Supercars

Andy Murray is one of the great British sporting heroes and a brilliant example of grit, determination and skill. Like most sporting heroes he receives a huge amount of praise when things go well and, unfortunately, a large amount of flack when they don’t. He represents excellence in a sport that many see as the ultimate individual British sporting achievement.

Although only 29 Swiss watchmaking and jewellery brands attended the first ever show in 1917, this year’s Baselworld played host to no fewer than 220 companies. And as this major event in the sector draws once again to a close, Swiss exhibitors have amply proved their ability to marshall their powers of innovation and excellence and resist the current turbulence in the market.

McLaren Automotive has released a new design sketch of its forthcoming ‘Hyper-GT’. Codenamed BP23, the car will be the most powerful and most aerodynamic road-going McLaren ever produced.
 
Development of BP23 is currently underway at McLaren Special Operations (MSO), the bespoke division of McLaren responsible for designing and crafting the luxurious new addition to the McLaren Ultimate Series product family. The BP23 codename is taken from the car being MSO’s second Bespoke project and it having three seats. 
 

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is celebrating a hugely successful inaugural Mono Ice Driving Experience trip, having hit the frozen lakes of Sweden in three of its One-of-a-Kind Mono supercars.  
A true British success story, BAC has achieved worldwide acclaim and success for the brilliance of its driver-focused Mono and has exported in to 30 territories around the globe so far.  

After showing off the Nio EP9 at the Nurburgring, beating all electric car speed records by completing the track in 7m 05.12s, just 8 seconds slower than the Porsche 918. NIO have announced that they will have autonomous electric vehicles in the U.S. market in 2020. The company also unveiled “NIO EVE” – the embodiment of their vision for the future of autonomous cars.
 

With the arrival of Spring comes a new optimism.  Colour is everywhere and sometimes not where you would expect to find it.  It's all about being bold. At the Spring/Summer 2017 show season splashes of colour were seen on the hands, ears and beneath the jawline.
SKIN IS IN
While all of us may not be that brave, there are things you can do to prepare your skin for summer by cleansing, exfoliating and using one of the many sheet masks available. My favourites are by Tony Moly for moisturising, brightening or pore care.

Driving on the streets of London’s famous Olympic Park, the electric performance SUV concept previews Jaguar’s first electric vehicle, the Jaguar I-PACE, which will be revealed in late 2017 and will be on the road in the second half of 2018.

Evolved, energised and even lighter, a significant update for the legendary Lotus Elise has been unveiled ahead of its arrival in showrooms this spring.

A current focus in cancer is to develop new methods for monitoring multiple species in tissue, for example imaging drugs and cancer biomarkers under high-spatial resolution, to advance understanding of tumour development.
NPL is leading a team in developing the ‘Google Earth’ of tumour mapping - creating a reproducible, standardised way to fully understand different tumours in unprecedented detail

The new McLaren 720S makes its global debut at the 87th Geneva International Motor Show, introducing the second-generation of McLaren’s Super Series and simultaneously raising previously accepted limits of performance in the supercar sector.
Mike Flewitt, Chief Executive Officer, McLaren Automotive