Gyms with added five star luxuries July 4, 2011 GYM bunnies looking for the top-flight places to keep fit should head to the city’s leading hotels. Lavish surroundings, less-crowded gymnasiums and access to magnificent spas make exercise a pleasure, even an indulgence. Here are five of the best. CORINTHIA HOTEL Plush, in a word. The new Corinthia Hotel is a place of dazzling, no-expense-spared [...]
Britain’s Got Talent finds itself in a fix June 3, 2011 POP music mogul Simon Cowell has called in the police over allegations , first spread over the internet, that his firm groomed a contestant on “Britain’s Got Talent” and that the popular TV show is therefore fixed, police said yesterday. Cowell’s lawyers made the complaint to officers after an anonymous blogger on a web-site called [...]
Q&A: HOW TO STAY STYLISH DURING YOUR PREGNANCY June 5, 2011 Q. I am 4 months pregnant and feel like I am running out of options in my existing wardrobe. I can’t justify spending money on expensive maternity wear that I will only use for a few more months. Can you suggest any alternative options? A. As your bump gets bigger anything with a waistband is [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND March 10, 2011 FILM HALL PASS Extraordinarily lame post-Hangover comedy with Owen Wilson and, er, Stephen Merchant. THE RESIDENT Hilary Swank is a single woman with a rather scary landlord in this home invasion thriller. NORWEGIAN WOOD Beautifully-made Japanese drama, adapted from Marukami’s book. DVD SAW: the final chapter Dreadful franchise comes to a dreadful end. Hopefully. MARCHLANDS [...]
CAR TALK May 17, 2011 RENAULT’S ELECTRIC CAR A HIT WITH HOLLYWOOD. If you doubt whether electric cars are glamorous just take a look at the cars Hollywood’s A-listers are being ferried around Cannes in. Fully-electric (and silent) Renault Fluence Z.E models are busy chauffeuring actors and industry bigwigs around the red carpets of Cannes, despite the fact that the [...]
Steve Jobs to return to the Apple stage May 31, 2011 APPLE chief executive Steve Jobs, who spent months on medical leave, will open an annual developers’ conference next week showcasing the iPad maker’s latest computer software and a new cloud computing service. Apple’s shares rose 3.1 per cent to $347.83 after it said yesterday that Jobs, along with a team of executives, will deliver the [...]
Steve Jobs to return to the Apple stage May 31, 2011 APPLE chief executive Steve Jobs, who spent months on medical leave, will open an annual developers’ conference next week showcasing the iPad maker’s latest computer software and a new cloud computing service. Apple’s shares rose 3.1 per cent to $347.83 after it said yesterday that Jobs, along with a team of executives, will deliver the [...]
ITV rakes in £25m from X Factor final December 12, 2010 MATT Cardle may have lifted the X Factor crown last night but ITV was the real winner, hitting an advertising jackpot of £25m. An estimated 20m people tuned in to watch the final of Simon Cowell’s talent show, with ITV charging close to £250,000 for a 30 second advertising slot. Firms including Lloyds Banking Group, [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 29, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES BRITISH LAND TO BUY RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN THE CITY British Land is in advanced talks to buy a City of London residential complex, in its first acquisition under a strategy to focus on the booming market for prime homes in the capital. The UK’s second-largest property company has agreed to buy Wardrobe Court [...]
Cowell reigns but ITV lacks The X Factor November 16, 2010 HIT show The X Factor helped push ITV to revenue growth of 11 per cent, driven by strong advertising sales. A 30-second slot during the final of Simon Cowell’s talent show will set advertisers back an astonishing £200,000. Overall TV advertising revenues for the third quarter rose 16 per cent year-on-year, narrowly beating the market, [...]