Moving in on Britain’s top state schools November 25, 2010 WITH the standards of living rising and employment ever more insecure, committing your child to private education has become a risky business. Parents who have children edging towards that crucial eleventh year will no doubt be trying to unpick the admissions policies to the best state schools. They are also likely to have entertained the [...]
GOING OUT October 20, 2010 The most exciting launch on the way this Autumn has to be the brand new Hakkasan Mayfair, opening its doors on Bruton Street mid November. The tucked away Hanway Place original has been an amazing success since its launch nearly 10 years ago. Along with fine, modern Chinese cuisine it ushered in a new breed [...]
CHRONOLOGY | LIVERPOOL OWNERSHIP BATTLE October 14, 2010 IF LIVERPOOL’S sale to New England Sports Ventures is finally completed today, it will mark the end of one of the most convoluted takeovers in the history of English football. Since the day their bid was accepted by the club’s board on 5 October, NESV have been opposed by Reds owners Tom Hicks and George [...]
PREPARING FOR WINTER | HOW TO MAKE YOUR SKIN GLOW October 11, 2010 After a blazing few days, our Indian summer is over and it’s time to start thinking about ways other than a deep tan to get a healthy glow. Hungarian brand Omorovicza’s beautiful Illuminating Moisturiser (£83, Liberty), with plum oil and apple pectin, is a brilliant moisture boost, with a light-diffusing effect that will make you [...]
How to live the Polynesian dream October 3, 2010 IT’S a hot and humid afternoon in Nadi on the Fijian mainland as we squash into the rather intimate 14-seater plane that is to deliver us to Taveuni in the north-east of the archipelago. Known as Fiji’s Garden Island for its pristine tropical rainforests and ridiculously beautiful beaches, Taveuni is to be the starting point [...]
A spa in the home is the ultimate in luxury city living September 9, 2010 IN the past a health club was where you went to get pampered, a spa was a resort with natural springs and “wellness” was a hippy concept. Now that we’re both more health-conscious and luxe-conscious, however, spa facilities – meaning pools, treatment rooms, gyms, saunas, steam rooms and more – are a part of people’s [...]
There’s nothing that says well done me quite like a bodacious one-man palace June 24, 2010 YOU’VE given your life to work – and you’ve made a mint in return. It’s high time you rewarded yourself with a show-stopper of a home.?Don’t beat around the property bush – buy yourself a bachelor pad with all the bells and whistles, a home you love so much you’d be happy to live in [...]
Equity indices have lost their momentum to rise further June 23, 2010 DESPITE continued fears of an economic slowdown, global equities had proved somewhat resilient over the last fortnight with traders jumping on any piece of good news as an excuse to buy. But the 10-session winning streak in the MSCI World Index snapped on Tuesday and the index of global stocks has now shed 1.4 per [...]
Capello snaps at snappers as World Cup pressure mounts June 9, 2010 UBER-COOL Fabio Capello showed the first signs of feeling the strain yesterday after launching an astonishing verbal attack on photographers at England’s World Cup training base. The Three Lions boss took exception to his players being filmed inside their Royal Bafokeng camp and stormed out to confront the cameramen, bellowing “Why do you take photos [...]
Mozzarella in Mayfair goes glam May 17, 2010 Cielo/Luxx 3 New Burlington Street W1S 2JF 020 7297 2893 www.cielorestaurant.co.uk, www.luxx-london.com FOOD *** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £50 THESE days, being a restaurant plain and simple just isn’t good enough. Since the credit crunch bit, we have entered a new realm of added value, and if you like to [...]