There’s something dreamlike about Portmeirion. Heavily inspired by the Italian Riviera, it’s a mix of pastel-coloured houses, ornamental gardens and Italianate architecture, tucked into the natural landscape of the Nort...
Planning a holiday in the UK[? Forget about paying for extortionate train travel, try hopping on a coach instead for your next staycation. Not only is it often cheaper anyway, but until the end of September, National Ex...
Predicting the UK weather is never easy, but the clever people over at the Met Office try their best—and they’re saying the chance of a hot summer is higher than normal this year. That’s straight after the warmest and s...
I’m of an age where I can just about remember a world where the internet didn’t occupy every part of society—from my friendships to my fridge. Growing up alongside the World Wide Web (which felt more like an online Wild...
You’ll never see a hurricane tear through Britain. Hardly ever experience a blizzard. Or rarely endure a severe drought. What you’ll get is some of the world’s most unpredictable mild weather imaginable. Sunshine and o...
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in! A seventh series of ‘Peaky Blinders’ is, , due to start filming this summer. The BBC want new episodes of the -set crime drama ready to air for 2026 and capitalise on...
It's easy to forget that Robin Williams in the 1990s was unmatched. Would the likes of Hook, Jumanji, Flubber, or even Good Will Hunting have become cultural cornerstones without his golden touch? Nevertheless, for a wh...
I can’t be the only one who’s had to endure countless bus trips listening to some kid’s terrible taste in music played out through their terrible mobile phone speakers. Do I ever say anything? No, because even in my 30s...
Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. We all know who they are. They’re Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. And I couldn’t imagine anyone else as them, could you? But, hate it or love it, HBO is pu...
SNL is the longest-running late-night sketch comedy show in America, and has now been “live from New York” for 50 years. To put that into context, it’s older than EastEnders by about 10 years. Yet, while it’s produced m...