16 hours on social media is an ‘addiction’ – but you’re not far off April 10, 2026 A young woman in the US stood up in court and said she spent 16 hours a day on Instagram. It’s a hefty figure, yes, but a closer look at the platform’s own research into algorithmic design and just how routinely it is used, shows it sits less at the margins than one might assume. [...]
Iran crisis has exposed the folly of net zero April 10, 2026 While net zero is an incredibly important economic and sustainability goal, long-term, idealistic agendas like these just cannot come at the expense of short-term economic health – especially when our country is already so frail, says Issac Goldring This week in a rare case of diplomatic nous, President Trump chose relative peace over Armageddon. Remarkably [...]
The very best wine pairings for steak and fine cuts of meat April 9, 2026 Liverpool Street Chophouse & Tavern is not a place for small plates. The portions are generous, the menus come in a reassuringly bold red with gold lettering, the wines are decanted and the atmosphere harkens back to a time when long, bottle-strewn business lunches were still de rigour. Chef Mike Reid, formerly of M Restaurants, [...]
Grand National Betting Offers & Free Bets 2026 April 9, 2026 The Grand National is the biggest betting event of the year in the UK. There are plenty of Grand National betting offers up for grabs ahead of the big race. The 2026 Grand National takes place on Saturday, 11 April at 4 pm at Aintree Racecourse, and bookmakers are already falling over themselves to hand [...]
Mahmood agenda bites: Migrant worker applications nearly halve in a year April 9, 2026 The number of applications for skilled worker visas has nearly halved in a year after home secretary Shabana Mahmood raised the barriers to entry for migrants. Official data released by the Home Office showed that there were 34,700 skilled worker visa applications in the year to March. This was a 44 per cent decrease from [...]
Chemify Founder Publishes Three Papers Validating Chemputation To Reimagine New Chemical Discovery and Development April 9, 2026 Peer reviewed papers published in close succession in PNAS, Nature Communications Chemistry and Nature Communications Biology Collectively these papers describe how chemistry can be made programmable through Chemputation, how the scientific literature can be verified and executed via physical AI systems and how it could discover new drugs for cancer research
Rolls-Royce boss ‘Turbo Tufan’ gets backing for £18m pay packet April 9, 2026 The boss of Rolls-Royce looks to have secured the shareholder backing for a multi-million pound pay bump. Tufan Erginbilgic, who took charge of the firm at the start of 2023, is set to win approval for a £18m pay packet, which will see his annual bonus entitlement increase from two to three times his base [...]
What’s on in April April 9, 2026 April in London is packed with things to do and Central London Alliance is here to guide you through it all. From seasonal events and sporting highlights to exciting activities, this is your monthly guide to the very best the city has to offer. Whether you’re a lifelong Londoner or discovering the capital for the [...]
Fuel shortages, hunger, inflation spiral: IMF fears ‘scarring’ harm from Iran war April 9, 2026 Several fuel shortages, hunger and spiralling inflation will be some of the consequences of the Iran war as the head of the International Monetary Fund said that it would leave “scarring effects” on the global economy. In a speech by Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF’s managing director, global policymakers were warned that trade disruption across the [...]
UK’s best bank revealed – and it’s not a bank April 9, 2026 The UK banking sector’s top bank has been crowned – and (spoiler) it’s not a bank. A new report from Forbes and market research firm Statista analysed the global banking system for the world’s top names in the sector. Over 54,000 people were surveyed across 34 countries in 17 different languages between October and November [...]