The future of education finance is here – enter new crowdfunding platform EdAid October 8, 2015 There is a new alternative lending platform on the scene, and it’s called EdAid. While we’re familiar with those crowdfunding and peer-to-peer platforms that offer loans to businesses, equity stakes in startups and invoice trading opportunities, EdAid is doing something a bit different: it’s creating a competitor to the government’s Student Loans Company, and giving [...]
Restaurant review: Fall down the culinary rabbit hole at Céleste at the Lanesborough hotel August 18, 2015 Céleste at the Lanesborough 9 Hyde Park Corner, SW1X 7TA Tel: 020 7259 5599 These are halcyon days for the London restaurant scene, a time when seemingly everybody is a foodie and every borough in London has at least half a dozen restaurants worth visiting. You can start to take it all for granted, [...]
Broadcasters told by Ofcom to make phone-in charges simpler April 28, 2015 Telecoms regulator Ofcom has forced TV companies to change how they advertise phone-in and mobile voting competitions – because, it says, they're currently too confusing. The watchdog has changed the broadcasting code – the rules which govern TV and radio in the UK – to reflect how they can make pricing clearer. Viewers [...]
Endurance International Group’s share price is tanking after Gotham City compared it to Quindell, Gowex April 28, 2015 Gotham City Research has got investors' attention with a note about Endurance International Group (EIGI), with a target share price of “$0.00 per share”. The shadowy analyst firm posted an intriguing tweet earlier today saying it had found a company “that gets us just as excited as Quindell and Gowex did”. https://twitter.com/GothamResearch/status/593045486216425472 [...]
Liquid Spaces: A new book explores the way our perception of space can be altered April 2, 2015 Korean artist Jee Young Lee’s installation pieces transform 3x6m boxes into fantastical, surreal dreamscapes. In some, scores of painted fans form psychedelic clouds, or a swirling ocean sucking the artist into its centre. Others, inspired by childhood memories, feature the artist in nostalgic or frightening environments, filled with giant insects, sinister tentacles, or startled crows [...]
The best bluetooth headphones: Listen to music unencumbered by pesky cables May 27, 2015 JAYBIRD BLUEBUDS X These are our pick of the bunch, a perfect combination of great, bassy sound, comfortable fit and lightweight design. They’re water-sealed, so you can wear them while you work out and not have to worry about sweating in them and the adjustable honeycomb ear grip ensures they won’t fall out while you’re [...]
Mapped: The most unaffordable places to get a mortgage in the UK January 8, 2015 Last year the bar was raised for first-time buyers hoping to get a mortgage, as the Bank of England introduced new rules limiting the amount banks and building societies can lend. For the first time, the amount mortgage customers can borrow has been capped at 4.5 times their income. If you're looking to buy that [...]
Car review: On the road with BMW’s Gran Tourer – the people carrier that’s out to prove luxurious doesn’t equal impractical May 11, 2015 Remember those BMW ads with the tagline “The Ultimate Driving Machine”? The Bavarian brand built its reputation on sporty saloons with straight-six engines and rear-wheel drive. Unfortunately, the 2 Series Gran Tourer falls short of being the ultimate driving machine. BMW’s seven-seat MPV is a stretched version of the Active Tourer that shares its [...]
Personal trainer Tony Stacey hopes for a bit of magic in bid to run seven marathons in seven days April 9, 2015 A personal trainer based in the City has won celebrity backing for his campaign to raise cash for Breast Cancer Care by running seven marathons in seven days with a group of supporters. Tony Stacey, who was born and raised in Barking but now lives in Kent, and a group of runners will complete the [...]
Masters 2015: Here’s why Jordan Spieth’s record-equalling win was so special April 13, 2015 Winning the Masters is an impressive, rarefied feat in itself. Winning it at 21 years of age even more so. But triumphing at Augusta in the style demonstrated by Jordan Spieth this weekend is truly something special. Not only did the young Texan fulfill the goal he's been gunning for from childhood almost as soon [...]