Former Glastonbury headliner shocks with secret set 10 years after Pyramid Stage slot June 29, 2025 Florence Welsh made a surprise appearance on the final evening of Glastonbury 2025. The lead singer from Florence and The Machine joined indie band The Maccabees during their headline slot at The Park stage, one of the festival’s main stages. Florence sang Dog Days Are Over and performed guest vocals on The Maccabees track Love [...]
Boy Wunder Wong can raise the Bar on Family Jewel June 27, 2025 SHA TIN in Hong Kong hosts another all-action 11-race programme on Saturday, including a couple of races on the all-weather surface, and featuring the Class One Pearce Memorial Challenge Cup (12.35pm), a handicap over five furlongs. It is good to see young five-pound claimer Ellis Wong back in action again, after serving a two-meeting suspension [...]
Under-21 Euros: England youngsters chalk up wins for Channel 4 June 26, 2025 Channel 4’s punt on England at the men’s Under-21 Euros has already paid off before Saturday’s final, with strong viewing figures for the Young Lions’ knockout games. England’s semi-final win over the Netherlands on Wednesday evening was the most popular programming on UK TV at the time. The 2-1 victory over the Dutch, secured by [...]
Inside the most expensive rehab clinic in the world June 26, 2025 Upon checking in at £10,000-a-night rehab centre Paracelsus Recovery, I find myself transported into a world that revolves entirely around me. Bequeathed with a 15-member entourage of therapists, clinicians, masseuses and personal chefs, I am part of a collective powered by a single goal: my betterment. If you can think of a celebrity who’s been [...]
Chef Tom Sellers interviews former England player Joe Cole June 26, 2025 For our Chef’s Table series, Michelin starred chef Tom Sellers has lunch at his restaurant Story Cellar with former England player Joe Cole. They talk fatherhood, friendship and the future Tom Sellers: We’ve known each other for years now, do you remember when we first met? Joe Cole: Yeah – I came into Restaurant Story and we got [...]
Smells define our world – but modern life is killing them June 26, 2025 The smell of the Clockwork Orange – AKA the Glasgow Subway – has mystified Glaswegians for over a hundred years. Newspapers have pored over the pong since the metro first opened in 1896. Over the years the curious, slightly fusty scent has been described as an “odour-laden spice caravan” and prompted one Redditor to ask [...]
Why are more CEOs than ever addicted to cocaine? June 26, 2025 Cocaine use is surging among high performing business people, fuelled by the relentless demands of the job and a culture that normalises substance abuse, says Abdullah Boulad Cocaine dependency is surging among CEOs, investors and their children. The traits that propel CEOs to success – intensity, risk-taking, and unrelenting drive – are the same ones [...]
F1 movie: Brad Pitt adds charm to Formula One movie June 25, 2025 Hollywood hasn’t always been enamoured with Formula One, but that’s changed over the last decade or so. Netflix’s Drive To Survive, 2013 drama Rush and 2019’s Ford V Ferrari have elevated interest Stateside, along with the relaunch of the US Grand Prix in 2012. Now, F1 is officially getting the Hollywood treatment, with one of [...]
What’s behind the post-pandemic tumble in Diageo and Pernod Ricard shares? June 25, 2025 Two of the world’s biggest drinks companies, Diageo and Pernod Ricard, have had a bruising time of it on the stock market in the last two years. Since mid-2023, shares in Pernod Ricard have dropped nearly 60 per cent, while market leader Diageo has seen its share price fall over 40 per cent. A lot [...]
Vibe shift: Gen-Z accountants ditch partnership ambitions for start-ups June 25, 2025 Accountant students aspire to start their own business, marking a generational shift away from the traditional route