DEBATE: Is the uproar over Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK in June unwarranted? April 25, 2019 Is the uproar over Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK in June unwarranted? Freddie Jordan, a freelance writer, says YES. President Trump’s visit has unleashed the same public mania as would Lord Voldemort’s. He may be unctuous, and some might prefer to watch his comedy of errors play out from afar, but to throw a childish [...]
Cadbury pulls Freddo ad campaign amid accusations it encouraged children to loot March 19, 2019 Chocolate manufacturer Cadbury has scrapped an ad campaign following complaints it encouraged children to carry out “illegal excavation and looting”. The Freddo Treasures campaign, which urged children to “grab your metal detector and go hunting for Roman riches”, faced backlash from archaeologists and a government minister, who pointed out digging without the landowner’s consent is [...]
Car manufacturers would suffer under no-deal Brexit, Moody’s warns March 11, 2019 The profits of British, Japanese and German car manufacturers would suffer in the event of a no-deal Brexit due to tariff increases, the credit ratings agency Moody’s has said today. Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, Toyota and BMW are among the companies with sizeable production capacity in the UK that would face a 10 per cent [...]
From sunken sculptures to rusting Soviet planes, Grenada is an island brimming with mystery October 2, 2019 There’s a human silhouette looming out of the depths. The waves above have churned up the sand below, and now the sediment coils above the seabed like a strange mist, like something out of a Stephen King novel. I pop my head above the surface to fill my lungs with as much air as they [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Return to his beloved Ascot can see Sands Of Mali strike June 20, 2019 CHOISIR made history in 2003 when becoming the first horse to win the King’s Stand-Diamond Jubilee double in the same year. It was a remarkable achievement, but 16 years on Blue Point will attempt to repeat the feat in tomorrow’s Diamond Jubilee Stakes (4.20pm). Charlie Appleby’s five-year-old outstayed Battaash to win the King’s Stand for [...]
Perfect Porsche? This British-built 911 restomod comes close April 21, 2021 The Porsche 911 by Theon Design is a homegrown take on the restomod recipe, with a tuned flat-six, lightweight components and modern manners.
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Dee Ex Bee can grind his way to Gold Cup glory June 19, 2019 IT WAS Johnny Nash who sang about being able to see clearly now the rain has gone and hopefully racegoers will be met by glorious sunshine at Ascot today on Ladies’ Day. The course has taken a drenching in recent days and even though it will now start to dry out, there will still be [...]
Andrea Leadsom defends Boris Johnson’s U-turn over Heathrow June 18, 2019 A key ally of Boris Johnson has defended his apparent decision to drop his opposition to the Heathrow third runway. Andrea Leadsom, who threw her weight behind Johnson’s campaign to be the next Prime Minister this morning, told LBC: “I think he has changed his view over time, as is absolutely right that politicians do [...]
Churchill was the leader that Britain needed at the time – could Boris be the same? July 25, 2019 The new Prime Minister had never been short of confidence about his own abilities. On the day of his ascension to the highest office in the land, he wrote “I felt as though I were walking with destiny and that all my past life had been a preparation for this hour and for this trial”. [...]
Amazon’s UK boss Doug Gurr appointed a trustee at the National Gallery January 30, 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May has made the UK country manager of Amazon a trustee of the National Gallery. Doug Gurr, who was also formerly president of Amazon in China, first joined the e-commerce site in 2011. A statement from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said Gurr had previously worked for the UK government, and [...]