DUBBED The Town of Kings and Fishermen, Cascais is the Portuguese Riviera’s glittering seaside jewel.
Once a sleepy fishing hub, it was transformed into a summer retreat for king-in-exile Umberto II of Italy and attracted European aristocracy in the 19th century.
Known as The Town of Kings and Fishermen, Cascais is the Portuguese Riviera’s glittering seaside jewelCredit: GettyBoca do Inferno, or the Devil’s Mouth, is a dramatic cavern carved into the limestone cliffs of CascaisCredit: Getty
Just a 35-minute train ride from Lisbon, it charms sun-seekers with golden beaches, grand mansions, cobbled streets and fresh seafood that won’t break the bank.
CLASSIC SIGHT: The fairytale Castro Guimarães museum boasts bright yellow walls and a stone bridge overlooking a sea inlet.
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Built in 1900 by aristocrat Jorge O’Neill, he celebrated his Irish heritage in the Shamrock Room that features a hand-painted ceiling.
The museum itself features a host of 17th to 19th century aristocratic treasures, from art and furniture to porcelain collected by Portuguese nobility.
There’s also a fabulous 16th-century illuminated manuscript showcasing early Lisbon.
NATURAL ATTRACTION: Boca do Inferno, or the Devil’s Mouth, is a dramatic cavern carved into the limestone cliffs of Cascais.
Head here at high tide when Atlantic swells smash through the rock arch with a deafening roar, blasting sea spray into the air.
Legend has it a local sorcerer created the chasm to save his love from a giant, but today it is simply one of the coast’s most awe-inspiring photo spots.
FUN NEIGHBOURHOOD: Rua Amarela, also known as Yellow Street, is the buzzing, culinary hub of the old town.
Draped in fairy lights with lots of al-fresco dining, the pedestrian alley is packed with lively tapas joints and cocktail bars.
Kick back with a cold Super Bock beer or glass of Vinho Verde and dig into a juicy steak or grilled chorizo at local’s favourite, José Ignácio.
THE GRAND HOTEL: Tucked away between the Sintra mountains and the sea, the renovated Kimpton Quinta da Marinha Cascais sits on a championship 18-hole Robert Trent Jones golf course and delivers relaxed 5* luxury.
Rooms at the newly renovated Kimpton Quinta da Marinha Cascais start from £140per nightCredit: SuppliedFoodies are well-catered for in CascaisCredit: Supplied
The resort has chic rooms, an outdoor pool, an onsite lake for open water swims and the serene Natur Spa for cooler months.
Foodies will love charcoal-grilled Portuguese seafood at restaurant Ao Ponto, while every evening, guests can enjoy the signature Kimpton Social Hour — featuring free-flowing wine, cocktails and nibbles in the courtyard.
THE WOW MOMENT: Mar do Inferno is a family-run seafood restaurant on the cliffs of Boca do Inferno and THE place for the ultimate dinner with a view.
It serves sweet Algarve shrimp, spider crab and sea bass baked in a thick crust of Atlantic salt.
Meals cost around £35 — or more if you want market-priced fish. Request a table on the terrace to watch the sun set.
FESTIVAL TIME: The Ageas Cool Jazz festival rocks the open-air Hipódromo Manuel Possolo every July, turning this royal town into a party hotspot.
Set across ten hectares of lush parkland, the intimate festival blends world-class music with a relaxed summer picnic vibe.
Past heavyweights include Franz Ferdinand and Scissor Sisters, alongside international jazz legends and local artists.
CULTURAL FIX: The Cidadela Art District is a creative hub inside a massive 16th century fortress.
Once built to fend off pirates — and later used as a summer getaway for Portuguese kings — the historic stone courtyard is now packed with open-air art galleries, pop-up studios and striking outdoor sculptures.
You can wander through artists’ workshops, grab a craft coffee and soak up the unique mix of medieval history and modern culture.
TOP TOUR: If there’s a crowd of you, charter a boat with Palma Yachts from Cascais Marina for an unforgettable day at sea.
You’ll glide past grand coastal fortresses toward Cabo da Roca — the westernmost point of mainland Europe — where dramatic 300ft cliffs drop into the Atlantic.
Drop anchor in secluded bays for a plunge in the cool waters, and keep your eyes peeled for wild pods of bottlenose dolphins jumping alongside the hull. Prices are from £385 for up to 14 people.
If there’s just two of you, Sailing Cascais and Cascais Routes offer two-hour small-group sailing trips from the marina with prices from £35 to £50.
BEST BEACH: Praia da Conceição and Praia da Duquesa offer calm, shallow waters that are ideal for lazy family swims right next to the town centre’s cafes.
Framed by wild sand dunes and the Sintra mountains, its rolling Atlantic swells make it a playground for surfers, windsurfers and kiteboardersCredit: Getty
GO: CASCAIS
GETTING THERE: TAP Air Portugal flies directly from Heathrow to Lisbon six times per day, with fares starting from £70. See flytap.com.
STAYING THERE: Rooms at the newly renovated Kimpton Quinta da Marinha Cascais start from £140per night. See ihg.com.
Adrenaline junkies should head four miles north to the windswept Praia do Guincho.
Framed by wild sand dunes and the Sintra mountains, its rolling Atlantic swells make it a playground for surfers, windsurfers and kiteboarders.
ONE MORE TREAT: Santini is Portugal’s most legendary gelato parlour and it has been serving ices to royals, celebrities and tourists for more than 75 years.
Its stylish new spot by the historic Cidadela Fortress turns up the heat with boozy ice cream sangrias — a refreshing cocktail made with crisp white wine, fruit and sorbet you can drink straight from a glass.
Another halfback, Ray Williams, also starred and went to Washington State. Kevin Williams won the state 100-yard dash in 1975. Moore was a two-time City player of the year. White would win the state 330-yard hurdles championship and become a Heisman Trophy winner.
Former San Fernando High football coach Bill Marsh.
(San Fernando HS)
“I had sleepless nights worrying about keeping these guys from being envious or jealous of one another,” Marsh said in 1999.
Marsh, who grew up in Pacoima and played at San Fernando before becoming a coach, P.E. teacher and businessman, died on Monday in Porter Ranch, according to current San Fernando football coach Charles Burnley. Marsh was 79.
“He was a great man,” said Al Coney, who played for Marsh in 1976.
Burnley got into trouble while attending another high school when Marsh intervened to get him another chance.
“He saved my life,” Burnley said.
Those championship San Fernando teams kept running off big plays and using their speed while relying on lots of talent from Pacoima. They were the days when kids went to their neighborhood schools, and Marsh took advantage with a run-oriented offense that left defenses unable to stop the Tigers. In one game against Reseda, the Tigers rushed for 529 yards, with Kevin Williams running for 180 yards, White 152, Raymond Williams 110 and Moore 82.
“It was very hard to stop because Kenny Moore ran the offense like a college quarterback. He learned to read the defensive end,” said receiver DeWayne Jett. “We probably had the top talent in the Valley all at once.”
Five of the offensive players made it to the NFL — Jett, White, both Williamses and Moore.
The 1975 team was ranked No. 1 in the nation to start the season. Sportswriters tasked with selecting City player of the year ended up making White, Moore and Kevin Williams tri-players of the year, which certainly made Marsh happy trying to spread the fame.
Jett almost went to Monroe because of the Vikings’ passing attack, but he remembers Marsh confronting him. “I’m hearing you’re going to Monroe. You’re not going. You’re gold and black.”
AN EIGHTIES bombshell looked unrecognisable as she ran errands in Los Angeles, 39 years after starring in the legendary sci-fi movie – but can you guess who she is?
This iconic actress has been spotted running errands in LACredit: TheImageDirect.comBut can you work out who she is?Credit: TheImageDirect.com
She started out as a dancer on the 80s music show, Solid Gold, before scoring a small role in the 1985 John Travolta and Jaimee Lee Curtis film, Perfect.
Her big break came when she played the warrior goddess Teela in Masters Of The Universe opposite Dolph Lundgren and Courteney Cox, a box office flop that was a huge hit with fans.
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She also starred as Bruce Willis’ wife in the 1991 comedy, The Last Boy Scout.
The actress turned to television later in her career, portraying district attorney Rita Deveraux in NCIS: New Orleans alongside her husband Scott Bakula from 2014 to 2021 – do you know who she is yet?
Chelsea Field as the warrior goddess Teela in Masters Of The Universe in 1987Credit: AlamyChelsea pictured in the thriller A Passion To KillCredit: A-Pix EntertainmentThe star with her husband Scott BakulaCredit: Alamy
Did you guess it? It’s US actress Chelsea Field!
The star – who became known for her legendary catsuit in Masters Of The Universe – looked just as beautiful almost four decades later as she was spotted out and about.
The brunette beauty kept things casual in a pair of black flared trousers, a white top, and a grey top and shirt layered over the top.
Chelsea was not joined on the outing by her Golden Globe-winner husband Scott, whom she married in 2009 after a 15-year romance.
She met Scott, now 71, in 1993 when they filmed thriller, A Passion To Kill. They have two sons together.
Chelsea – who has also appeared in films like 1995’s The Wrong Woman, 1996’s Flipper, 1998’s Wicked and 2008’s Just Add Water – has stepped away from acting in recent years, having not appeared onscreen since 2021.
Garfield St Aubrun Sobers was born in Bridgetown on 28 July 1936, but was only five when his merchant seaman father was killed in World War Two, leaving his mother Thelma to raise half-a-dozen children. Young Garry was born with an extra finger on each hand, which were removed during childhood.
Having excelled at several sports as a schoolboy, he was recruited to local club cricket in his early teens and made his first-class debut at the age of 16 against the Indian tourists at his home town’s Kensington Oval – the ground whose pavilion would one day bear his name.
Sobers was selected to bat at number nine and bowl spin for a star-studded Barbados line-up – he was one of eight current or future Test players, of which no fewer than four would be knighted. He took four wickets in the first innings and three in the second.
And with only one other first-class appearance under his belt, his Test debut came 14 months later as a 17-year-old chosen to take on England in the final Test in Jamaica in early 1954 after the Windies’ regular left-arm spinner Alf Valentine fell ill. Again, he captured four wickets on debut.
Although the famous ‘Three W’s’ – Clyde Walcott, Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell – were the established middle order, Sobers was elevated to number six on his next Test appearance when Australia toured in 1955, and soon showed signs of his all-round quality.
Having made 47 in the second Test, he found himself as an emergency opener in the fourth, where he hit the first three balls he received – from legendary Aussie all-rounder Keith Miller – for four.
Sobers toured England for the first time in 1957, and despite only recording one half-century in five Tests, he lit up Trent Bridge – a ground where he would later shine – with an unbeaten 219 against his future county side Nottinghamshire.
The BBC has launched a new crime drama by the creator of Unforgotten starring John Simm alongside some other famous names
The first few minutes of I, Jack Wright took viewers by surprise(Image: BBC)
BBC viewers wasted no time sharing their reactions to the broadcaster’s latest crime drama.
Written by Chris Lang, the celebrated creator behind Unforgotten, Innocent, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, I, Jack Wright is a compelling whodunnit starring Nikki-Amuka Bird, John Simm, Daniel Rigby, Ruby Ashbourne-Serkis, Zoë Tapper, Percelle Ascott, Harry Lloyd and Liz Kingsman.
A synopsis reads: “I, Jack Wright, is a propulsive whodunnit with family secrets at its core. The apparent death by suicide of high-powered businessman Jack Wright (played by Trevor Eve) sends shockwaves through his family, leaving a mystery that pits greed, loyalty and suspicion against one another.
“As his many wives and children fight over the remains of his estate, a dogged police detective investigates – and uncovers the shocking truth about this well-heeled clan.”
Within minutes of the opening episode airing on BBC One on Sunday, July 12, viewers were sharing their thoughts on social media, reports Wales Online.
And it appears many were caught off guard when legendary actor Eve’s character met his demise almost immediately after the opening credits finished.
One viewer remarked: “Eddie Shoestring didn’t last long in this,” referencing Eve’s ’80s private detective TV drama Shoestring.
Another added: “Looked at the cast for #IJackWright and thought ooh, nice! Then one of my favourite actors character was dead in the first 5 minutes! Hopefully there’ll be some flashback scenes.”
Yet despite Jack Wright’s swift demise, audiences appeared to embrace the whodunit, with one viewer remarking: “It’s a bit like Cluedo.”
Another enthused: “ooh blimey! Binge time!”
The drama was filmed across London, particularly Holborn and Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Paris, and Hertfordshire. The Wright family’s main home, Marston House, was shot at the Mansion House North Mymms Park.
I, Jack Wright first debuted in April 2025 on UandAlibi before being acquired by the BBC. This means not only will the first series be repeated by the broadcaster, but they’ve also secured the second series, which is presently in production.
The inaugural series consists of six episodes altogether. The first episode premiered on BBC One on Sunday, 12 July, as part of a double bill.
Those who relished the opening two instalments won’t have long to wait, as episodes three and four will be shown on Monday, 13 July. Episodes five and six are scheduled to air on Sunday, 19 July.
Television City, one of the most famous studios in the entertainment industry where generations of TV shows have been created, is expected to hit the market again as its owner grapples with debt.
It’s the latest sign of distress in Hollywood as the film and TV industry struggles from a sharp falloff in production activity across Southern California.
Television City’s owner, Hackman Capital Partners, is already in the process of selling the historic Radford Studio Center, which gave L.A.’s Studio City neighborhood its name. Hackman defaulted on a $1.1-billion mortgage in January and investment bank Goldman Sachs took over the property, which is now escrow for a sale to Netflix.
The sprawling Television City property is one of the most desirable locations in Los Angeles, sharing fences with the Original Farmers Market and the luxury Grove outdoor shopping center, each of which attracts millions of visitors every year.
If the studio at Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue where “American Idol,” “All in the Family” and scores of other shows were filmed becomes available as expected, the owners of the Grove and the Farmers Market would be among the likely contenders for the property for potential expansion of their businesses, said sources familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment.
Grove owner Rick Caruso was among the bidders for Television City, formerly known as CBS Television City, last time it was on the market and could emerge as a possible bidder.
The highest bid when broadcaster CBS sold the studio in 2019 came from Hackman Capital Partners, an international movie studio operator and commercial property landlord that paid $750 million for the 25-acre site that is near Hollywood, Beverly Hills and and the Sunset Strip.
Hackman Capital’s plan to recoup its investment included continuing to operate Television City as a studio for rent while adding new revenue-generating features.
Last year the city approved Hackman Capital’s $1-billion plan to add 980,000 square feet of offices, sound stages, production facilities and retail space.
The original studio designed by famed Los Angeles architect William Pereira erected in 1952 has city landmark protections, but newer structures on the property do not and there are acres of surface parking that could be converted to other uses.
Both Caruso and Farmers Market owners A.F. Gilmore have sued to limit the planned expansion of the studio, calling it a “massively scaled” development that “would overwhelm, disrupt, and forever transform the community.”
The debate over the development has played out amid a serious downturn in the region’s entertainment industry, with studios shifting film and television production to Georgia, New Mexico and other out-of-state locations.
L.A.’s entertainment industry also suffered a series of blows including the COVID-19 shutdown, strikes by writers and directors in 2023 and cutbacks at studios that reduced demand for sound stages.
A group of Hackman Capital’s lenders led by Deutsche Bank filed a notice of default last month, saying they’re owed more than $357 million. Hackman Capital is still trying to renegotiate its debt.
“The studio market is evolving, and the financing environment for studio assets remains complex,” Chief Executive Michael Hackman said in a statement. “We are engaged in active discussions with our lending partners and are carefully evaluating all of the alternatives.”
A person familiar with the process but not authorized to speak about it publicly said Hackman Capital will be hard-pressed to pay its debt in light of challenges facing the industry. The notice of default is “the baby step to put Television City in play” for new buyers, the source said, “and it is in play.”
Already in play is Manhattan Beach Studios, another Hackman Capital property encumbered by a $240-million loan from Deutsche Bank that the lender is in the process of selling. A buyer could foreclose on the property and potentially change its use to advanced manufacturing such as aerospace or defense, which is in high demand in Southern California.
Brokerage Cushman & Wakefield, which is managing the sale, emphasized in marketing materials that the 22-acre site has “significant available power capacity” and “offers flexible uses” on “some of the most irreplaceable underlying land in the South Bay.”
The power of the people is what makes the Azteca truly special.
Whether cheering on Mexico, home club sides Club America or Cruz Azul, or hosting neutral sides in the World Cup, the Azteca crowd is renowned for generating a ferocious soundtrack like nowhere else.
“It is next to impossible to communicate on the pitch because the Azteca is full of sound swirling all around you”, says Jason de Vos, one of the few men to have both played and coached against Mexico at the stadium, doing so with the Canadian national team.
“The Mexicans know they have an advantage because of the crowd and they try to swarm you on the pitch too.
“When you arrive the team bus drives under the stadium, down a ramp and then you walk to the dressing room.
“When you walk to the pitch you have to go through a very tight tunnel and you can hear a buzzing sound, like a swarm of bees.
“To get outside, you approach the pitch from below, going up a staircase, and when you crest the top and see the light, you realise that the buzzing is the people.
“It’s the vibration of the horns, the screaming, the jumping. It’s crazy
“But that’s exactly why you want to play football.”
