Long weekend ideas: Ooh, this could be Rotterdam January 7, 2022 The Beautiful South thought Rotterdam could be anywhere – even Liverpool or Rome! – but they were idiots: it’s right here in Holland, and it’s a small, chic rival to Amsterdam. Where to stay The newly opened Slaak Rotterdam is built on the site of a former printing press, and has a jazz bar ambience [...]
God Save The Queen: Ministers push for patriotism with a daily national anthem and more union jacks January 6, 2022 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and her team push for more union jacks, national anthem singing and 'other expressions of patriotism' on the BBC.
Nissan UK celebrates 35 years with restomod electric Bluebird January 5, 2022 The one-off 'Newbird' uses the electric motor and batteries from a modern Nissan Leaf in place of a petrol engine. We take a closer look.
Ford Ranger Raptor SE review: Welsh adventure in UK’s toughest truck January 5, 2022 Tim Pitt takes on the Welsh mountains – and a muddy motocross circuit – in the go-anywhere Ford Ranger Raptor SE pick-up.
No Time To Die: James Bond saves Home Entertainment with £3bn boost January 5, 2022 New data today revealed that Home Entertainment value rose to £3.7bn in 2021, up 13.3 per cent from the previous year, thanks to blockbuster hits like No Time To Die.
Nearly 40 places apply for UK city status with entries from Gibraltar and the Cayman Islands January 4, 2022 Nearly 40 places across the UK and British Overseas Territories have applied to win city status as part of a competition being run in honour of the 2022 Platinum Jubilee.
More artists are benefiting from streaming than they did from CDs according to new data January 4, 2022 Official figures released by record labels’ association the BPI show that more artists are succeeding as streaming and the music industry boomed in 2021.
The top colours to paint your home in 2022 January 3, 2022 Every autumn household paint brands announce their “colour of the year”. The home improvement equivalent to groundhog day, it has become a much-awaited ritual, and the brands’ respective decision-making processes are rather opaque: some determine their colour through surveys, others via mysterious searches into the ether. But what this year’s colours bring is a sense [...]
Best of 2021: The Huracan STO is the best Lamborghini around January 3, 2022 The new 2021 Huracan STO is peak Lamborghini, says Tim Pitt, and one of the most exciting supercars on sale.
Best of 2021: Nomadland was the Best Picture winner for a reason January 1, 2022 Sometimes, being an Oscar favourite can be a set back for a movie. The branding of best picture implies that it must be all things to all people, leaving an inevitable disappointment in some when they find a movie that isn’t to their taste. This year is a bit different, with the nominees generally being [...]
