LUX La Baraquette: Amazonico interior designer stamps his style on these French holiday homes

It’s one of the trendiest new restaurants on London‘s dining out scene, with its interiors sparking delight among customers. And now the man behind the interiors of Amazonico in Mayfair, which opened late last year, is recreating his magic at a new development of luxury holiday homes in the South of France. The development is … Read more

The 14 Tory ministers and two intelligence committee MPs who have taken Russian-linked donations

A senior Cabinet minister dismissed fears over Russian-linked donations worth tens of thousands of pounds made to top Tory MPs today, insisting they came from ‘British citizens’. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, who received payments of £48,000 from two donors with links to the country, said that they were all above board and those who … Read more

Inside Eurostar’s £245 Business Premier class in the coronavirus era 

Croissants, yoghurts, full English breakfasts, gooseberry compotes with crème fraiche, Champagne, beef cheek in red wine, cod roulade… the menu for first-class Eurostar passengers – overseen by superchef Raymond Blanc – is amazing. Well, normally amazing. Right now in first class – or ‘business premier’ in the Eurostar-vernacular – it amounts to cookies (very nice … Read more

Rylan Clark-Neal ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of his stepson Cameron after he is accepted to drama school

Rylan Clark-Neal has gushed over how proud he is of his stepson Cameron who has been accepted to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. The TV presenter, 31, took to social media and told how he and his husband Dan, 40, who is Cameron’s father, ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of his accomplishment. Rylan shared … Read more

Boy, 15, was stabbed to death with a hunting knife over ‘beef’ on social media between rival schools

Boy, 15, was stabbed to death with a 10-inch hunting knife over ‘beef’ on social media between rival schools, court hears Messages were sent on the ‘school beef chat’ ahead of a football match The chat turned threatening, and lead to the death of 15-year-old Baptista Adjei A 16-year-old boarded a bus Adjei was on … Read more

Kanye West supporters SLAM Sam Burgess over ‘poor’ story

Kanye West’s supporters have blasted retired NRL star Sam Burgess for dredging up an unflattering anecdote about the troubled rapper and presidential candidate earlier this week. The backlash against the sportsman comes amid growing fears for West’s mental health due to his erratic behaviour on the campaign trail – which has resulted in his own … Read more

The cream of Britain’s Establishment is wooed by often controversial Russian power brokers

For wealthy foreigners, respectability is the ultimate asset. Buying a mansion on millionaires’ row is only half the job — the real sign that you’ve entered Britain’s high society is by hosting a glamorous party there, thronged with titled bigwigs. And as this week’s scalding Intelligence and Security Committee report on Russia confirmed, their influence … Read more

Police ammunition is found lying in major London road after falling off roof of armed response car

Police BULLETS are found lying on major London road after bungling armed response officer put them on the roof of his car before driving off Ammunition fell off the roof of a Met Police armed response car in East London Parts of the A13 in Newham are closed after ammunition landed in the busy road  … Read more

Where is YOUR town on the UK coronavirus recovery index?

UK recovery index bottom and top ten  Slowest to recover (Centre for Cities recovery score in brackets) London – (23)   Edinburgh – (27) Cardiff – (29) Oxford – (33) Manchester – (34) Liverpool -(38) Birmingham – (38)  Leeds – (42) Glasgow – (42)  Norwich – (48)  Fastest to recover (Centre for Cities recovery score in brackets)  Basildon … Read more