No more lucrative betting side gigs for top footballers as they can no longer feature in gambling ads April 5, 2022 Leading footballers will be banned from advertising gambling products under new rules to be introduced to curb their appeal to young people under the age of 18, a UK industry body has announced. In a statement this morning, the Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) revealed the tough new restrictions, which include all top-flight footballers because [...]
Spring Budget 2024: Six things to look out for March 5, 2024 One thing is certain in the Spring Budget: Hunt will cut taxes. We do not know exactly what taxes he will cut or by how much, but with the Conservatives trailing Labour by as much as 20 percentage points, tax cuts are guaranteed.
What is the point of having an information age if you cannot access and learn from it? November 9, 2022 Viktor Prokopenya says we need to ensure future generations are able to harness a positive and more equitable learning ecosystem.
WeWork: Flexible office space giant raises ‘substantial doubt’ over its future August 9, 2023 We Work has suffered a sharp fall in its share price after raising "substantial doubt" over its future.
A Strange Loop, Barbican, review: New York’s smash hit doesn’t land in London June 29, 2023 A Strange Loop review and star rating: ★★★ A Strange Loop won every Best Musical award in New York, and was nominated for 11 Tony Awards. It was a New York Times Critics’ Pick and won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; unusual for a musical, the accolade was previously taken by Hamilton. The musical [...]
Wales to roll out world’s most generous basic income scheme with guaranteed income of £1,600 per month February 16, 2022 Wales is to introduce what is believed to be the most generous basic income scheme ever trialled in the world. Ministers want to use the scheme to assess the impact receiving a basic income has on young people as they leave care, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. All young people leaving care who turn 18 [...]
World Cup advert review: Pepsi beats Coke as brands grapple with Qatar controversy November 8, 2022 Steve Howell of creative agency Dark Horses picks the best and worst World Cup adverts ahead of the month’s tournament in Qatar. ‘Tis the season with a World Cup unceremoniously stuffed in the middle like the turkey in a Pret Christmas sandwich. The 12 years since Qatar were awarded the tournament have been full of [...]
Norfolk holidays: the rewilding project where water buffalo run free August 7, 2023 An ambitious rewilding programme attracted Lynn Houghton to hang out with ponies and long horned cattle. It was one of her ideal Norfolk holidays THE WEEKEND: Amongst the marshes, lakes and fields of Norfolk, a new trend is taking hold. Wild nature is coming back. For those considering a UK break this summer, you could [...]
Explainer: On the bad British tourist March 10, 2023 We all have long been acquainted with the concept of the bad British tourist. And alas, it’s not only a concept: it’s very much a reality. If you’re from or have been travelling around the Mediterranean, you’ll have encountered the old trope: big groups of British lads getting sunburnt in the day and rowdy in [...]
Gen Z may love reading, but that won’t save the UK’s struggling libraries February 28, 2024 Gen Z are making reading cool, but that won't help the widespread crisis facing UK public libraries, writes Anna Moloney.