An expert guide to the top spa hotels in the Cotswolds, including the best for pampering treatments, swimming pools, saunas, steam rooms and hot tubs, as well as gardens, gourmet dining, first-class service and cosy bars, in locations including Chipping Norton, Chipping Campden, Malmesbury, Cheltenham, Cirencester and Tetbury. Dormy House Broadway, Cotswolds, England 9 Telegraph
Jacobs Stock Photography Worried about your debt? Consider this: The U.S. is $23 trillion in the red. Today, the country owes over four times more than it did in 2000, when the national debt stood at around $5 trillion. How did we get here? “Like any budget that you have in your household, we have
The suit has gone through a lot in the last century. Once the go-to attire for men all over the world, from office workers, politicians and mafioso to those just heading down the social club on a Friday night, its decline in popularity over the last two decades has been rapid. This decline has had
The Bachelor returned from last week’s cliffhanger where Peter Weber and Hannah Brown were trying to work out their still-present feelings for each other, and things stayed pretty intense! They talked about how confused they are about their feelings, and Peter stroked Hannah’s hair and they came very, very close to kissing. But in the
Melbourne rock trio Cable Ties have announced a new album. Jenny McKechnie, Shauna Boyle, and Nick Brown will release Far Enough on March 27 via Merge/Poison City. They’ve also shared a video for “Sandcastles” directed by Danny Cohen and announced a tour—find dates below. McKechnie discussed the new song in a statement. “Sandcastles” is a
Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Remake, the hotly anticipated reimagining of a franchise classic, has been delayed over a month from March 3 to April 10, according to a tweet from the game’s official Japanese Twitter account. Final Fantasy 7 Remake was the star of several different trade shows across 2019, winning many of the best of
Actress Issa Rae was ready with her quip, as if she had predicted the Oscar nominations that were announced Monday. “Congratulations to those men,” she said dryly, as the best director nominees — yes, five men — were announced. Rae’s expertly thrown shade echoed through social media as observers took stock of what was, yet
Within a stone throw’s to renowned London addresses such as Old Bond Street, Oxford Street, Royal Opera House and Soho Square Gardens, Tottenham Court Road West offers an unrivalled location to live in. As it is situated in the heart of the West End – where London’s theatres of plays, operas and musicals thrive –
UK fundraising and how it is perceived is “in the stone age” in comparison with the US, the founder of the Sutton Trust has said. Sir Peter Lampl, who has given £50m to the education and social mobility charity, told The Times newspaper that the wealthiest people in the UK were “terrible” at giving money to
The next time you take to the skies, pay close attention. Airlines are constantly evolving to attract new customers and keep loyal travelers coming back. Here are some of the most interesting innovations coming to airports in the new year. Lounges: Jet lag zones and barbecue decks Airlines are upping the wow factor before travelers
Pedestrians seen walking past Canadian athletic apparel retailer Lululemon in Shanghai. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Lululemon Athletica raised its quarterly sales and profit outlook on Monday, boosted by strong holiday season demand. The athleisure apparel retailer now expects profit per share for the quarter ending Feb. 2 to be
Accor’s luxury, lifestyle brand SO/ Hotels & Resorts, together with Sotogrande SA, have signed a management agreement to open the first SO/ property in Spain. SO/ Sotogrande Resort & Spa will reflect the brand’s rebellious luxury in this idyllic setting within the Costa del Sol, blending exclusivity with the brand’s commitment to dynamic gastronomy and
It’s easy to feel a little hard done by as we march into 2020. After all, by this point in time we were promised flying cars, maisonettes on the moon and all the other appurtenances of a sci-fi world which was supposedly lapping at our feet. No matter, though – you can’t win them all.
Showtime dropped some premiere dates during its turn at the Television Critics Association on Monday. The biggest announcement, of course, is the premiere date for the forthcoming Penny Dreadful sequel, titled City of Angels. The new series will kick off Sunday, April 26 at 10/9c. The new series is set in 1938 Los Angeles and
Christopher Cross has announced a tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of his 1980 self-titled debut album. Kicking off in April, the 14-date outing includes stops in Austin, Dallas, New York, Atlantic City, and Orlando. Further dates will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets are available here. Released in 1980, Cross’ debut album won five
Broadway’s winter thinning continued last week, with a trimmer roster and lower ticket prices sending total box office on a 28% drop from the previous week to $31.1 million. Attendance for the 29-show lineup was 259,101, a drop of 18% from the previous week’s 36-show list. Most productions reported box office dips for the week
This year, one Latino character is nominated for an Oscar—but played by a Welshman. The Two Popes, I should note, is a delightful film—a simultaneously warm and wry buddy comedy centered on Popes Benedict XVI and Francis, born Jorge Bergoglio in Argentina. Jonathan Pryce plays the latter, a casting choice that’s both thoroughly understandable—he is
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Occupying at least 70 hectares of land at the foot of Mount Fuji, is Japanese carmaker, Toyota’s latest technological endeavor. Announcing its detailed plan of building a sustainable ‘city of the future’ at the 2020 CES technology show in Las Vegas on 7th January, – Toyota has named its project, the Woven City. Powered by
The environmental protest movement Extinction Rebellion has severely criticised the group’s inclusion on a police extremism watch list. Late last week, The Guardian newspaper reported that counter-terrorism police in south-east England had included Extinction Rebellion on a list of extremist ideologies to be reported to the authorities under the Prevent anti-extremism programme. The police had
MANILA (January 13, 2010) – On the afternoon of January 12, 2020, the Taal Volcano located in the province of Batangas in Luzon Island had a steam driven explosion. It has since been in a period of unrest, resulting in 75 volcanic earthquakes with intensities ranging between 2 to 4 within the vicinity of the volcano as
Plaid co-founders William Hockey and Zach Perret Source: Plaid Payments giant Visa is buying Silicon Valley start-up Plaid for $5.3 billion, the companies announced Monday. Plaid’s API software, often referred to as the “plumbing” behind fintech companies, lets start-ups connect to users’ bank accounts. It’s well-known among financial technology developers, but the average person interacting
A Lady in Red provides is there to give a genuinely personalised and intuitive guest experience based on cultural empathy, and an understanding of each guest’s needs, it is an emblematic position created by Kempinski Hotels ten years ago. These unique brand ambassador’s welcome guests in each of the luxury hotel brand’s properties around the
Jill Weinlein For football fans who aren’t flying to the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens for Super Bowl LIV on February 2, gather your family and friends for the ultimate football getaway offered by Mexico’s newest premier luxury rental experiential firm, Blue Desert Cabo. You will arrive to San Jose’ del Cabo on a private mid-size
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, pictured on September 13, 2018. Bloomberg | Getty Images Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been criticized over the company’s $690,000 donation to bushfire relief efforts in Australia. In an Instagram post on Sunday, Bezos pledged 1 million Australian dollars ($690,000) on behalf of the tech giant. “Our
Steve GranitzGetty Images Selena Gomez kicked off her 2020 relaxing in Hawaii with her friends, and it’s clear now why she needed a bit of a breather. On Friday, her new album, Rare released to much fanfare, and Gomez seemed to spend a lot of last night celebrating that. She got up this morning and
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Austin Rogers is freaking out over the stunning abilities of Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer … the “Jeopardy!” sensation says these G.O.A.T.s are the LeBron‘s of trivia. We got Austin — who captivated America back in 2017 with an impressive 12-game winning streak on Alex Trebek‘s show —
1001Tracklists just put out its annual report, A State of Dance Music 2019. As the go-to source for festival tracklists, the site keeps a running tally on artists, tracks, and their tracklists — down to the details including mashups, edits and IDs. In 2019, over 36,000 tracklists were added and over 81,000 new tracks were
6 seconds ago The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is still trying to figure out just what to do with Netflix and other streaming services. Netflix only bothers to release films theatrically in order to contend for annual awards, television, not theatrical presentation, is always the focus. There’s a feeling among some that Netflix
A lot goes into Kanye West’s gifts, especially when it comes to wife, Kim Kardashian. She showed off a new vintage Cartier necklace he had custom made for her in new pic on Jan. 12. Ye had a text message he sent to Kim engraved on it, because, that’s the Ye way. Kim Kardashian swooned over