A graph of the pound against the US dollar has been made to look like the White Cliffs of Dover after Theresa May failed to hit the mark in Florence. Sterling took a dive immediately after the speech which gave few answers as to the direction of Brexit talks and raised yet more questions and uncertainty. Speaking after the talk Tim Graf, EMEA head of macro strategy at State Street Global Markets, said: "After great anticipation, Prime Minister Theresa May’s Florence...

British golf is currently enjoying something of a significant resurgence amongst up and coming golfers.  2017 has not been a bad year at all for the sport and the successes of professional players such as Rory McIlroy have inspired an ever-growing pool of home-grown talent, young cool players who are certainly worth keeping an eye on as they take to the greens and ruffle a few feathers amongst both the amateur and pro ranks. Tommy Fleetwood The 26-year-old who hails...

Following League cup action midweek, the Premier League is back for another entertaining weekend of football action. Struggling Palace face a huge task in travelling to high flying Man City, while fellow title challengers Man Utd travel down to Southampton for a difficult away game. Chelsea will look to bounce back from the Arsenal draw with a tough game at Stoke, while Liverpool face a pressure game away to Leicester. Meanwhile a London derby awaits at the Olympic stadium, while...

By Katherine Dart, Master of Wine and Buyer at Berry Bros. & Rudd Unbeknown to many, the UK wine industry makes a significant contribution to the UK economy, generating £9.1bn in total contribution to the public purse, employing 170,000 directly and a further 100,000 in the supply chain. And this isn’t a new phenomenon; globally, the UK has played a central – but often overlooked - role in the world’s wine industry from as far back as the Middle Ages, with...

By Michael McNulty The steady plucking of an electric guitar explodes into the title theme, “Django, have you always been alone,” croons Luis Bacalov as a man in a heavy coat and black Stetson walks away from the screen dragging a heavy, muddied coffin along the ground and so opens Sergio Corbucci’s 1966 Spaghetti Western classic, Django. It goes without saying that if there was no Django there would be no Django Unchained. Quentin Tarantino spoke openly about the influence...

In collaboration with the Future Laboratory, Tia Maria launched Tia Maria Coffee Cocktail Futures earlier this month. Taking place at Chapter 72 in Bermondsey, the event saw the unveiling of a trend report from Tia Maria and the Future Laboratory, featuring insights on current and predicted drink trends. The Tia Maria Coffee Cocktail Futures trend report outlines the fact that hundreds of millions of people have developed palates able to appreciate once alien flavours. For a new generation of coffee and alcohol...

Temporary "Uber relief" shelters have been set up on Silicon Roundabout amid reports that media and tech professionals have been found getting into random cars and just shouting destinations at their drivers. With Uber set to have its London licence revoked in just over a week's time the shelters have been erected for young workers who are unable to find their way home on public transport and cannot work "black cabs". One London cabby said he stood stationary for ten...

A 94-year-old pianist with dementia celebrated 75 years of marriage - with a rendition of his wife's favourite song which he has never forgotten. Former soldier Edward Hardy struggles to remember a lot of things because of his disabling illness. But he has never lost his playing ability and could still serenade wife Betty, 92, with 50s jazz classic Misty to mark the milestone on Thursday (Sep 21). The couple married as teenagers before Ed served with The Musical Corp...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here. Just when it looked like everything was going so well, FC Fakin’ Run Aboutabit took a tumble down the league table in game week 5. From the dizzying heights of breaking into the top 1,800,000 teams...