Smart #3 review: Necessity is the mother of convention July 26, 2024 Smart has pivoted from being a manufacturer of quirky, ultra-compact cars to becoming part of an all-electric joint venture with Mercedes-Benz and Chinese carmaker Geely. Geely also owns European car brands such as Volvo, Polestar and Lotus, meaning this SUV coupe EV has some prestigious half-cousins. To address the elephant in the room, yes, the [...]
I Saw The TV Glow is the beginning of noughties nostalgia – review July 25, 2024 The humble TV is a staple of the horror genre, from 80s classic Poltergeist to modern franchise The Ring. However, director Jane Schoenbrun’s stylish horror-drama I Saw The TV Glow brings a bit of humanity to the chills. Justice Smith (Dungeons and Dragons) stars as Owen, an isolated teenager who, in the late 90s, is [...]
Westwood and Majesticks aiming to dig deeper as LIV Golf heads to JCB Club July 25, 2024 After two years at Centurion Club near London, the circuit’s only British tournament has been relocated to the JCB Golf and Country Club in Staffordshire.
Mercedes-Benz CLE review: Two become one in luxurious coupe July 25, 2024 Cast your mind back to the early 2000s, a time when Mercedes-Benz seemingly embarked upon a plan to cover every possible niche in the automotive market. The results included oddities such as the R-Class, along with a proliferation of coupes and ‘shooting brake’ estates. Time has moved on, however, and Mercedes is now attempting to [...]
Young’s sees summer of sport boost business: We’re in “brilliant shape” says outgoing chairman July 25, 2024 Young’s has announced a rise in revenue of 26 per cent since the start of the new financial year on the back of a boost from the UK’s summer of sport. The Euros and Wimbledon have dominated pubs’ TV screens and sent countless customers to bars and beer gardens to make the most of the [...]
Talktalk: The telecoms titan on the brink July 25, 2024 In a defining few months, Talktalk needs to refinance nearly a billion pounds of debt, with bidders circling. Will it survive?
‘So much of the world is controllable – sport isn’t like that. That’s the beauty of it’ July 25, 2024 A triathlon in London “just feels right”, says Alistair Brownlee, and he should know. The sport’s only double Olympic champion won gold on home soil in 2012 and it remains his fondest memory as an athlete. It also continued a proud tradition of British excellence in the swim-bike-run event forged by the likes of Tim [...]
Veterinary group CVS gears up for Australia expansion July 25, 2024 Veterinary group CVS announced 10 per cent revenue growth but weaker sales amid soft demand and the effect of a cyber security attack, while it separately announced a shift in strategy to focus on growth in Australia. Like-for-like sales only increased by 2.9 per cent year on year at the London-listed company, after a rise [...]
Yorkshire Building Society sees profit fall as rate tailwind eases July 25, 2024 Profit fell at Yorkshire Building Society as margins in the mortgage market were compressed by the plateau in interest rates. In the first six months of the year, the building society’s pretax profit fell to £158.1m from £180.6m in the same period last year. The fall in profit was largely due to lower net interest [...]
Hammerson: Shopping centre giant hit with £500m loss after selling stake in Bicester Village July 25, 2024 British shopping centre giant Hammerson has taken a £500m loss on the £1.5bn deal to sell its share in the company behind Bicester Village, according to just-filed documents.