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Former World Touring Car champion Rob Huff is the latest star name to confirm his attendance at the Goodwood 72nd Members’ Meeting on 29-30 March, 2014. The 34-year-old Englishman, who claimed his WTCC title in 2012, will race in the Gerry Marshall Trophy for Group 1 touring cars and also take part in the weekend’s ...
Exploring Antarctica’s White Desert In 2005, record breaking polar explorer, Patrick Woodhead, was stuck in a tent, waiting out a storm. He and three teammates were in the midst of a 1,850km traverse of Antarctica and none of them had left the tent for four whole days. They were getting low on supplies and, even ...
A quick glance at my Formex watch confirms it’s 8.15 in the morning as I approach the Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair, London. Six new Bentley Continental GT’s shimmer in the morning sun lined up in a perfect row on the pavement. It’s going to be a pretty cool two days driving these over the Cotswolds ...
One of Formula 1’s forgotten machines, the Lec CRP1, will turn a wheel in anger for the first time in over 35 years at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on June 26-29. The CRP1, which last appeared at the Thruxton round of the Aurora AFX Formula 1 Series in 1979, and previously put the cat ...
I remember my first visit to the Loire Valley like it was yesterday. Understandably given my left hand still carries the scars of a weekend that didn’t go quite as planned. Still in the infancy of my career as a freelance scribe, a cheap weekend in a quaint Tours townhouse beckoned, but three days quickly ...
‘Masterpiece’ is a very apt title for arguably the most impressive exhibition following on in late June in the Royal Hospital Gardens from the Chelsea Flower Show; it now has its place in the ‘English Summer season’ as it has assumed the status of the former Grosvenor Fair. The exhibition is a real eye-opener ...
Colour, Carat, Clarity and Cut… these are the four important characteristics by which gemstones (especially diamonds) are judged. Of the four, cut is the most important one, the one that brings the other three qualities together. Sacrifice cut for carat weight and you have a stone with poor colour diffusion and bad light reflecting properties. ...
We’ve picked the very best looks from our favourite designers and catwalk trends for spring summer 2017. Geek chic is still big, except the geeks are now partying with rock stars. A return to the bad old days of power dressing, with a louche street edge, multi layering and soft textures, and luxury materials that ...
Carly Paoli held her launch concert on Wednesday at BAFTA in London with a lovely introduction by Helen Mirren. Classical singer Carly Paoli is set to release her debut album ‘Singing My Dreams’ on June 30th 2017. The album is the personal story of a little girl from Mansfield who fell in love with the ...
In a recent case, the Supreme Court in London (which is the highest court in the UK) was asked to decide on a matter in which a reference, given by a bank to its customer, was entirely incorrect. It is common for a party to ask a bank to give their opinion on the financial ...
Land Rover will mark its 70th anniversary with a series of events and celebrations in 2018, beginning with the restoration of the vehicle that started it all – one of the three pre-production Land Rovers shown at the 1948 Amsterdam Motor Show launch. This gave the world its first glimpse of the shape that would ...
When you know you look good, you feel good and your confidence soars. So ladies, follow these few simple tips to elevate your personal style and enjoy the compliments as they flood in – it will make you feel great. 1) Make friends with your neutrals. Whether navy, grey or taupe is your thing, make ...