Five brilliant ways to keep kids thrilled this summer July 14, 2011 1 THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA Judith Kerr’s perennially loved children’s book is about a tiger with a giant appetite who turns up at a little girl’s house for tea one day. Adapted for the stage at the Vaudeville theatre, it follows similar hits there such as the Gruffalo and We’re Going on a [...]
REVEALED: THE CITY’S BEHIND-THE-SCENES BOARDROOM LUNCHES July 11, 2011 THE DAYS of conspicuous client entertainment are over, as the City’s fattest cats rein in their largesse in the fallout of the financial crisis. Or are they? Just days after the Bribery Act came into force, The Capitalist hears business is booming for a high-end catering service recreating City restaurants in the boardrooms of investment [...]
Keeping it cool behind closed doors July 6, 2011 IN recent weeks secret doorways have been surfacing across London. Following in the footsteps of clandestine operations Eight Bank, ECC, Crazy Bear Members Club and more recently The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town (which can only be entered through a Smeg refrigerator) a little black door has just appeared on Orchard Street by Selfridges. The [...]
OUT OF AFRICA July 3, 2011 IT is 5.45am – waking hour on safari. Close to the tent, there are groups of feeding buffalo and wildebeests and slowly loping giraffes. Behind them, there is a spectacular view of the Kent coast and English Channel with France in the distance. This is what it is like to go on safari, English-style. And [...]
Coming soon: the Fearne Cotton app July 3, 2011 Festivals ain’t what they used to be. Back in the day, your parents would smear their naked bodies with healing mud and take so much acid their eyes melted. Now, in a resounding victory for progress, people can huddle in their tents, feverishly watching the events on the blinking screen of an iPhone. Even in [...]
Sunderland seal Wickham coup June 29, 2011 FOOTBALL: England Under-21 international Connor Wickham has completed a sensational move to Sunderland. The Black Cats beat off stiff competition from Liverpool for the Ipswich striker who could eventually cost Steve Bruce’s side £12m. Bruce said: “A number of top sides have been chasing Connor for some time now, so naturally we are absolutely delighted he [...]
Sunderland medical for Wickham June 28, 2011 FOOTBALL: England Under-21 international Connor Wickham is expected to undergo a medical with Sunderland within the next 24 hours. The Black Cats have moved swiftly after submitting a formal offer in excess of £8m to Ipswich for the 18-year-old.
HELICOPTER TRADE FEAT HITS A HIGH June 26, 2011 IT’S OFFICIAL: a new record has been set for the world’s highest currency trade, after Greg Secker took to the skies last Friday to make money out of thin air trading from a helicopter hovering 1,500 feet above the City. The flying trader hopped between the Isle of Dogs radio masts – moved on from [...]
Salamander farm out in Vietnam May 31, 2011 Independent oil and gas company Salamander Energy yesterday announced an agreement with Japanese oil and gas exploration JX Nippon to farm out a 20 per cent interest in Block 101-100/04 that contains the Cat Ba oil prospect offshore Vietnam. Chief executive James Menzies said the transaction reduced Salamander’s financial exposure to the drilling while staying [...]
DIVE IN: swim chic May 26, 2011 PACK your bags ladies! Summer is nearly here yet again promises to be a heady mix of sun, sand sea and cocktails. Swimwear chic has been made even easier this time round. Labels have cooked up a host of swimwear ensembles, designed to suit every budget, shape and size and make you sizzle by the [...]