Jonnie Peacock smiles despite failing to medal in Paralympic Games as Sherman Guity Guity claims gold
How to throw the perfect Eurovision 2023 Party: your food, drinks and outfits sorted May 12, 2023 Can the UK beat last year’s runner-up placing to land the title? Probably not – but it’s time for Eurovision 2023, so let’s party anyway Nil pois? If last year’s runnerup placing is anything to go by, the UK may have finally relegated to history our abysmal showing at the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It [...]
Hollywood and West End go into mourning for London legend Angela Lansbury October 12, 2022 Remembering Dame Angela Lansbury as “one of the last Golden Age of Hollywood stars” and a “Broadway and West End icon” following her death, heavyweights from across the film, television and live theatre industries have gone into mourning. Born in London, The Irish-British and American actress, best known for her role as Jessica Fletcher in [...]
IHG announces new luxury hotel collection Vignette August 24, 2021 IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced its new luxury and lifestyle brand Vignette Collection. The Holiday Inn owner hopes the Vignette brand will attract more than 100 hotels across the world over the next ten years. It marks the sixth addition to IHG’s portfolio in the past four years with other luxury and lifestyle brands [...]
They’re filming The White Lotus at the Anantara in Thailand – I checked in too February 19, 2024 Living The White Lotus life at the Anantara in Thailand
The Christmas Day Quiz: City A.M. tests out your grey matter December 24, 2022 It’s the Christmas Quiz you’ve been waiting for! Each year City A.M. publishes Deloitte’s economics team’s festive brainteasers, produced as part of their regular Monday briefing. Grab a pen – the answers are at the bottom, and come packed with plenty of extra details… 1. The nineteenth century Scottish historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle dubbed [...]
Partygate: Minister says people want ‘professionalism and competence’ from government May 31, 2022 Brits need to see the government display “professionalism and competence” in the wake of the partygate scandal, trade minister Penny Mordaunt has told City A.M. Mordaunt, who was touted in January as a potential future Tory leader, said “the really essential issue [about the Gray report] is about our ability to restore trust” and to [...]
Elon Musk says he will pay $11bn in taxes this year December 20, 2021 Celebrity entrepreneur Elon Musk has said he will pay $11bn in taxes this year, an amount which could constitute the biggest contribution in history.
Taliban fighters step up presence at Kabul airport as further blasts loom August 29, 2021 Taliban fighters stepped up their presence at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport last night, as the U.S. warned there was a high risk of further blasts and international evacuation efforts continued to wind down. Watch the full report.
Virgin Galactic’s shares rocket as Branson completes first fully crewed space flight July 12, 2021 Virgin Galactic’s shares jumped this morning after it successfully completed its first fully crewed space flight yesterday, with billionaire founder Sir Richard Branson on board. While Branson didn’t make it to the moon, Virgin Galactic’s shares might. The New Mexico-based company’s stock jumped as much as 22 per cent premarket this morning. Virgin Galactic’s shares [...]
Marvel Snap new Season Pass: The best MODOK discard deck February 7, 2023 The wildly popular Marvel Snap today launched its latest Season Pass, including a powerful new set of cards. Chief among them is a new five energy MODOK card, which promises to shift the meta in the deck building card strategy game. Previous season passes have see the introduction of cards including Miles Morales, Silver Surfer, [...]