Abu Dhabi is booming. We checked into the Shangri-La to get the lowdown April 4, 2023 Abu Dhabi is booming, so Olivia McEwan checked into one of the best hotels to get the lowdown THE WEEKEND: The Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri occupies a private stretch of beach on the Khor Al Maqta canal, positioned to offer views over the main island of Abu Dhabi from each of its 213 rooms. Its [...]
You can eat in the House of Lords Peers’ Dining Room this week – here’s how April 4, 2023 Anyone can get a seat in the House of Lords. You don’t need to be a party donor, government benefactor, baron, baroness or a bishop. The Palace of Westminster’s second chamber’s Peers’ Dining Room will be open to commoners and the electorate for lunch (12pm-4pm) on 4 and 5 April, and for lunch and dinner (5.30pm-8pm) [...]
Musk responds as Twitter deletes bird logo, adds DogeCoin Dog while Blue Ticks remain… for now April 3, 2023 Twitter’s logo mysteriously transformed from the familiar bird into the memetastic DogeCoin dog today, leaving users perplexed. The logo in the top left corner of the Twitter browser window was replaced by a picture of a Shiba Inu, a breed of Japanese hunting dog. The dog also appears for a second when you first load [...]
Phillip Schofield responds after brother found guilty of sexual abuse of boy April 3, 2023 Phillip Schofield has responded following his brother’s guilty verdict for sexual abuse. “As far as I am concerned, I no longer have a brother,” the This Morning presenter said. Timothy Schofield has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over the course of three years. More than five-and-half hours of deliberating took place [...]
The London boroughs with the lowest property prices: Where is the cheapest place to buy in London in 2023? April 3, 2023 With the OBR expecting property prices to drop by 10 per cent this year, first time buyers are tentatively hoping that 2023 might be the year they can finally afford to get on the property ladder. But with London’s property market still too hot for many young buyers, where is the best borough to buy? [...]
I went to Auschwitz with Holocaust survivors. It was shocking, but so memorable April 3, 2023 Survivors, now in their 90s, return to Holocaust sites to take visitors on tours for the annual March of the Living. Daniel Edward went along I’m not generally a nervous traveller, it would be something of a professional impediment, but I must admit to being nervous of visiting some of the most horrific sites of [...]
A Streetcar Named Desire, Phoenix Theatre, review: Paul Mescal isn’t the best bit April 3, 2023 A Streetcar Named Desire, Phoenix Theatre, review and star rating: ★★★★ Paul Mescal’s cheeky grin has saved us on many an occasion: once from lockdown in the pandemic-defining drama Normal People, and then in Aftersun, the rumination on fatherhood that got him an Oscar nom and made everyone go ‘He’s not just Connell with the [...]
Ineos Grenadier review: Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s new 4×4 driven April 3, 2023 Tim Pitt drives the long-awaited Ineos Grenadier: a modern British 4x4 inspired by the classic Land Rover Defender.
Akhnaten returns to the ENO – it’s amazing but it’s already sold out April 3, 2023 “His sun hath risen’ – Akhnaten returns!” The English National Opera’s now famous production of Philip Glass’s opera has been here, there, and everywhere since its first appearance in 2016, and has once again returned to the London Coliseum stage, with its brilliance thankfully intact. Akhnaten is Glass’s final opera in his trilogy of biographical [...]
In the Middle review: Documentary about being a referee hits the net April 3, 2023 In the world of football, the way referees are treated is a hot topic of conversation. This month Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has been charged by the FA after he appeared to push referee Chris Kavanagh during an FA Cup match; a heavy punishment seems likely, with The Referee’s Association asking what influence this will [...]