Dixons Carphone snaps up broadband and TV price comparison site Simplifydigital March 21, 2016 Dixons Carphone has agreed to buy broadband price comparison site Simplifydigital for an undisclosed sum as it looks to become a one-stop shop for digital services. Founded in 2007 by former Sky sales executive Charlie Ponsonby, Simplifydigital is the UK's biggest TV, broadband and phone switching service, sorting through 11,000 products to find the best deals. Dixons Carphone said the deal will help further bolster its position [...]
Coronation chicken, anyone? To celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday, this restaurant is dishing up vintage food from the 50s April 19, 2016 If there is one food that comes to mind when we think of Queen Elizabeth, it's that bright yellow street party stalwart, Coronation Chicken. To celebrate her 90th birthday, one upscale restaurant in Piccadilly is serving a bespoke menu inspired by the food Her Maj dined on 60 years ago, but it's a far cry from what Mayfair's Michelin-starred haunts [...]
Newcastle relegation Mike Ashley’s annus horribilis: Here’s what’s gone wrong for the divisive Sports Direct founder May 12, 2016 Mike Ashley's year has gone from bad to worse after Newcastle United were dumped out of the Premier League for the second time in his ownership on Wednesday night. Yet Newcastle's ejection from the riches of England's top tier into the same division as Burton Albion is only the latest in a series of damaging [...]
Foley’s in Fitzrovia review: Food that’s from everywhere and nowhere, but still impresses with its sense of fun July 5, 2016 The spice trail, if your GCSE history is a little cloudy, is the network of shipping routes linking Japan to Europe, via China, Indonesia, India and the Middle East. It formed the primitive tentacles of globalisation that began to inch around the planet from around 2000BC, giving man the first opportunity to screw over his [...]
The beautiful Caribbean island of Anguilla is the shimmering blue epitome of tropical fun times June 3, 2016 Far out in the well charted waters of the east Caribbean lies the Leeward Island chain, and at its northern tip is an utterly charming little strip of limestone called Anguilla. Its interior is arid, scrubby and overrun with semi-domesticated goats and chickens, but it is frilled with some of the most incredible beaches in [...]
Five classic meals that are improved by adding beer March 1, 2016 I was making risotto the first time I poured beer into my dinner. The recipe called for a glass of wine; I was drinking a bottle of lager and I figured that I’d use that instead. It was delicious. In the 10 years since, I’ve cooked with every kind of beer there is, using it [...]
Review: Tom Sellers, the man behind Story, strikes gold again with Restaurant Ours June 15, 2016 Tom Sellers seemed to come out of nowhere. Sure, he’s worked for a bunch of great chefs, but aged 26 he opened Story, which made a big enough splash in the London restaurant scene that the ripples are still going. Try getting a table there at the weekend and you’ll see what I mean. The gimmick [...]
Move over Mog and Man of the Moon: Science says we loved Harvey Nichols’ “gift face” more than the Sainsburys and John Lewis Christmas adverts in 2015 December 15, 2015 Move over Mog and Man on the Moon, it's Harvey Nichols' "gift face" Christmas advert which really connected with us and made us feel something this festive season. If you haven't seen it, the ad features a recreation of the day itself and the less than inspired gift giving which takes place on it, urging us [...]
Christmas adverts 2015: Harvey Nichols wants you to avoid “giftface” with its new festive ad November 9, 2015 High end department store Harvey Nichols has obviously been on the receiving end of a few less-than-awesome presents. The business has just released its Christmas advert for 2015, and it's all about that moment when you're confronted with a gift that is… not quite what you were hoping for. Designed by the same agency behind [...]
Carphone Warehouse to close 134 stores as Dixons Carphone merger success continues January 26, 2016 More than 130 standalone Carphone Warehouse stores are to be closed, as the business continues to merge its retail arms. Parent company Dixons Carphone said it had decided to roll its three-in-one store format, which includes PC World and Currys alongside the phone specialist, out across the whole UK and Ireland market having received a big thumbs up from customers [...]