The Global Fan Base of Rugby Union As major rugby union events enter the new markets of Brazil, Russia and Japan over the coming decade, each of the three hosts have managed to establish keen public interest in the sport, which could be harnessed to boost the tournaments’ success and develop rugby union further. This is just one of many findings within ‘The Global Fan Base of Rugby Union’, the latest in a series of reports by SMG Insight /...Read more

Motability and Scheme partners take part in 1,150 mile challenge to support disabled people with their personal mobility A team of over 150 people took part in Motability’s Coast to Coast Challenge on Friday 11 September, aiming to raise £10,000 to support disabled people with their personal mobility. Coast to Coast The challenge saw participants from Motability, Motability Operations, RSA Motability, Europcar, Kwik Fit and RAC travel 1,150 miles on a combination of exercise bikes and treadmills that were set...Read more

NEW FIAT 500 GOES ON SALE IN THE UK • New FIAT 500 available with revised exterior style including new bumpers, front and rear light systems and new colours • Enhanced cabin comfort plus new Uconnect™ infotainment systems with available DAB and TomTom satellite navigation • Engine range now offers more efficiency and eco-friendliness • Standard safety systems include ESC, TPMS and seven airbags • Even more personalisation options with expressive Second Skins • On Sale in September priced from...Read more

Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG S Shooting Brake At a glance The performance flagship of the CLS-Class Shooting Brake range, the CLS 63 AMG S Shooting Brakeis the fastest and most powerful CLS-Class Shooting Brakeever offered in the UK. Beneath its sculpted bonnet sits a hand-assembled 585 hp 5,461 cc biturbo AMG V8 engine that drives the rear wheels through an AMG MCT seven-speed automatic transmission. Suspension, steering, brakes and chassis have all been significantly upgraded by AMG. Key figures –CLS...Read more

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The 22nd Goodwood Festival of Speed drew to a close this evening, with the winner of the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend, Nico Rosberg, having thrilled the assembled crowds in his MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 W04 V8 Formula One car. Having harmed tyres on the 1.16-mile Goodwood Hill, Nico Rosberg spent time among the crowds at the Festival of Speed before making a special appearance in front of a capacity audience at the Mercedes-Benz Pavilion to be interviewed by Sky...Read more

BMW’s compact Sports Activity Vehicle, the X1, has been a huge success since its launch in 2009. More than 730,000 were sold globally of that first generation with nearly 40,000 new owners of X1 in the UK over the same period. Now an all-new BMW X1 has been unveiled and features dynamic BMW X styling, a sporting character blended with outstanding efficiency, and an array of innovative equipment features in comfort, safety and infotainment. Featuring an all-new range of engines...Read more

If television (or should we say box sets) is the new cinema perhaps the Emmys are the new Oscars? Last night in LA the stars of American TV gathered for the annual Emmy Awards Ceremony, after the obligatory red carpet entrance the show began with Game of Thrones sweeping the board with a record breaking 12 wins! For the TV buffs amongst us (me included) here’s the list of winners-probably coming to HBO/Netflix soon! Emmys 2015: the full list of...Read more

Biscuits-not flowers The day after the dinner party, bit hung-over did everyone enjoy themselves?, crickey! did I really tell ‘that story’! then the bell rings-flowers a thank you note –all is well! Nothing amiss with this scenario I hear you say, well I beg to differ, I’ve stumbled across the most ingenious of websites offers beautiful biccies in place of the more traditional thank you methods. A company called Biscuiteers (www.biscuiteers.com) have dreamt up and then baked batches of biscuits...Read more

Power to the people-Citizen Smith set for a return Written by the much missed John Sullivan (Only Fools and Horses) Citizen Smith is perhaps set to make a comeback. The self-styled left wing revolutionary Wolfie Smith remains one of our best loved comedy characters, launching the prolific career of Robert Lindsay. Sullivan grew up in near-by Balham, however I’m sure Wolfie would have been priced out of the neighbourhood by now with many of the houses in Tooting selling at...Read more