Hollywood Apocalypse: The rich and famous are fleeing in droves

Gold’s Gym has become synonymous with the Hollywood Dream.  Set just a few hundred yards from the ocean in sun-kissed Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Gold’s was the backdrop for Pumping Iron, the 1977 documentary which followed a young, unknown Austrian bodybuilder called Arnold Schwarzenegger as he prepared for the Mr Universe contest. The film turned … Read more

America’s super rich throw parties and escape on private jets amid COVID-19

‘Coronavirus is a poor man’s virus’: America’s super rich are throwing lavish parties where guests take 15-minute rapid COVID-19 tests and using private jets to hop from one ‘safe’ city to the next as they ride out the pandemic Silicon Valley’s elite have been carrying on with their lives and socializing as if ‘everything was … Read more

Watches of Switzerland sales soar as the rich splash out in lockdown

Good time at Watches of Switzerland: Sales soar as wealthy Britons splash out on luxury timepieces in lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 While many shoppers have been tightening their purse strings, wealthy Britons have been splashing out on luxury … Read more

Alarm over radical planning reforms that will place building burden on rich areas 

Affluent areas will be forced to build more new homes in a radical shake-up of the planning system that will see computers decide on applications. Boris Johnson last night admitted the controversial reforms will be seen by some as ‘too much change too fast’ and ‘too much of a break from what has gone before’. … Read more