January, 2023

• 15 January

  UK homeowners forced to settle for below asking price, Zoopla says

  

  People selling their homes have typically had to settle for below the asking price in recent weeks, according to Zoopla, which is predicting house prices will fall by about 5% next year. The average price achieved in recent weeks has been 3% below a seller’s asking price, when for much of 2021 and the first half of this year it …

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• 15 January

  JD Sports agrees £47.5m sale of 15 brands to Frasers Group

  

  Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has snapped up a basket of 15 brands including former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green and 1980s brand Tessuti in a £47.5m cash deal with JD Sports. JD, which owns Size?, Finish Line in the US and Spain’s Sprinter as well as its main retail chain, said the sale of the “non-core” brands would allow it to …

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• 15 January

  Lidl, Zara’s owner, H&M and Next ‘paid Bangladesh suppliers less than production cost

  

  Lidl, Zara’s owner Inditex, H&M and Next have been accused of paying garment suppliers in Bangladesh during the pandemic less than the cost of production, leaving factories struggling to pay the country’s legal minimum wage. In a survey of 1,000 factories in the country producing clothes for UK retailers, 19% of Lidl’s suppliers made the claim, as did 11% of …

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• 15 January

  Best places to visit in Canada

  

  The best places to visit in Canada are a proof that the country has a heart bigger than its size when it comes to satiating the wanderlust of every type of traveler. You would happily agree with us once you see them with your own eyes. Be it the lakes, the gardens, or the cities as a whole, Canada has got it all …

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• 14 January

  best Netflix movies to watch

  

  Looking for the best Netflix movies? Then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded up the greatest films the streamer has to offer right here. The last few months have been packed full of excellent releases for Netflix, with the likes of All Quiet on the Western Front, Pinocchio, The Wonder, and Knives Out 2 joining the line-up. Basically, …

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• 14 January

  best films of 2022

  

  It’s not been your standard, regular, common-or-garden year at the movies so far. The slate of big new movies remains a little (okay, a lot) skinnier than usual and release dates have continued to shift, with more than one big release decamping to the safer surrounds of 2023. But even the lingering impact of Covid hasn’t stopped it being an often …

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• 14 January

  Best Bollywood Movies of 2022

  

  Even though Bollywood lovers are happy to be back in the cinemas, this year was decidedly lukewarm in terms of excitement when going back to watch Hindi cinema on the big screen. This was, of course, also the year of RRR, the Telugu-language film that created a huge buzz inside India and abroad, setting all sorts of box-office records in its …

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• 14 January

  Thor: Love and Thunder review

  

  No character in the MCU has undergone a more effective glow-up than Thor Odinson. From the drab nadir of The Dark World to Ragnarok’s cosmic romp, the God of Thunder found his groove when irreverent kiwi Taika Waititi unlocked Chris Hemsworth’s criminally untapped comic chops. Their latest pairing is more extension than reinvention. But by most metrics it’s a superior reunion – wilder, …

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• 14 January

  London’s best brunches

  

  Start your weekend right with this epic list of the best brunches in London, from waffles and pancakes to fry-ups and eggs every which way Brunch. A simple but devastatingly impactful concept. Eggs, sourdough and coffee (and maybe booze) a few hours after conventional breakfast time? Count us in, friend. It’s all stuff you can do at home, obviously, but occasionally …

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• 14 January

  best things to do in Stratford-upon-Avon

  

  Discover the best things to do in Stratford-upon-Avon, a historic market town and birthplace of William Shakespeare Yeah, get ready for all the Shakespeare. The Bard was born here, so understandably much of this darling market town is given over to all things Will. But when it comes to the best things to do in Stratford-upon-Avon, is Shakespeare the only …

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