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Unreliable lifts, noisy and failing air conditioning, insufficient seating for breakfast and queues at check-in.Those were the sort of complaints levelled by guests at Royal Lancaster London hotel when it was ranked 272nd on Tripadvisor in 2013.But then, in that year, Sally Beck took over as manager and everything changed. It’s now ranked fifth in the UK capital, with almost universally glowing reviews – of the 2,226 posted on Tripadvisor, 90 per cent (2,015) are five-star, 160 are four-star and just 16 (0.72 per cent) rate the hotel as a one-star experience.So, we asked Sally, what changed? A lot, it turns…
A former Disney Channel star is betting big on space by investing in a neglected piece of the industry – ground infrastructure.Bridgit Mendler, 31, known for her roles in Wizards of Waverly Place and Good Luck Charlie, spoke at the TechCrunch Disrupt event Monday to discuss her startup that focuses on building critical communication between satellites and Earth.Northwood Space aims to develop ‘a data highway between Earth and space,’ providing much-needed connectivity for businesses looking to launch into the final frontier.’To actually fulfill the benefit of people in the world, you have to invest in unsexy problems, like building a…
European backpacking trips may be seen as a ‘rite of passage’ for gap-year students, but Eurail, which sells Interrail passes, has seen sales spike for its (often-overlooked) first-class option.The top-tier tickets are sold in various categories, with the cheapest from £305, allowing four days’ travel within a month. Ten days’ use in two months costs from £483, or one month’s continuous use starts at £751.These prices are available for passengers aged 28 to 59. Discounts are available for younger and older travellers.And when you look at the price hike from second-class to first-class, it’s not huge, usually about 25 per…
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday he does not want the House Ethics Committee to release its report on Matt Gaetz.Following Donald Trump’s nomination of Gaetz to serve as attorney general on Wednesday, there have been increasing calls from both Republicans and Democrats for the report detailing his alleged sexual misconduct and drug abuse to be released. This would break with Ethics Committee norms as Gaetz resigned his spot in Congress immediately after being nominated, meaning the committee no longer has jurisdiction over the former Florida Republican. But advocates for the report’s release say that its contents are pertinent to wether or not…
By Jeff Prestridge Updated: 17:50 EDT, 2 November 2024 London-based Charteris is a boutique wealth manager that celebrated its 40th anniversary this year.Although it looks after some £100 million of clients’ money, it struggles to get recognition for the funds it runs.One, Premium Income, was wound up last month after it failed to get sufficient traction from investors, while two others – Global Macro and Strategic Bond – have combined assets of only £11 million. Charteris says there are no plans to wind these up.The jewel in Charteris’s crown is Gold & Precious Metals, a £20 million fund that is…
Eating lots ultra-processed foods could leave you at higher risk of a debilitating bone-thinning disease, concerning research has suggested. Additive-laden foods like crisps and sweets have been vilified for decades over their supposed risks, with dozens of studies linking them to type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer.Experts have even called for ultra-processed foods (UPF) — typically anything edible that has more artificial ingredients than natural ones — to be slashed from diets.Now, US scientists who tracked over 600 overweight Americans, discovered those who ate more junk food had higher amounts of fat stored inside their thigh muscles.The amount of calories in the foods…
By COLIN FERNANDEZ Published: 19:09 EST, 17 November 2024 | Updated: 19:09 EST, 17 November 2024 The NHS has voiced concern about a shocking rise in strokes among those in their 50s.The number of people aged 50 to 59 who suffer the potentially fatal condition has risen by 55 per cent in the past 20 years.Some 12,533 Britons in this age group had a stroke – where blood supply is cut off to the brain – in 2023/24, compared with 8,063 in 2004/05.It comes as the overall number of those being admitted to hospital following a stroke has risen by…
Seth Rogen has offered his unusual opinion about Donald Trump’s second rise to the presidency.The 42-year-old actor opened up about politics and other topics in an expansive interview with Esquire published Wednesday.’People get sick of seeing f****** hippies doing acid and f****** on their lawns, and they’re like, “Let’s f****** clean up these streets a little bit,”‘ the This Is the End star.He added, ‘And then people get sick of seeing f****** dorks cleaning up the streets, and they go back the other way.’The Vancouver, Canada-born star told the outlet he has focused on keeping calm amidst the rapidly-evolving timeframe…
Manchester United are said to extremely frustrated over accusations circulating online that Alejandro Garnacho or Amad Diallo could be to blame for Manchester United’s line-up being leaked before games.The club are determined to defend Garnacho and Diallo against the unfair scrutiny, and sources say they will not accept either player being wrongfully accused without any evidence whatsoever. Both players have emphatically denied any wrongdoing, and there are concerns that online fan accounts are simply using the United stars’ names to grow their following.Confidential has learned that Garnacho and Diallo are so angry over the allegations that they wanted to speak…
By PADRAIC FLANAGAN Published: 20:35 EST, 21 December 2024 | Updated: 16:45 EST, 22 December 2024 Russia was rocked by a 9/11-style attack on a skyscraper in the city of Kazan yesterday after Ukraine launched long-range drones into enemy territory 600 miles from the frontline.Dramatic pictures show the deadly weapon – thought to be a long-range Liutyi or ‘Fierce’ drone with a 50 kg warhead – smashing into the upper floors of the city’s tallest building, the 121m Lazurnyye Nebesa tower, and exploding into a fireball.Authorities in the republic of Tatarstan said there were fires in three districts of the…