Row erupts over Tory plan to stop Soho pub goers standing up August 6, 2026 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has slammed a plan backed by a Tory council to stop pub goers in Soho from drinking while standing up. Westminster Council, the now-Conservative-run local authority that covers London’s most popular drinking spots, has set out its ambition to radically limit “vertical drinking” or ordering drinks at the bar under a [...]
Smurfit Westrock Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results July 29, 2026 Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE: SW) today announced the financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Key Points: Net Sales of $8,031 million Net Income of $88 million, with a Net Income Margin of 1.1% Adjusted EBITDA1 of $1,140 million, with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 of 14.2% Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities [...]
Here we go again: The best roof terrace for yet another heatwave July 28, 2026 Just when you thought you’d got out… they drag you back in. Or up: up to London’s roof terraces to bask in yet another spell of 30 degree heat. We round up some of the top spots up top to make the most of this most clement of summers. Madison Where else to start but [...]
Renault 5 E-Tech 2025 long-term review – second report July 28, 2026 Lined up on the starting grid at Goodwood, the two cars resemble the ‘before and after’ photos from a bodybuilding magazine. Each one is ostensibly a Renault 5, but the similarities almost end there. On the left is my long-term test Renault 5 E-Tech. Compact and straight-sided, its classic hatchback proportions draw directly from the [...]
Grindr for Equality Commits to Connecting 10M to HIV Prevention by 2028 July 27, 2026 New report finds PrEP awareness is high but access is low, as global HIV funding shrinks Grindr steps up
On this day: the birth of Michael Foot July 23, 2026 On 23rd July 1913, Michael Foot was born. He would go on to become a Labour leader known for his eloquence, his rigid socialist ideology and his jackets. What lessons does his career offer for Andy Burnham? Asks Eliot Wilson Michael Mackintosh Foot was born on this day in 1913 in Plymouth. He would rise, [...]
London Broncos: Automatic Super League promotion not off table July 22, 2026 London Broncos have insisted automatic promotion to the Super League remains on the table. Reports had suggested that the club – which would become the only English Super League team south of Warrington – would not be automatically admitted into the top flight of rugby league and would be forced to, like everyone else, rely [...]
Can the City make friends with Healey? July 22, 2026 For the second time in history, the Labour party has recruited a former defence secretary by the name of Healey to become chancellor. The first, Denis Healey, ended up going cap-in-hand to the IMF for a bailout in 1976 after the UK endured rocketing inflation, soaring borrowing and surging unemployment. So the bar has been [...]
FTSE 100 property giants urge Burnham to unleash London office construction July 20, 2026 London’s leading property giants have urged Andy Burnham to unleash a wave of new office construction in the capital to boost the UK’s stagnant productivity and sluggish growth. The London Property Alliance (LPA), which represents the capital’s 300 biggest property developers and investors, has written to the incoming Prime Minister urging him to designate central [...]
Jamie’s Italian is awful but don’t worry, there are some great new Mediterranean restaurants too July 15, 2026 This week I talk about two Italians, one Greek, a talented Cypriot and an irritating Englishman. Prepare to read about two restaurants you should visit (Bancone and Zylia) and one you should reserve for your worst enemies (Jamie’s Italian)… ZYLIA Covent Garden is a part of London that you only go to for a specific [...]