Sussex can be proud of its culinary creations making their mark on the European stage after a seafront restaurant was listed among the continent’s elite. The Crabshack, in Worthing’s Marine Parade, has been ranked as one of Europe’s top ten beach restaurants in The Guardian after the paper’s travel writers were asked to choose their favourite eatery. The family-run restaurant has consistently topped the Trip Advisor rankings in Worthing and co-owner, Sarah Tinker-Taylor, 51, welcomed the wider recognition.“It’s great to get some national coverage, not just for us but for Worthing,” she said.“Someone from The Guardian contacted me saying we had been recommended and asked us to send some pictures, but we didn’t hear back. We only found out we had won when we saw it in Saturday’s paper.”The Crabshack was nominated by The Guardian’s travel editor Jane Banford, who reserved special praise for Worthing. Her review … [Read more...] about Sussex eatery ranked among top ten beach restaurants in Europe
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Moscow, St. Petersburg Named Europe’s Most Dangerous Cities
Moscow and St. Petersburg have ranked in the bottom 50 of the world’s most livable cities and have been named the two most dangerous cities in Europe, according to rankings from a global consulting firm. Moscow placed 167th and St. Petersburg 174th out of 231 cities worldwide in Mercer’s 2019 Quality of Living Ranking published on Wednesday. “Moscow (200) and St. Petersburg (197) were Europe’s least safe cities this year,” Mercer said in a regional breakdown. Luxembourg was named Europe’s safest city. Mercer says it considers 39 factors in categories such as "political and social environment" and "recreation” when developing its list. This year’s index was based on data analyzed between September and November 2018. Vienna has topped Mercer's index of most livable cities for the 10th year in a row. Zurich came in second, while Auckland, Munich and Vancouver tied in third – leaving the 2019 top five unchanged … [Read more...] about Moscow, St. Petersburg Named Europe’s Most Dangerous Cities
Last Days in Old Europe by Richard Bassett, review: a Cold War Brideshead
4 Julian Evans reviews Last Days in Old Europe by Richard Bassett (Allen Lane) This enjoyable Baedeker-meets-Brideshead memoir of Central Europe in the Eighties by a former correspondent for The Times starts out being not so much of its era as yearning for an even earlier one. The 22-year-old Richard Bassett wears a double-breasted barathea coat – yes, no one knows what it is any more – and carries a copy of Stephen Spender’s World Within World as he steps off the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express at Trieste’s Südbahn terminus in January 1979. That superbly melancholy capital of the Adriatic, all Austro-Hungarian baroque, ghosts and contradictions, has long been middle Europe’s secret door to its... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium … [Read more...] about Last Days in Old Europe by Richard Bassett, review: a Cold War Brideshead
Questor: buy this trust for a stake in ‘Europe’s third-largest software company’
Questor investment trust bargain: HgCapital buys stakes in unlisted firms, many of which operate in profitable niches. Collectively they would amount to a very large business How would you like to own a stake in Europe’s third-largest software company – and buy that stake via an investment trust at a discount of about 6pc? What is the name of this software firm, you may be asking. In fact, you won’t find it in any list of quoted, or even unquoted, businesses. This is because the “company” we are referring to is actually the various software interests found in the funds in which a London-listed investment trust, HgCapital, invests. This sounds like a complicated series of relationships and... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article … [Read more...] about Questor: buy this trust for a stake in ‘Europe’s third-largest software company’
‘Like Titanic voting to remove the iceberg’: How Europe reacted to MPs’ rejection of no-deal Brexit
MPs are set to vote on whether to keep Britain in the EU longer than planned, but an increasingly frustrated EU has warned that an extension shouldn't be taken for granted. The vote on Thursday on extending Article 50 comes after MPs rejected the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a Brexit deal in any circumstances. A cross-party amendment which seeks to rule out a no-deal Brexit was agreed by 312 to 308, a majority of just four, despite Theresa May whipping Tory MPs to vote against it. The Government then tried to overturn the vote but failed in its bid as MPs voted by an even larger margin to reject no-deal by 321 votes to 278, a majority of 43. Here's a rundown of how Europe's... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article per week Register … [Read more...] about ‘Like Titanic voting to remove the iceberg’: How Europe reacted to MPs’ rejection of no-deal Brexit