Why conservationists are calling for more mushroom emojis December 15, 2023 “Problematic,” is how a team of biologists from the University of Milan described the apparently pitiful number of animal and plant emojis currently available for use. Here's how an elusive panel of Silicon Valley experts could change that.
Katie Archibald: ‘Competing helps but that moment ends and the other stuff returns’ October 2, 2023 British cyclist Katie Archibald on competing after the tragic death of her partner and returning to the Track Champions League in London.
Wellness Wonders: Meet Simmy Dhillon, co-founder of Simmer July 14, 2024 Simmy Dhillon, the co-founder of Simmer, a UK based meal plan company, they aim to take the stress out of cooking and have fresh tasty meals delivered to your door.
Why Aruba lives up to its nickname of ‘One Happy Island’ October 3, 2023 There are many places across the world where Brits aren’t truly welcome. Sure, our incessant politeness and love of queuing endears us to strangers, but we also like to drink, and we speak loudly and exclusively in our mother tongue. Amsterdam recently launched a “stay away” campaign specifically targeted at young British tourists in an [...]
Meet Shein: The secretive Chinese fast-fashion firm taking over online retail July 27, 2021 Taking the Tube at the minute can still, at times, feel like time travel. Around you are slightly tattered posters for theatre productions that haven’t been on stage for more than a year; ads for movies touted for cinema release that ended up quietly released to Netflix with little fanfare. Amongst these relics of a [...]
Culture war concerns are creating new divisions for Conservatives to traverse February 20, 2023 Rishi Sunak has dug a line in the sand on culture war issues, but it's already created new ideological division which could split the Conservative Party, writes Eliot Wilson
Top 7: The best ski destinations in Europe for party vibes, beginners, and everything else March 6, 2024 Missing the mountains, want to get back on the piste before the ice melts or determined to finally learn to ski before the season ends? Top 7 rounds up the best late season snow breaks . . . .
Candace Bushnell: Grindr is great – I don’t want to travel for sex January 18, 2024 Candace Bushnell on sharing the London stage with Sarah Jessica Parker and why Grindr has got it right
Boohoo set to swoop for bankrupt Oasis and Warehouse June 16, 2020 Online fashion giant Boohoo is set to announce the purchase of high street brands Oasis and Warehouse, which went bankrupt at the end of April. Sky News reported that the deal could be announced tomorrow when Boohoo releases its first quarter results. When the two brands collapsed into administration on 30 April, with 1,803 redundancies, [...]
Boohoo suffers coronavirus sales hit after bumper year April 22, 2020 Boohoo Group today posted a huge surge in revenue and profit for the full year but warned the outbreak of coronavirus had hit growth in March. The figures Boohoo’s revenue rose 44 per cent to £1.2bn in the year to the end of February 2020. Pre-tax profit jumped 54 per cent to £92.2m. Net cash [...]