This year the UK International Jewish Film Festival will celebrate its 21st birthday with a diverse line-up of more than 70 feature and documentary films and short films, from 9-26 November. For over two decades the UKIJFF has blossomed into one of the nation’s most eagerly anticipated dates in the film calendar. This year’s coming-of-age programme will ensure it remains so with its most diverse programme yet, including world, European and UK premieres of the best new Israeli and Jewish cinema on offer to audiences. Michael Etherton, Chief Executive says: “At the heart of this 21st anniversary Festival is a…
Author: FABUK Magazine
More après than ski? Ice fishing over snowboarding? – White Line Hotels offers just that. Preparing yourself for the endless drone of slope goers and planning where to go to avoid them completely? White Line Hotels (http://www.whitelinehotels.com/) offers an eclectic selection of winter breaks which offer more than ski poles and salopettes. Whether you intend to relax in front of the fire absorbed in a good book or activities that range from wilderness lunches, ice fishing and dog sleigh rides in Norway, to ice skating surrounded by the dramatic landscapes of Poland, these all cater so much more than the…
Halloween is generally a ‘spooktacular’ time for all but a few bad apples can spoil the fun. So what can you do if someone chooses to play a trick and damages your property? And can you intervene to stop property damage? Are you responsible if a child is allergic to the sweets you gave them? Simon Roberts of DAS Law has the answers to these questions and others to avoid making this Halloween a truly blood-curdling event. If a child damages your property with a ‘trick’, can you recover repair costs from the parents? Damage to property is potentially a…
ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL HOTSPOTS BALKAN GLAMPING STAYCATION PRIVATE HIRE As summer tans fade and the reality of the winter commute strikes, Brits turn their attention to the promise of new adventures in the new year: from crowd-free paradise islands to glamping in the Balkans – with some stunning options closer to home – there’s every reason to make 2018 a great year for travel. Despite a weakened Pound, global flight search and digital travel deals platform, Cheapflights.co.uk, sees 2018 as the year of the European city break as British travellers head to the Continent now, amidst uncertainty over possible future…
On the 26th of October, Fender’s Undiscovered Artist of the Year final will take place to crown the UK’s best unsigned acoustic singer-songwriter and you can watch it live here. The show will be presented by Radio 1 ‘Introducing’ DJ Huw Stephens and as well as being awarded the title, the winner will perform at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire as the opening act for highly-acclaimed British artist Lucy Rose. The competition has been whittled down from 650 to three of the best unsigned acts from all across the UK who will be competing to be the winner in this…
New research by the Spirit of Christmas Fair, the UK’s leading high-end Christmas shopping event, has found that our friends are by far, the most likely to suffer as a result of our “gift envy”. 7 in 10 people in the UK admitted that they have purchased gifts for their friends, only to decide that they would rather keep it themselves. A small percentage (6%)also admitted that they would even steal from their children. The full list of those we experience gift envy with, who we purchase gifts for but decide to keep for ourselves: Friends (70%) Acquaintances (8%)…
MACAO, SAR (October 19, 2017): La Perla hosted its Spring/Summer 2018 ready-to-wear fashion show in a lavish 200 person gala dinner and runway presentation in Macao, SAR at 8pm, local time. In partnership with The Venetian Macao as part of Sands Macao Fashion week, La Perla presented a full-scale runway presentation, featuring 70 looks comprised of the brand’s ready-to-wear and haute couture collections. Top runway models including Natasha Poly and Liu Wen walked the show along with local talent while seated guests including Fan Bingbing and Hu Bing enjoyed a gala dinner at the Grand Colonnade in The Venetian Macao. “I am excited to bring the Spring/Summer 2018 collection…
Press release: October 2017 JULIE DRISCOLL ANNOUNCED AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PURE LONDON Pure London, the UK’s most unmissable destination for fashion, buying and inspiration, is delighted to announce the appointment of Julie Driscoll as Managing Director with immediate effect. Previously the show’s Portfolio Director, Julie’s promotion to Managing Director will drive a host of exciting changes and new launches for the February show, taking place from the 11th – 13th February 2018. Julie Driscoll said: “It is a very exciting time in the evolution of Pure London and I’m looking forward to working with our fantastic team, our partners,…
Gerard Butler has spoken about the mind-blowing production on his new film Geostorm where they took over a space larger than a NASA aircraft carrier to create stages for the incredible special effects. Chatting to Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott on their Magic Breakfast radio show, Butler spoke of his excitement about the new project which he claimed will leave audiences “on the edge of your seat from the beginning.” To film Geostorm, in which Butler plays an astronaut, the cast were taken to a NASA base where an international space station had been created across five huge sound stages. He…
AS NEW OFFICIAL FIGURES SHOW DIVORCE RATES ARE AT THEIR HIGHEST YEAR-ON-YEAR SINCE 1985 BESTSELLING AUTHOR, DIVORCE & BREAK-UP COACH SARA DAVISON SPEAKS OUT ON THE FACTORS PUTTING A STRAIN ON MODERN DAY MARRIAGES New official figures released by ONS this week show that the number of divorces last year in England and Wales were the highest since 2009. There were total of 106,959 divorces of opposite-sex couples in 2016 – an increase of 5.8% from 2015. It represents the biggest year-on-year rise since 1985, when there was a jump of 10.9%. For those in opposite-sex marriages, the divorce rate…