The bliss of bespoke relaxation January 24, 2011 THE cult of the spa has thoroughly invaded the lifestyle landscape. No hotel or holiday experience is complete without a treatment or three, or at the very least, the chance to lounge around a purple-tinted pool and bask in a steam room or multi-coloured (and scented) “experience” shower. Indeed, wellbeing has become so linked to [...]
FIT IN THE CITY January 24, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT PIERRE Meyer used to be a Marketing Manager at Krispy Kreme, helping the American doughnut giant get more cakes down British throats. Nowadays, however, you’ll find him in his Nordic Balance gym, a club in the heart of Mayfair he set up with partner Jo, preaching balance in all things. While [...]
FOUR WAYS TO BEAT THE WINTER BLUES January 24, 2011 THERAPIST AND ANTI-STRESS COURSE DIRECTOR WWW.MBSRLONDON.COM 1. BREATHE (PROPERLY) Bring your awareness to each in-breath and out-breath as it happens. Breathing in slightly more deeply than usual will stimulate the sympathetic nervous system, energising the body and clearing out some of those mental cobwebs. Focusing on the out-breath stimulates the para-sympathetic nervous system which calms [...]
Thrills, grills and big bills on the Strand January 24, 2011 Savoy Grill The Savoy Hotel, The Strand, WC2R 0EU Tel: 020 7592 1600, www.gordonramsay.com FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £50 THREE years ago, when the Savoy hotel closed for its gazillion pound refurbishment, Gordon Ramsay’s reputation as a cook and restaurateur of true brilliance had yet to be eclipsed by his brutish [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS January 24, 2011 LAST-MINUTE BURNS NIGHT Dust down your kilts: even if you haven’t booked a Burns Supper for tonight, there are still possibilities. Gordon Ramsay’s Limehouse pub, the Narrow (www.gordon ramsay.com), is having its own tartan knees up, with West End theatre actor Cameron Jack reading the poetry while fine whiskies are served with broth, mutton and [...]
Splits widen on banking reform January 23, 2011 SPLITS emerged over the direction of UK banking reform yesterday, as deputy leader of the coalition Nick Clegg expressed support for a break-up of British banks even as his own government’s Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) came out against a radical break-up plan. The divisions throw into doubt the implementation of the ICB’s recommendations, which [...]
Goldman’s UK tax bill tops £2bn January 23, 2011 THE UK treasury made more than £2.29bn from Goldman Sachs last year, City A.M. can reveal. Goldman does not publish a break-down of tax costs by region, but it is understood that the amount represents a 14.5 per cent rise in its tax costs compared to 2009, despite a 35 per cent fall in global pre-tax profits. [...]
Police look at Brown claims January 23, 2011 THE News of the World phone-hacking scandal continued to gather pace yesterday, with Gordon Brown asking police to investigate whether he was targeted. The former Prime Minister expressed concerns his messages may have been intercepted between 2005 and 2007, when he was chancellor. Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne ramped up pressure on News [...]
Coalition rejecting its own medicine January 23, 2011 THIS week will be critical for the coalition’s economic policies, in terms of perceptions even if not in reality. Despite their tentative nature, Tuesday’s fourth-quarter GDP figures will take centre-stage in Westminster: if they come in as expected, the coalition will celebrate; if they are weak, Labour’s Ed Balls will have a field day trashing [...]
BA and Iberia fly into FTSE January 23, 2011 THE COMPANY formed following the merger of British Airways with Spanish carrier Iberia will today join a small handful of foreign incorporated firms on the London Stock Exchange as a FTSE100 firm. International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) will fly into the FTSE100 as one of the UK’s top companies, despite its official status as a Spanish firm. [...]
