Lenny Henry, one of Britain’s best known and most loved personalities joined hundreds of other students graduating from Royal Holloway, University of London, when he received a PhD, in Media Arts
The world’s most famous animal rescue, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, once again wowed the world last night with the return of its star-studded Collars & Coats Gala Ball at the iconic Battersea Evolution in London.
Celebrating its eighth successful year, the high-profile event is a highlight of the autumn social calendar, and is consistently regarded as one of the most unique and eagerly anticipated charity events.
INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, the leading global interior design and architecture awards programme, has today announced that a shortlist of 63 projects will compete to be crowned World Interior of the Year 2016.
Projects from across the globe were entered across nine diverse categories, ranging from grand civic spaces and hospitals to transportation hubs, bars, clubs and shops. Hosted alongside the World Architecture Festival (WAF), the Festival attracts in excess of 2,000 attendees annually for three days of talks, awards, exhibitions and fringe events.
The second season of the FIA Formula E Championship will be decided at the double-header finale at Battersea Park on July 2 and 3.
At the Visa London ePrix either Lucas di Grassi or Sebastien Buemi will succeed Nelson Piquet Jr as the champion of the world’s first all-electric single-seater series. Sam Bird retains a mathematical chance of winning the title, but to do this he needs to win both races, secure all the bonus points for pole position and fastest lap, and hope that neither di Grassi nor Buemi scores a single point.
A special demo version of the highly-anticipated Gran Turismo® Sport game for PlayStation®4 will make a high-profile debut at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (23-26 June). With the game due on sale on 18 November 2016 in the UK (and on 16 November in the rest of Europe), the expected crowd of over 200,000 automotive enthusiasts provides the perfect setting to showcase the latest developments to the award-winning Gran Turismo series that is revving up on PS4™ for the first time.
British motor racing team, JOTA Sport, has announced a landmark sponsorship deal with G-Drive Racing, the Russian team, sponsored by Gazprom Neft’s premium G-Drive fuel brand.
Founded by British entrepreneurs Simon Dolan, Sam Hignett and David Clark, JOTA Sport is the racing division of UK-based JOTA Group. Since its inception, JOTA Sport has become one of the UK’s best known motor racing teams, achieving widespread success in sports car racing both in the UK and on a global level, including victory in the iconic Le Mans 24 Hour race.
Aston Martin have confirmed that James Bond will once again drive an Aston Martin in Spectre. On this occasion, it will be a model developed specifically for the film and built in-house by the brand’s design and engineering teams.
Led by Aston Martin Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman, the design team worked closely with the film’s director, Sam Mendes, to create the ultimate car for the world’s most famous spy.
