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Audley’s Cultural Highlights: Summer 2024
Need a book to get lost in on your summer holidays? Or music while relaxing on the beach? The Audley team share their cultural highlights of the summer.
The Best of the Summer Wines, Part 2: Picnics
“Summer Breeze makes me feel fine…” Especially with a glass of wine. In Part 2 of our wine recommendations for Summer ‘24, Audley Senior Advisor and wine connoisseur Annie Coleman offers her picks of must-try picnic wines.
The Best of the Summer Wines, Part 1: BBQs
In Part 1 of our wine recommendations for Summer ’24, Audley Senior Advisor and wine connoisseur Annie Coleman offers her picks of must-try wines for our readers to enjoy at their summer BBQs.
Weekend Box #116: Life's No Beach at G7 Resort & more
In this week’s Box: Italian PM welcomes delegates to the G7, a history of horror repeats in Darfur, Donald Trump finds unlikely support in Silicon Valley & more
Weekend Box #115: À La Modi? Not Any More…, Debates & more
In this week’s Box: PM comes out swinging in first debate with Keir Starmer, Modi suffers setbacks in Indian election, security concerns at Paris Olympics & more
Weekend Box #114: A Tri-Ing Time, Audley Talks Trade & more
In this week’s Box: Our humble opinion on opinion polls, trilateral talks in Seoul, a one-of-a-kind album is finally heard by the public & more
Weekend Box #111: Will Ofcom Crack the Code?, Scholz Beefs Up Baltics & more
In this week’s Box: Chad elects a new president, Ofcom publishes its Children’s Safety Code, Toyota puts brakes on profit growth & more
Weekend Box #110: Sunak’s Mayoral 'Mare, Quinn Calls it Quits & more
In this week’s Box: UK goes to the polls for local elections, the Red Roses rise to Six Nations victory, residents of a film estate used in a classic film rebuke demolition plans & more
Weekend Box #109: Milei Gets Matey with NATO, Red Alert & more
In this week’s Box: Short sellers make big profits on falling tech shares, spies have the UK & Europe on ‘Red alert’, the Venice Biennale & more
Weekend Box #108: All At Sea in Solomon Islands & more
In this week’s Box: China vies for influence of the Solomon Islands in a tumultuous election, Microsoft and G42 on cloud nine with $1.5bn deal, who was in the limelight and the lowlights at the Olivier Awards? & more
Weekend Box #104: Centre-Right Takes Centre Stage & more
In this week’s Box: Democratic Alliance win Portugal's elections, Standard Chartered's leadership overhaul, EU members back legislation to improve gig workers' rights & more
Weekend Box #103: Germany Makes the Wrong Call, Mongolia Goes Orbit-Owl & more
In this week’s Box: German-French tensions rise over a leaked call, Mongolia takes one giant leap with the help of SpaceX, France enshrines abortion rights in its constitution & more
Weekend Box #102: China Tests Pacific Waters, St David’s Day & more
In this week’s Box: US on the alert at China’s presence in the Pacific, trouble brews at UK universities post-government reform, miners from the ‘Land of their Fathers’ help out “mining brothers” in Kyiv & more
Weekend Box #101: Share Buybacks, ‘Just Stop Hoyle’ & more
In this week’s Box: HSBC and Barclays embark on ambitious buyback strategies, a call to seize the moment and seize Russian assets, a new chapter for BT Tower & more
Weekend Box #100: Arm’s Race to #1, A Body (Shop) Blow & more
In this week’s Box: A special newsletter as the Audley team mark 100 editions of The Weekend Box! Tories in trouble in rural constituencies, Arm races to the top of the FTSE100 & more
Weekend Box: Pakistan Elections, Facebook Reaps Dividends & more
In this week’s Box: A tight race and turmoil as Pakistan goes to the polls, Meta issues its first ever dividend, a booming gaming industry & more
Weekend Box: Aggro-Culture, UK and What Army? & more
In this week’s Box: Agriculture gets aggro with farmers’ protests in Europe, a conscription debate kicks off in the UK, a week of ups and downs for Elon Musk & more
Weekend Box: UN Disunited, Tea Science a Mug’s Game & More
In this week’s Box: A challenger to Vladimir Putin takes a stand, the UN is disunited over China, US-UK relations hit a rough patch over tea & more
Weekend Box: Rizz, Biz, and a Bit of a Tizz & more
In this week’s Box: British & European car manufacturers breathe a sigh of relief as EV tariffs are delayed, President Maduro risks conflict with Guyana, an end-of-year list roundup & more
Weekend Box: AI Safety Sum-Up, Taylor-Nomics & more
In this week’s Box: What happened at PM Rishi Sunak’s AI Safety Summit, Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher’s marketing overhaul, Taylor Swift becomes a pillar of the US economy & more