Parliamentary inquiry into Cameron Greensill saga says lobbying rules are ‘insufficient’ July 20, 2021 A parliamentary committee looking into the Greensill saga blasted ex-prime minister David Cameron for the “significant lack of judgement” he showed in his support for the failed firm. The “Lessons from Greensill Capital” report by the Commons Treasury Select Committee found that the current ministerial lobbying rules are “insufficient” and “there is a good case [...]
Where to eat… In the City April 23, 2021 In a new bite-sized column, we’ll be focusing on an area of London and selecting three of our favourite restaurants, one for breakfast, one for lunch and one for dinner. For the first instalment we have, of course, chosen the City, the regular haunt of our Life & Style editor Steve Dinneen for well over [...]
Best of travel: The foodie revolution hits the Maldives March 1, 2021 To tide us over until we’re able to travel again, we’re republishing classic travel stories from our archives. Today we revisit Melissa York’s trip to The Maldives. ••• A friend once told me, in total bafflement, about a couple who left their honeymoon in The Maldives early. They were bored, she said, in the midst [...]
Foals: We’re changing the macho image of hot sauce April 21, 2022 There’s a video on YouTube entitled “Colin Farrell searches for meaning in the pain of spicy wings.” In it, the ageing hunk dollops hot sauce on chicken, eats it, then squirms in pain. The 28-minute video has racked up over 3m views in a little over a month. Halfway through, host Sean Evans boasts that [...]
Cafe Biltmore’s new terrace is a leafy oasis in the heart of Mayfair May 22, 2021 Despite Londoners gritting their teeth through one of the wettest Mays on record, outdoor space has never been at more of a premium. We may now be allowed to eat indoors, but social distancing has drastically reduced the number of covers most restaurants can accommodate and the pandemic has reinforced the pleasures of al fresco [...]
Dixons Carphone posts £4.9bn UK revenue, buoyed by ‘explosion’ of gaming June 30, 2021 Dixons Carphone has posted a £4.9bn revenue from electricals in the UK and Ireland today, as it reaped the benefits of the pandemic-induced tech boom. Its revenue climbed eight per cent in the UK in the year to 1 May, up from £4.5bn the year before, the group said in its audited annual results this [...]
Pensions industry veteran Chris Curry to lead delivery group for dashboard scheme June 3, 2019 A Whitehall initiative designed to give savers easy access to pensions information has taken another step towards hitting the market. Read more: Amber Rudd gives pensions dashboard the go ahead The Money and Pensions Service has appointed industry veteran Chris Curry to help deliver the so called pensions dashboard. He will be tasked with forming [...]
London crypto leader’s book is flying off the shelves July 22, 2021 Well-known cryptocurrency figurehead Erica Stanford has become an instant best-seller with her debut book about the dark arts of crypto.
Hotel Review: Windjammer Landing, St Lucia November 29, 2021 If you’re ready to escape the bleak British winter for some Caribbean sun, we have just the thing… The stay We’re ditching the grey skies if London for the tropical climes of St Lucia’s yacht-speckled bays. Travelling in the Covid-19 era ain’t for those afraid of form-filling, pre-testing, masking-wearing or very regular hand-gel application but [...]
Celebrity NFT collections ranked by value February 7, 2022 Which stars are making the biggest waves in the NFT space, who owns the most, and which collections are they most interested in?