The Notebook: London’s electric drive is charging full speed ahead – but there are obstacles March 27, 2024 Mike Randall, CEO of Simply Asset Finance, takes the pen to talk electric cars, lessons from football - and some rare praise for Avanti.
Meet Georgina Kennedy: British squash No1, Harvard graduate and former athletics prodigy eyeing London Classic March 26, 2024 The Londoner on anxiety attacks in athletics and finding her home in squash.
The worrying rise of the Starbucks drive-thru March 26, 2024 Car-based consumers are hollowing out our high streets and straining our social fabric, says Adam Hawksbee Starbucks opened the UK’s first drive-thru coffee shop in Cardiff in 2008. Today, there are over 800 in towns and cities across the country – almost one in ten premises operated by a major coffee chain. Even the upmarket [...]
Revolution Bars confirms it’s looking at ‘strategic options’ as it fights to survive March 26, 2024 Revolution Bars is undergoing talks to sell off around a quarter of its venues, according to reports.
Letter to the editor: Apprentices, you’re hired! March 26, 2024 Removing the five per cent co-investment payments for SMEs that hire apprentices under the age of 22 is a step in the right direction.
Euro 2024: Wales boss Robert Page backs young guns but admits nerves versus Poland March 25, 2024 Wales manager Robert Page admits he is nervous but backs his young squad to beat Poland tonight with The Dragons sitting on the verge of qualification for Euro 2024. Having beaten Finland 4-1 last week in their play-off semi-final, Wales take on Poland this evening in Cardiff knowing a win puts them on the plane [...]
This Danube cruise beats other river cruises – it’s spacious with brilliant food March 25, 2024 This river Danube cruises beats other river cruises for its spaciousness, says Alan Edwards Confession time. How many of us have done ‘just a little bit of work’ while away on holiday? The odd email, quick phone call, glance at a spreadsheet? Our cabin on AmaMagna – Europe’s biggest ship for river cruises – had [...]
From star-gazing to navel-gazing: How astrology captured Gen Z March 25, 2024 Gen Z has become starry-eyed, but their fixation with astrology isn't as woo woo as you might think, writes Anna Moloney.
The road to Downing Street runs through the City of London March 25, 2024 Both parties are wooing the City – and Rachel Reeves’ Mais Lecture was no exception – because it is business that is best placed to help deliver economic growth, says Chris Hayward Last week shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, laid out a blueprint for the future of Britain’s economy in her Mais Lecture. This provided a [...]
Kate, Princess of Wales, has cancer: “I am well and getting stronger every day.” March 22, 2024 Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer, Kensington Palace has confirmed this evening, with the Princess recording an emotional video