Putting the new Audi R8 through its paces on some hair-raising roads from Calais to Paris to Provence September 25, 2019 The Audi R8 is a mid-engined supercar with multiple personalities. Ideal, therefore, for a blast through France to visit three characterful but very different hotels. The 2019 Audi R8 might have only received a mild facelift but it can still stop people in their tracks. From the front, I worry that the recent nip-tuck makes [...]
Super Smash Bros Ultimate review: A stylish Switch brawler, and a comprehensive celebration of the series December 20, 2018 The Super Smash Bros series has been around since the halcyon days of the Nintendo 64, which launched – you might want to sit down for this – 20 years ago. The original starred characters from a bunch of disparate Nintendo games beating seven shades of shandy out of one another, and as the series [...]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan announces junk food advertising ban on entire Transport for London network from early 2019 November 23, 2018 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today confirmed that junk food advertising will be banned across the entire Transport for London network from 25 February 2019. The groundbreaking ban will be implemented on all transport controlled by TfL, including the underground, overground, London buses, trams and river services, and will stop companies from advertising foods that are [...]
Day in the life: Long-distance runner Jo Pavey on her dreams competing at a sixth Olympics and training as a busy mum October 15, 2018 I’m training very hard at the moment. My next race is the Great South Run on 21 October and I’m looking forward to getting back racing because I had a bit of time out in the summer due to an injury. My long-term plan is to reach a sixth Olympics. It might seem unrealistic because [...]
The fast and the curious: Answers to all your questions about short term fasting for health July 11, 2018 Last week I wrote about completing a three day water fast, during which I ate and drank nothing but… water. Since then I’ve received messages from people all over the world wanting to know more. Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions. Is it dangerous? Despite fasting having been around for thousands [...]
Everything you wanted to know about how to pull off the 72-hour water fast July 10, 2018 Last week I wrote about completing a three day water fast, during which I ate and drank nothing but… water. Since then I’ve received messages from people all over the world wanting to know more. Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions. Is it dangerous? Despite fasting having been around for thousands [...]
Just Eat soars to record high delivering upgraded outlook July 28, 2016 Shares in takeaway firm Just Eat have soared to a record high after upping its outlook for the year. The figures Revenue for the first half the year to June was up 59 per cent to £171.6m as like-for-like orders surged 40 per cent. Underliying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation more than doubled to £53.4m [...]
Weekly Grill: Michelin-starred Adam Byatt, the chef patron of Trinity in Clapham, on his most accidentally successful restaurant December 5, 2018 Who are you and what do you do? I’m Adam Byatt, chef patron of Trinity restaurant, Upstairs and Bistro Union, all situated in leafy Clapham Common. I’ve been a chef for some 28 years now. Most of my waking hours are spent cooking, being around, writing about, talking about or eating incredible food. I feel [...]
How London’s high streets can weather the brewing retail storm November 12, 2018 London rightly bears the distinction of being one of the world’s most attractive places to live and work. But with that label comes risks as well as opportunities – and often, trends that we see across the country play out far more dramatically when it comes to our capital. Take our latest research into the [...]
Meet the banker-turned-restaurateur bringing the City’s dining scene to life February 14, 2019 Whatever happened to the liquid lunch? It is a question often asked with nostalgia throughout the Square Mile. Traders in pubs, City executives in boardrooms, journalists and lawyers in wine bars; the sight and smell of booze at noon was at one point in time as much a part of the City’s identity as pin-stripes [...]