The best things to do in London this September and October September 2, 2022 Massive new musicals, snooping around some of the best private houses in the capital, eating with Tom Kerridge and making the most out of those final long late-summer evenings. There are still so many things to do in London this September, including three more festivals before the summer calls it quits. Here’s the best of [...]
Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak face once in a century living standards crisis September 1, 2022 Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak are set to oversee the steepest fall in living standards in a century after one of them enters Number 10 next Monday, a fresh report published today reveals. Brits are on course to be £3,000 worse off by the end of 2024 as soaring energy bills and inflation eat into [...]
Al Mare restaurant review: Forget La Dolche Vita, there’s an ideal Italian escape in SW1 August 31, 2022 Living and working in the Square Mile, I rarely venture too far west, but when I do I get all the rush of a foreign holiday. There’s the expansive feel of the grand parklands and the glamorous feel of the hotels with air-conditioned lobbies. Then there’s the contrasting intimacy of the red brick mansions on [...]
Medication dependency and mental health issues up 300 per cent, say clinic August 31, 2022 The number of elite athletes being referred for medication-related dependency and underlying mental health issues has increased by 300 per cent in 10 years, according to a leading clinic in the field. Mental health problems such as ADHD, eating disorders, depression, anxiety and burnout are becoming much more common in sportspeople, reports Paracelsus Recovery. “We [...]
Giving up on net zero could cost the Tories an election August 26, 2022 Energy prices are rising to record levels, and households are understandably worried about how they’re going to pay their energy bills. Some opponents of the net zero target have used this as an opportunity to blame green policies for an increase in global energy prices, despite it being clear that high gas prices are the [...]
Cycene chef Theo Clench reveals where he eats when he’s not cooking August 20, 2022 Theo Clench trained in Brighton before moving to London to work at a host of Michelin starred restaurants including Trinity, Clove Club and Portland. He then became executive chef at Fitzrovia’s West African restaurant Akoko. His next challenge is the soon to open Cycene restaurant within Shoreditch’s Blue Mountain School. The restaurant focuses on Eastern [...]
Just Eat sells £1.5bn stake in Brazilian food delivery giant August 19, 2022 Delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway has sold its stake in Brazilian counterpart iFood for €1.8bn (£1.5bn) to local internet company Movile. The 33 per cent stake in iFood, which has dominated the market share in Brazil, will bolster Movile’s food ordering and delivery segment, although it also operates across ticketing and logistics. The deal includes [...]
The Trials at the Donmar – near future warning with adults in the dock August 18, 2022 As Europe endures its hottest summer on record, hosepipe bans reach millions of Londoners and wildfires tear across Spain, new environmental polemic The Trials couldn’t have come at a more apt time. Set in the not-too-distant future, it’s essentially 12 Angry Children doing jury duty at the end of the world. Those on trial: the [...]
Musicians share pasta horror stories ahead of London’s first pasta festival August 17, 2022 Horrifying combinations, guests alerting dinner party hosts to chemical smells wafting from the kitchen and, yep, tomato ketchup. Italy is known as the food capital of the world but their most prized export is often butchered on these shores. Ahead of London’s first ever pasta festival, taking place this weekend, we’ve spoken to three of [...]
The futurist on sniffing out a good crypto investment August 12, 2022 Jillian Godsil interviews Tom Serres - co-founder of Warburg Serres - on what it takes to make it as a crypto investor.