Mass hallucinations: How I caught a rogue AI reporter August 27, 2025 The ‘customer’ in the fried chicken shop didn’t touch his meal. Instead, he photographed the kitchen door’s keypad and left. ‘Corporate spy,’ muttered the cashier before showing me three identical incidents caught on his security cameras. This is the opening line of a pitch I received from a writer called Joseph Wales, entitled “London’s Fried [...]
M&S takes on Vinted and Depop with eBay tie-up August 27, 2025 Marks & Spencer has announced it will launch a new resale platform on eBay as it looks to evolve with the changing face of high street shopping. Customers will be able to trade in their clothing, footwear and accessories through M&S’s first online takeback scheme, while pre-loved items will be available to buy on the [...]
Ofgem ups energy price cap August 27, 2025 The energy watchdog has announced that the energy price cap will be raised by a higher than expected two per cent between October and December. Ofgem’s decision is set to push the typical household’s energy spend up to £1,755 per year, despite a fall in wholesale energy prices. This comes following a price dip over [...]
The silent majority wants more homes August 27, 2025 It’s far too easy for a vocal minority who’ve already got their foot on the housing ladder to pull it up after themselves. A representative planning system will unlock the new homes we need, says Simon Clarke For decades, Britain’s planning system has been run by the same cast of characters: the colonel guarding his [...]
How the housing crisis is killing romance August 26, 2025 Young couples are increasingly finding buying a house a bigger barrier to adulthood than getting married, says Emma Revell As bank holiday weekends ago, spending one in the gorgeous late August sun celebrating the wedding of two close friends is definitely up there. Weddings, along with buying a home and becoming a parent, are one [...]
UAE buyers swoop on cheap London prime property August 26, 2025 Wealthy buyers from the UAE are swooping on prime properties in central London, according to new data. UAE nationals accounted for three per cent of overseas buyers in prime central London in the year to July, up from 0.6 per cent the previous year, according to Knight Frank. “The uptick in interest from the Middle [...]
Workspace vacate London HQ for Unilever-acquired Wild Cosmetics August 26, 2025 Wild Cosmetics has signed a new lease with Workspace which will see it move into Workspace’s current head office at Kennington Park. Workspace, which owns and manages flexible office and light industrial spaces, will move its headquarters to The Centro Buildings in Camden. Freddy Ward, co-founder of Wild, said he was “really happy” to be [...]
Inaugural charity Fairmont Golf Open to tee off at Fairmont St Andrews August 23, 2025 Fairmont St Andrews will this September tee off on the inaugural Fairmont Golf Open in aid of eradicating motor neuron disease. The three-day event will see participating golfers descend on the iconic Torrance and Kittocks courses between 12 and 14 September in support of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, a charity hoping to cure MND [...]
Why now is the time for a fabulously solo Maldives holiday August 22, 2025 Synonymous with romantic escapes, the Maldives may not be the first choice for a solo endeavour, yet hurtling towards 40 and the kind of long-term single that would put Bridget Jones to shame, I decided to stop waiting for Mr Right to accompany me to paradise and take myself instead. Determined not to let bucket [...]
A sailing holiday in the Bahamas, with perfect beaches, gorgeous food and wonderful marine life August 22, 2025 If you’ve dreamed of stepping into the world of the one percent, there’s no better way to do it than with a luxury sailing holiday in the picture-perfect Bahamas. Recently, my family and I did just that, chartering a 50-ft Moorings 5000 catamaran that came complete with its own skipper. And let me tell you [...]