Alpina x Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc, the world’s most challenging international sled dog race

The world’s most challenging international sled dog race arouses tremendous enthusiasm, attested by the millions of television viewers and 80,000 spectators in attendance at each edition. An extraordinary adventure that shares the “alpinist” values of Alpina Swiss watchmaker Alpina has teamed up with La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc, for which it is named as … Read more

iPhone XR review: Apple’s cheaper battery king

With Face ID and a decent screen, this phone attempts a happy medium between quality and price – but £750 still isn’t a bargain

iPhone XR review roundup: cheaper and brighter with longer battery life

Early consensus from tech press is £750 iPhone XR is in many ways better than the £999 iPhone XS

Fasten your seat belts and see what it’s like to soar above 76,000 feet pressure altitude

  Airbus Perlan Mission II is making aviation history with a new gliding altitude world record. Perlan Project, the world’s first initiative to pilot an engineless aircraft to the edge of space, is setting second altitude world record and crossing Armstrong Line. This set a new gliding altitude world record, pending official validation. Airbus Perlan … Read more

A foodie homage to Catalonia: a tour of its unsung delta

Exploring the food and drink of the Ebro delta, our writer follows sustainably caught tuna from sea to plate, visits a ‘wine cathedral’ and samples Spanish sake

Michael Kors iconic Runway watch returns as an innovative smartwatch

  The Michael Kors Access collection continues to grow with its newest addition, the Runway Access Smartwatch, which features the latest Wear OS capabilities: heart-rate tracking, swimproof functionality, payment technology, untethered GPS and more. Michael Kors announced the return of its iconic Runway watch as an innovative smartwatch. In the next evolution of wearable technology, … Read more