Southwark’s quaint and quirky Union Theatre plays host to Phil Willmott and Annemarie Lewis-Thomas’ musical adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel Around the World in 80 Days this August, with up-beat, slapstic, musical drama on display at a riveting tempo. Produced by Sasha Regan (all Male Iolanthe; HMS Pinafore and...
Of all of the benefits associated with EU membership the summer holiday undoubtedly showcased the best of them. With enticing exchange rates, freedom of the skies for UK airlines and seamless custom checks Benidorm became the new Blackpool as Brits flooded overseas for their annual dose of Mediterranean sun. According...
This week we celebrate the pioneering spirit of the Saint-Mont winegrowers with this Rose wine that salutes the revival of several ancient grape varieties which had almost disappeared. Hailing from the Gers region of France the first vines in this area were planted in the 11th century by Benedictine monks. And the very...
UK families splash nearly £5,000 a year on holidays, a new study has found - more than double the average monthly salary. From ice-creams to sun loungers and day trips to flights, families will take two holidays a year, which sees parents cough up £2,417 for each nine day-long vacation....
McDonald's is set to open a reservation-only restaurant in High Street Kensington with cutlery, silver cloches and waiters with white gloves. Opening next Wednesday the store will be the first of a luxury experience pilot that could get rolled out across the country. The restaurant will welcome diners with a...
Boris Johnson has come under fire this week following his comments that women wearing burkas "look like letter boxes" and "bank robbers". The former Foreign Secretary launched the bizarre tirade in his Daily Telegraph column and has since refused to apologise for his "liberal" views. As Lord Pickles rightly pointed out shortly after,...
"Once we understand the extremity of our plight, once we no longer deny it, then we just might have the will to try drastically to change course", Rupert Read wrote in The London Economic shortly after the winter cold snap brought a record-breaking chill to British shores. As the continent basks in...
The Daily Mail has removed an article about illegal immigration after a publicly-aired fact check went viral. Foreign features writer Andrew Malone penned the "devastating report" of 300,000 illegal migrants living in a French suburb last week, but a fact check by Marwan Muhammad disproved almost every line in it....
Richard Branson's Virgin Care has been awarded almost £2 billion in NHS England contracts over the past five years. The Guardian analysis revealed Branson's firm has "quietly become one of the UK’s leading healthcare providers" after scooping reams of government contracts. In one year alone, the company’s health arm, Virgin Care,...