Mortal Kombat 11 review: The latest entry in the long-running series is the best fighting game in years May 3, 2019 Mortal Kombat 11 marks the latest instalment in this long-running series of over-the-top fighting games that was originally launched in arcades back in 1992. For the unfamiliar, Mortal Kombat involves magicians, monsters, and martial arts masters from different worlds duking it out in a series of gentlemanly one-on-one fisticuffs in an eternal battle of good [...]
Millennials create rewarding experiences with new Miles & More’s Global Travellers Card May 3, 2019 | Sponsored These days, we want to be rewarded for being loyal. Many brands are rising to the challenge of giving back to the millennial and gen Z consumer. As avid adventurers, who regularly seek out new places, cuisines and memorable experiences, some travel companies are leading with offering something new and experiential to this profitable traveller [...]
Hymns fall out of funeral charts as pop hits the right notes May 3, 2019 Traditional hymns have fallen out of the top 10 most popular funeral songs for the first time ever, according to the latest chart figures. The 2019 funeral chart, published by Co-op, shows religious favourites such as The Lord is my Shepherd and Abide with me have been shunned amid stiff competition from pop hits. Read [...]
Here’s why Boohoo shares are climbing higher May 2, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. Stock markets are struggling on boohoo's results day, but the retailer is defying the gloom. Fast fashion is back in vogue on the London market, with well-received results from Boohoo adding to euphoria over a spectacular 2019 for shares in AIM-listed rival ASOS (LSE:ASC). Their recent turnaround follows an [...]
DEBATE: At $1.5bn, is plant burger firm Beyond Meat over-valued? May 2, 2019 At $1.5bn, is plant burger firm Beyond Meat over-valued? Chris Beauchamp, a senior market analyst at IG, says YES. For many, Beyond Meat’s IPO would seem to mark the perfect “market top” moment. A company producing a cutting-edge product, with ongoing losses and the risk that it may never make a profit, is seeking to become [...]
The Mercedes-AMG GT 63S 4-door serves up supercar pace in a more practical package April 29, 2019 Pity the poor Mercedes-Benz salesperson. The world’s oldest car company lists no fewer than 33 separate models on its UK website, from A-Class hatchback to S-Class limousine. Factor in engines, trim levels and optional extras, and the list of potential combinations is… a lot. Such bountiful choice results in overlap between many models, too. Want [...]
Inside the Batcave: Morning Wire tours London’s secret supercar bunker April 28, 2019 They call it the bat cave, and it’s the most exclusive car park in Britain. Inside a secret west London underground bunker there are rows of Aston Martins, Ferraris and Rolls Royces hibernating under blue blankets while their millionaire owners are away. It is easy to see the appeal of the high security vault: safe [...]
Property Legal Q&A: I want to carry out major renovations to my flat, but my lease prohibits structural alterations. Is there anything I can do? April 25, 2019 It is common for leases of flats to prevent any structural alterations by the tenant. In practice though, many landlords usually allow such alterations to be carried out subject to licence and, in certain circumstances, the payment of a premium. However, a recent case may have put a stop to this: Duval v 11-13 Randolph [...]
Avengers: Endgame review: A fitting finale to the most ambitious series in cinematic history April 25, 2019 Reviewing Avengers: Endgame is hard, because it’s not really a film, it’s more of a ridiculous fairground ride without the boring uphill bits. You could argue that the slow upwards climb for Endgame has been the 21 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that preceded it, and which you need to have watched so that [...]
The McLaren 600LT is one of the most exciting supercars on sale. Tim Pitt drives it on road and track April 18, 2019 Choosing the best car I drove in 2018 wasn’t easy. It was mid-December – the season when every journalist is contractually obliged to churn out end-of-year lists – and I had whittled my top 10 down to two. In the Lizard Green corner sat the Porsche 911 GT3 RS: a hardcore, limited-run special with more [...]