Look, I’ve been tracking the tech markets for a good decade now, and honestly, the drama that kicked off on Thursday night was something else. Amazon, the company that basically taught us all how to shop from our sofas, just dropped a financial bombshell that’s left the City and Wall Street reaching for the smelling […]
Look, nobody actually remembers the day they’re told they’re “clear”. Not really. You recognise the smell of the floor wax in the oncology ward: that sharp, synthetic lemon trying to mask sickness. You could still hear the precise hum of the radiator in the consultant’s office when you were waiting for the results from that biopsy. But […]
The air in the Royal Courts of Justice always feels a few degrees cooler than the London streets outside, heavy with the scent of old floor wax and even older statutes. Last October, I watched from the gallery as David Lammy was sworn in as the Lord Chancellor. It’s a role that dates back nearly […]
The concept of a “Happy Meal” was a lot easier to grasp in years past: a little red box, a small hamburger and some plastic toys that kept the child quiet for 10 minutes. But as we enter February 2026, the people queuing for these boxes aren’t toddlers, but they’re grown adults. The fast-food giant McDonald’s […]
I’ve spent the last decade drifting through UK car launches, and frankly, I’m bored of the “safe” silver-grey palette. It’s soul-destroying. But walking into the MG Marylebone showroom this January, I actually stopped dead. There it was. The 2026 MG Cyberster draped in its new signature MG Cyberster Irisis Cyan colour, and honestly, it’s a […]
Listen, if you’re of the pure-luck conviction, then you likely watched what happened today in Melbourne and just shook your head. It’s Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The sun was absolutely scorching on Rod Laver Arena. Many of us in the stands anticipated a standard masterclass from Novak Djokovic. Instead, what we got was one of the weirdest and […]
The rain had already soaked through my trainers before the wind really got going. Not a dramatic moment. No thunderclap. Just that slow, worrying realisation that the ground underfoot felt wrong. Spongy. Tired. Like it had nothing left to give. That’s the thing about Storm Chandra. It didn’t arrive with fireworks. It arrived on top […]
January in the UK has a particular mood. The sky sits low. The pavements stay damp even when it hasn’t rained. Your coat smells faintly of yesterday’s bus, and the thought of another grey commute can feel like a personal insult. So you start doing the same thing everyone does. You check the weather somewhere […]
The protein panic always starts the same way. A mate mentions they’re “not getting enough”. Someone on TikTok swears cottage cheese is the answer to everything. A gym app blinks a target number you’ve never reached in your life. Then you go to open the fridge, gaze into its cold light and question whether you should […]
The first time Thai tea hit me properly, it wasn’t in Thailand. It was in a small takeaway spot on a damp UK high street, the kind with fogged-up windows and a menu board written in marker that’s seen better days. I’d popped in for noodles. Nothing deep. Just hungry. Then the cashier slid this […]
