Culture secretary Matt Hancock expected to make decision on Rupert Murdoch’s Sky takeover this week July 8, 2018 Culture secretary Matt Hancock is this week expected to reveal whether Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox will be given clearance to take over Sky and bat off a rival bid from Comcast. If Hancock gives Murdoch the go-ahead, the media mogul will buy the 61 per cent stake in Sky he does not already own. [...]
Wimbledon 2018: What Roger Federer’s $300m Uniqlo deal tells us about the state of tennis sponsorship July 8, 2018 On the eve of Wimbledon, men’s tennis news was again dominated by the same old names: Andy Murray’s late withdrawal, Novak Djokovic’s re-built serving action, Rafael Nadal’s lack of grass-court preparation and, of course, Roger Federer’s bumper new kit deal with Japanese brand Uniqlo. This is no surprise to the casual fan, for the Big [...]
An exhibition at Horse Guards Parade has aircraft old and new on show to commemorate RAF centenary July 7, 2018 Londoners will be looking up to the sky on 10 July, when as many as 100 aircraft will be soaring over the capital to commemorate the official centenary birthday of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The celebrations, however, have already begun. An event at Horse Guards Parade this weekend is letting the public get a [...]
Tour de France: Chris Froome faces toughest challenge of his career following salbutamol case fallout July 5, 2018 In a way, when Chris Froome takes to the Tour de France start line at Noirmoutier-en-l’Ile in the west of the country on Saturday he will have already won. After nine months of conjecture, criticism and doubt the 33-year-old Team Sky rider had his anti-doping case dropped by cycling’s world governing body, the UCI, on [...]
How I overcame my phobia of steel to fall in love with the metallic look of the summer July 5, 2018 Despite once falling in love with Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Frosted, I’ve never felt bracelet watches, particularly those in steel, were for me. The Frosted, an incredibly successful collaboration with jewellery designer Carolina Bucci, was simply the exception that proved the rule, the sole outlier in my disdain for a style that I believe stemmed [...]
The Petersham at Petersham Nurseries in Covent Garden review: Some decent, basic food for those willing to splurge an obscene amount July 5, 2018 Covent Garden has reinvented itself more times than Madonna, had more facelifts than Mickey Rourke, seen more costume changes than Matthew Kelly. Once a Monk’s vegetable patch, it’s been home to prostitutes and drunks, clowns and mimes, apples and Apple. Before Capital & Counties (Capco) bought the market and the surrounding seven acres in 2006, [...]
WPP row with former boss Sir Martin Sorrell heats up as company claims it has been considering a move for MediaMonks ‘since November’ July 5, 2018 FTSE ad giant WPP today claimed it has been considering a takeover of Dutch agency MediaMonks since November 2017, as it described a rival bid from former boss Sir Martin Sorrell as “unlawful”. A letter sent by WPP's lawyers to Sorrell suggested the competing bid from his new marketing venture S4 was a "diversion of [...]
Best ethical homeware brands in the UK: Fast fashion is a much-known scourge, but should we now look at the ethics of our furnishings? July 5, 2018 Did you know that the global fashion industry is on track to consume over a quarter of the world’s annual carbon allowance by 2050? Stella McCartney does and she’s been travelling the world with sailing wonderwoman Dame Ellen MacArthur shouting about it for the last couple of years now. Perhaps that’s why so many more [...]
Angry Trump Baby blimp given green light to fly over parliament during US President’s official visit July 5, 2018 A huge balloon called the angry 'Trump Baby' has been given the go-ahead to fly over the Houses of Parliament during the US President's visit to the UK next week. London mayor Sadiq Khan's Greater London Authority approved a request for the flight after thousands signed a petition and a crowdfunding campaign raised more than [...]
Positive thinking on negative equity: What to do if your home is worth less than your mortgage July 4, 2018 Less than a year ago, it was all talk of bubbles in the UK housing market. But we all know that what goes up must come down, and the first signs that the market was losing steam came at the start of this year. The market continues to look skittish, with the most recent figures [...]