]
Everyone must learn to pay their way February 12, 2012 BRITAIN as a whole is spending much more than it raises in tax – that is why there is a massive budget deficit and the government is being forced to borrow so much. But what if the various parts of the UK were all independent countries, including the English regions? Looked at in this way, [...]
Peppa owner halts sale February 12, 2012 ENTERTAINMENT One, the listed media company, will announce this morning that it is ditching a sale of itself in favour of a major acquisition, City A.M. understands. The move concludes a strategic review for the owner of Peppa Pig and distributor of the Twilight movies, which the market had expected to end in a sale [...]
