April 2025

At her discreet Soho clinic, Advanced Nurse Practitioner Teresa Tan is quietly championing a more regenerative, skin-first approach to ageing. With over a decade of experience spanning dermatology, cardiology, and women’s health, Teresa’s philosophy is rooted in long-term skin vitality rather than short-term smoothing.

“As we age, the skin’s needs become more layered. It’s not just about freezing movement or filling lines - it’s about supporting the skin to function well from within,” she explains.

Halfway inland in the very heart of Italy is the provincial city of Bologna, the capital of Emilia-Romagna region. Here it’s possible to experience the real Italian art of living well. For Bologna is called three things: la Dotta (the Learned), for the oldest university in the Western world founded in 1088, transferred from Ravenna’s ancient school of Roman law; la Grassa (the Fat), considered the home of Italian gastronomy with its cuisine of tortellini, lasagne and tagliatelle al ragù and thirdly la Rossa (the Red), for its exquisite terracotta-tiled roofs.

If you was thinking of going electric ten or even 5 years ago, the EV car market was a bit of a closed shop when it came to options. But that was then and this is now, and the savvy consumer gets a choice of pretty much everything from nippy city superminis to versatile 7-Seat SUVs (and everything in between).

In this roundup, we'll explore some of the standout electric cars making waves this year, as well as a few alternative selections that might not quite live up to the hype. So, let's dive into the electrifying world of 2025's EVs and see which ones spark joy.

There’s a silence in the mountains that feels fuller than anything you’ll find in the city. Not emptier, not lonelier—just fuller. The kind of silence that contains things: possibility, peace, the crunch of snow under your boots, the clink of a glass just before you take a sip. It’s the kind of silence that makes you slow down, look up, and feel like you’re exactly where you’re meant to be. For me, that was drinking a glass of High West whiskey surrounded by the mountains. 

Few distilleries divide opinion quite like Loch Lomond. Often underestimated, sometimes misunderstood, it doesn’t trade on bucolic charm or romantic tales of illicit stills. Instead, it is rooted in industrial ambition and technical ingenuity - qualities that, ironically, have led to some of the most distinct single malts coming out of Scotland today.

Annandale Distillery has a history that stretches back more than a century, marked by ambition, innovation, and revival. Once a vital part of the Scotch whisky industry, it fell silent for decades before its meticulous restoration. I learned about the distillery's revival recently at a wonderful dinner hosted by Professor David Thomson and his wife Teresa at Fortnum & Mason.

There are few places that stir the soul of a motorsport fan quite like Goodwood. The smell of race fuel (now sustainably sourced, of course), the sound of historic machinery thundering past the paddock and the sheer class of it all. And the 82nd Members’ Meeting didn’t just open the 2025 Goodwood season; it kicked the doors wide open with a glorious blend of nostalgia and innovation.

There are destinations in the UK that don’t try to shout hard for attention. Instead they simply get noticed through a good helping of heritage, charm and a quiet sense of self. The Lygon Arms is tucked gracefully into the honey-hued vernacular of Broadway in the Cotswolds and it is one such a place.

There’s something oddly comforting about knowing a vehicle exists that puts function ahead of fluff. No pretence, no marketing gimmickry, just good, honest engineering. The new Toyota Land Cruiser doesn’t want to be your daily driver or your electric dream machine. It wants to be your workhorse and while putting it through its paces in and around the Cotswolds, I fell rather hard for it.

Easter signals the arrival of spring, a season of renewal, celebration and hopefully some long-awaited warmth. As you get together with family to celebrate this festive occasion, it is important to make your drink selections just right. The following selection offers a diverse range of wine and 3 delicious whiskies, each embodying the essence of its origin and matching perfectly with traditional Easter food.