Less trendy Fiat Punto is revamped August 14, 2012 Fiat is on a roll with its little 500 and Panda city cars, both of which have been critical and commercial successes. But the problem with introducing cool, trendy little cars is that they can make older cars in the range suddenly look long in the tooth. So it is with the Fiat Punto, a [...]
Car talk August 14, 2012 Jaguar’s F-Type two-seater It feels as if we have been waiting forever. Thankfully Jaguar will show its new F-Type two-seater rear-wheel drive sports car at the Paris Motor Show on 27 September. The car will be launched in droptop form with a choice of three petrol engines – 340PS and 380PS versions of Jaguar’s 3.0-litre [...]
House prices show biggest fall in a year August 14, 2012 British house prices experienced their most widespread falls for a year in the three months to July, and surveyors do not expect the outlook to improve over the next 12 months, a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) showed today. The figures, which also show sellers hanging back, reinforce a generally gloomy [...]
A taste of Mother Russia in a Knightsbridge salon August 13, 2012 RESTAURANT MARI VANNA 116 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7PJ el: 020 7225 3122 FOOD ** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £55 There are two facts you need to know about Mari Vanna. One: it’s done up like a Russian babushka’s dining room – albeit one with a more than a dollop of Tsarist [...]
Back to the Bronze age August 13, 2012 Whether you’re heading off somewhere nice or staying home, you’ll want to look brown. Here’s our pick of the best fake tans Clarins self tanning instant gel, £17.50 Clarins is a skincare classic and its fake tan is bang up to standard. Its special non-oily gel formula glides on the skin, leaving you with a [...]
Pixar goes Scottish in the brilliant Brave August 9, 2012 FILMS BRAVE Cert: PG **** Brave is not only Pixar’s first foray into fairytale, it’s the company’s first movie with a female lead. Set in Medieval Scotland, among roaring chieftains, sprites and fairies, Brave is cacophony of colour and sound, rendering clanland in a mosaic of gorgeous pastels. Many films are released in 3D to [...]
The Bourne Legacy is a poor inheritance August 9, 2012 Directed by Tony Gilroy, screenwriter of the first three Bourne films, this fourth in the series deviates from its predecessors in many ways. The main one – and the main reason it’s just not as good – is the absence of Matt Damon, who lent unspeakable gravitas, sex appeal and charisma to his broodingly clever [...]
Let the glorious games commence August 9, 2012 The grouse-shooting season is nearly upon us. Fondly known as the Glorious Twelfth, this weekend marks the start of the red grouse shooting season that runs until mid December. Since the Game Act of 1831, which made it illegal to shoot out of season, this date brings shooters from all over the world to Scotland [...]
BEST PLACES TO EAT GAME August 9, 2012 Rules, Covent Garden Established by Thomas Rule in 1978, Rules is the oldest restaurant in London. Renowned not only for its history and prime location, it is also famed for its game cookery. Owning the Lartington Estate in the High Pennines where much of its menu is sourced, Rules’s game is of the highest quality. [...]
