UK's Heathrow projects upbeat annual revenue for 2025
June 27 (Reuters) - Britain's Heathrow Airport on Friday said it expects annual revenue to improve to 3.61 billion pounds ($4.96 billion) in 2025, driven by better-than-expected long-haul flights amid rebounding leisure demand.
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Forget croissants — the best Parisian grub is doner kebabs and mashed potato
Have you ever tucked into a charcuterie platter at a Parisian sex club wearing nothing but steamed-up glasses and a small sarong? Me neither. Fortunately, the food writer Chris Newens has participated in this dually pleasurable activity on our behalf and lived to tell the tale. The enormous establishment Moon City, which from the outside looks like 'a bawdy Balinese temple', but on the inside is 'a funhouse of mirrors' with a hot tub 'surrounded by fake vegetation and fibreglass rocks', offers its patrons a slap-up lunch: brioche, desiccated iceberg lettuce and 'the pink and white marble of a rosette de Lyon'. But never brie or roquefort, France's most famous cheese exports. 'We'd never buy cheese,' the club's doorman says. 'Most of the people who work here are from Senegal. They just buy what appeals to them.' Newens, who hails from an English family of bakers and as a toddler 'played with pastry as play-dough and food colouring for paints', migrated across the Channel a decade ago, drawn by the outstanding culinary reputation of Paris, a capital where even soup kitchens — restaurants solidaires — offer their patrons red wine and cheese courses. But, as he sagely points out in Moveable Feasts, his literary tour round the surprising culinary highlights of the French city, it's not all escargots, steak frites and perfectly domed madeleines, as flowery novels and cringey Netflix shows would have us believe. In fact it's far from it. The city's edible offering has slowly morphed into a joyfully unique combination of tastes and world cuisines: 'Many of the best bouillons these days are Vietnamese pho, the most popular sauce is a spicy ketchup called Algérienne and only tourists eat frogs' legs.' Having unveiled his plan to work backwards through the snail-shaped city map, choosing and recreating a dish he deems representative of each area, Newens starts with the 20th arrondissement, east of the historic centre. Here, paying attention to the rural origins of many Parisian bistro owners, he picks the ancient and fantastically tasty dish the French call aligot (and that the English in our slightly less unromantic language would probably call cheesy mash): pulverised potatoes with melted Tomme de vache stirred through, as well as garlic paste, 'a homeopathic amount of butter' and a drizzle of olive oil. 'Here was a dish to be eaten in a hillside shepherd's hut with a gale outside and maybe a goat at your feet,' Newens proffers. 'Its presence here, though, spoke of the city's willingness to accept and imbibe flavours from beyond its limits.' In the 19th arrondissement, once home to the city's many abattoirs, Newens delves into the history of the meat trade. 'The sheer tonnage of tendon, cartilage and offal sliced and auctioned here over the years is almost impossible to imagine,' he says. • 11 of the best restaurants in Paris for 2025 Kebab shops now proliferate in the area, always with a 'name spelled out in red plastic above its door, high-contrast photographs of its dishes peeling in the window', so he chooses the humble doner — invented by a Turkish restaurateur in the mid 19th century — as the area's token foodstuff, served with 'salade, tomate, oignon', necessarily in that order, and the aforementioned Algérienne sauce, a 'grainy, spicy, sweet orange gloop'. He briefly considers environmental concerns, heeding the loud call of veganism, but speedily admits that when hunger strikes he closes his ears 'to the panicked lowing of the phantom livestock, which can seem to roll with the wind down the canal' and tucks in. The 18th arrondissement has Newens seeking an authentic African restaurant in which to try malangwa fish in a marinade of 'white pepper, chicken stock, mustard, freshly grated ginger, lemon juice and a spice called Aromat'. In the neighbouring 17th arrondissement he takes a crash-course in how to craft the perfect croissant, revealing that the crescent pastries are so hard to execute that 'in Paris only 20 per cent of boulangeries make their own'. And so on. My favourite chapters were ratatouille, which he allocated to the 15th arrondissement and its anxious trainee chefs 'for no good reason apart from that Pixar film about a preternaturally talented rat' causing chaos in a kitchen, and the mouthwatering 10th arrondissement tartiflette. Although the sugary macarons of the 8th arrondissement should get an honourable mention, especially after Newens' wonderful description of the evolution of dessert in the region as 'a single continuous episode of Come Dine with Me played out over more than 50 years.' • Read more book reviews and interviews — and see what's top of the Sunday Times Bestsellers List Far more than a map of the city's most significant culinary markers, Moveable Feasts is a portrait of a place told through those who live there, the 'nicotine-pickled locals' who may have started life elsewhere but now make their living by sifting flour and sharpening knives, from a Peruvian marine biologist retraining at the world-famous Cordon Bleu cookery school to a nearly-80-year-old market seller who 'looked a little like a garden gnome' and deserves 'a chest full of medals' for the hard grind he puts in before dawn each morning. It's a thoroughly entertaining (and seriously hunger-inducing) book that will make the Eurostar marketing team squeal with joy. Et voilà. Moveable Feasts: Paris in Twenty Meals by Chris Newens (Profile £18.99 pp368). To order a copy go to Free UK standard P&P on online orders over £25. Special discount available for Times+ members
The Sun
an hour ago
- The Sun
Ninja's summer sale buy with £70 off ‘keeps food cold for five days' – ideal for camping, festivals and BBQs
Planning to explore the great outdoors this summer? Ninja has slashed the price of a popular solution for keeping food cold. The Ninja FrostVault cooler has been reduced from £199.99 to £129.99, saving £70 off. 1 Ninja FrostVault 28L Hard Cooler £129.99 (was £199.99) With the current heatwave and the school holidays approaching, many of us are planning day trips and staycations within the UK. Summer is the time to make the most of exploring new places, but having the right kit can make days out much more enjoyable. Investing in a good cooler keeps food costs down and saves you time queuing, and the Ninja FrostVault is worth considering while it's on sale. The FrostVault is designed to keep food cold for an exceptionally long time - with ice remaining frozen for up to five days. Thanks to it's large size, the Ninja cooler can be filled with cans, bottles and food, and the 28L size fits up to 48 cans, so it's enough to cater for a large family or group of friends. It's ideal for festival-goers, as the events are notoriously expensive for food and drinks, while some campsites have no refreshment options at all. Picnics and beach days are made easier too, or if you fancy a day sunbathing in the garden, you can avoid trips back and forward to the kitchen. For food that's not meant to be ice-cold, there's a handy Dry Zone drawer on the outside, which can be used to store sandwiches, fruit and anything else you want to grab easily. The built-in handles also mean you can just grab the cooler and go. Shoppers are praising the highly-rated cooler, with one saying: ''I'm so happy I had my Ninja FrostVault at a recent festival, it kept my drinks and snacks cool from Wednesday to Sunday (five days!!) and having a cool drink was just so needed when it had been a hot day walking round fields!'' ''I would highly recommend for regular campers or festival-goers.'' Another shopper commented: ''Excellent, does what it says it does.'' ''Great for keeping drinks nice and cool and great when having BBQs.'' It is worth keeping in mind that you will need a large amount of ice prepped when packing the cooler, as one shopper vouched: ''Good size compartment and tray - need a lot of ice for a few days which I have not yet tested.''
The Sun
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Major provider offering FREE smartwatch with Samsung Galaxy S24 FE – plans from £18p/m
Sky Mobile has unveiled an exciting deal that's caught my eye. You can now get the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE with plans starting from just £18 per month, complete with a free Galaxy Watch7 worth £289. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, 50GB, £28/month (Claim free Galaxy Watch7 worth £289) BUY FROM SKY If you're in the market for a new phone, this is a seriously good way to get more for your money. Sky Mobile is no stranger to cutting prices on its handset plans, but this offer throws in some free tech too. The standout comes on the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, with prices starting from just £18 a month (was £23), and no upfront cost. There's also half-price data on selected plans, and my top pick gets you a solid 50GB for £10 a month instead of £20. On top of that, Sky's throwing in a free Galaxy Watch7 worth £289, which makes this one of the best value deals we've seen from the provider in a while. It's not just about the price either, Sky runs on O2's network, so you're getting decent coverage and reliability. The Galaxy S24 FE itself is a great all-rounder if you want something that doesn't break the bank but still delivers on features. I haven't had hands-on time with it yet, but on paper, it's a strong Android handset for years to come. You get a large 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with a smooth 120Hz refresh rate, perfect for watching videos or gaming on the go. There's the same Exynos 2400 chip you'll find in Samsung's pricier models, paired with 8GB of RAM, so it'll easily handle day-to-day tasks and multitasking. You're also getting a triple camera setup on the back, something any photography lover will appreciate. It includes a 50MP main lens, 12MP ultrawide, and 8MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom, ideal for everything from quick snaps to holiday pics. Battery life is decent too, with a 4,500mAh battery that's larger than the latest handset coming off the Apple production line. If your contract's nearly up or you're thinking of switching, this one's definitely worth a look. Best Sky Mobile deals Sky Mobile has plenty of top-brand handsets up for grabs right now. If you're happy with your current phone and want something low-fuss, check out the best SIM-only deals we've found from all major providers. We've also rounded up the best Sky deals out there right now to make life a bit easier.
