Trap film review: M Night Shyalaman feels far from Sixth Sense heyday August 9, 2024 Trap film review and star rating: ★★★ It feels like a long time since director M. Night Shyalaman kept Hollywood enthralled with twist-laden mysteries like Unbreakable, Signs and The Sixth Sense. In new release Trap, his unique brand of spookiness finds moderate success. He taps into pop culture through lead Josh Hartnett, who plays Cooper, [...]
Grace Jones proves Abraham Lincoln’s famous quote right at Crystal Palace’s South Facing Festival August 8, 2024 According to Abraham Lincoln, you can fool some of the people all of the time. I think he has a point, as right now I’m feeling pretty foolish, and judging by the assembled masses – since at first glance, there are thousands of us – I’m not alone in such foolishness. You see, nothing, and [...]
How class actions became a hot trend in the UK August 8, 2024 The class action boom has made the UK a major hub for legal action - but this surge is a rising concern for business on the impacts of these mammoth claims
The Debate: Should we finally say goodbye to Twitter/X? August 8, 2024 Are we doomed to doomscroll on, or should we take action and quit Twitter/X for good? Rachel Cunliffe goes head to head with Benedict Spence
London pub group handed lifeline after administration and closure woes August 6, 2024 A London pub company that partly collapsed into administration earlier this year and closed a number of sites has agreed a £61m deal.
I went looking for wild Bison in exotic Kent. Here’s what I learned August 5, 2024 For the first time in 6,000 years bison are roaming wild in the woods of Kent. Chris Dorrell wanted to spy one Bison are up to two metres tall. An adult male can weigh up to a ton. If you ended up on the wrong side of one sitting down, you wouldn’t live to tell [...]
Class action avalanche: Report reveals litigations are eight times greater than UK population August 2, 2024 Class action litigation is dominating the UK as a new report shows claims filed by the end of 2023 encompassing over 540 million members.
Square Mile and Me: Enness CEO Islay Robinson on his career – and a flaming suit mishap August 1, 2024 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Islay Robinson, CEO of Enness Global Mortgages, takes us through his career, from a flaming suit mishap to his love for London What was your first job? My first job was crushing boxes at a market when I was about 14. [...]
In defence of hereditary peers July 23, 2024 Like the Bene Gesserit in the Dune franchise, hereditary peers measure their plans in centuries, leading to a class of legislators invested in social and political continuity, in the preservation of a nation and its identity, argues Andrew Lomas De Tocqueville wrote of democracy that “it makes each man forget his forefathers… conceals him from [...]
Gordon Ramsay to invest £77m in cookware brand with Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp July 16, 2024 Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has teamed up with Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp to invest $100m (£77m) in HexClad, a maker of nonstick cookware.