23 h. ago Sales of London's most expensive homes slumped in 2025 as mansion tax spooks the mega

Wealthy buyers spent nearly £900million less on prime London property last year as tax fears and the abolition of the non-dom regime put a hold on the market.

Economics

9 d. ago What does sugar do to your body – and how can you avoid a slump?

We evolved to like energy-dense foods such as honey, but modern diets tend to include too much sugar. Here’s how to make sure you eat the right amount, at the right timeSugar tastes great for good reason: we evolved to like it, back when honey was a hard-to-get, energy-dense treat and we spent half of our time running around after antelope. Now that it’s much easier to get and we don’t move as much, that sweet tooth is working against us: many of us are consuming far too much of it, and suffering from poor health as a result. But is there anything specifically bad about it beyond it providing too many calories and not enough nutrients?“When we taste sugar, the body starts reacting the moment sweetness touches the tongue,” says Dawn Menning, a registered dietitian who works with health app Nutu. “The brain recognises it as a quick source of energy and activates the reward system, releasing the feelgood chemical dopamine that makes it so appealing.” Interestingly, not everyone tastes ...

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1 week ago As the year begins, don’t look away from the headlines, look better and deeper | Justine Toh

It’s important to cultivate a fresh way of seeing – one that isn’t blind to harsh realities but refuses to be cowed by themMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeI once heard that a journalist, stunned by the horrors they’d witnessed while on assignment as a foreign correspondent, was almost equally shocked to find themselves seeking solace in the strangest of places: a church. Not to pray; that wasn’t their thing. But to sit and take stock in silence – perhaps the most appropriate response when processing history’s bloody body count.If we’re news junkies, or just extremely online, we’re a little like that traumatised journalist. A little. More removed from frontline carnage, sure, but subject to a similar onslaught of non-stop bad news: polarisation, the climate crisis, grim domestic violence statistics. The rising cost of living, the rise of the far right, and AI threatening to upend our livelihoods. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Bafta 2026 film awards longlists hope to avoid #BaftasSoWhite diversity criticism

With strong showings for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and target hit for 50% female directors, criticism that has dogged the prizes in recent years may have been headed offFor now, the Bafta film awards appears to have headed off further criticism over its long-running diversity crisis after revealing its longlists on Friday.Despite Bafta overhauling its awards voting system in 2020 after claims of “systemic racism”, outrage re-emerged in 2023 after no people of colour won awards. The longlists, which are an intermediate stage on the way to the final nominations with each category determined by different mixes of membership voting and jury selection, suggest that some progress is being made. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Everything you need to know about the London property market for 2026

Homes & Property asks the experts what to expect for London’s buyers and sellers in the year ahead

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2 w. ago Taxpayers miss out on millions after ‘phoenixism’ at UK recruitment firms

Practice where companies are liquidated and reacquired, free of debts, thought to cost taxpayers about £800m a yearInsolvent recruitment businesses shorn of their debts then reacquired from administration by the directors or shareholders that presided over their demise are costing the exchequer tens of millions of pounds in lost taxes, a Guardian analysis suggests.The practice of “phoenixism” – the art of liquidating a company and allowing the directors to rise from the ashes with a new entity, free of debts – is estimated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to have cost taxpayers about £800m a year. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The 11 trends that will make you look ten years older in 2026: Here's EXACTLY what to avoid if you're over 50, reveals SHANE WATSON

Early January is the perfect time to take stock of the fashions that worked for us in 2025, and the ones that didn't.

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2 w. ago O2 customers issued warning as provider to switch off 'relic' service in 2026

The UK's biggest mobile provider has announced the shutdown of its 3G services in 2026, urgingcustomers with 3G-only devices to upgrade to avoid losing access to mobile internet as 4G and 5G services continue.

Events

2 w. ago Avoid these 2 design trends in 2026 to keep your home looking 'timeless'

Interior designer Hayley Fellows-Prior from Atelier 44 Design Studio in Essex has shared the two homeware trends she's urging people to stay away from in order to save money in the long run

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2 w. ago How to beat mobile hikes in 2026 and a top tip to avoid the price increases

Price increases are coming for mobile phone owners - here's what to expect and what can be done about it.

Economics

2 w. ago Seven 'No List' destinations Brits are warned to avoid in 2026

Fodor's travel guide has released its 2026 No List of seven destinations tourists should avoid due to overtourism and environmental strain

Events

2 w. ago Seven 'red list' destinations UK holidaymakers should not travel to this year

According to one travel publication there are seven destinations that tourists should avoid completely in 2026

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2 w. ago Seven 'red list' destinations Brits should not travel to in 2026

There are seven destination on the No List that holidaymakers should avoid in 2026, according to one travel publication

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3 w. ago London house prices: what will happen to the capital's property market in 2026?

Homes & Property asks the experts what to expect for London’s buyers and sellers in the year ahead

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3 w. ago Buying a London property: The red flag homes buyers should avoid in 2026

With renovation costs and service charges on the up, which homes should you be avoiding?

Society

3 w. ago Buying a London property: The red flag home buyers should avoid in 2026

With renovation costs and service charges on the up, which homes should you be avoiding?

Society

4 w. ago Baby name parents should avoid in 2026 is 'a burden' and 'tragic' — full list

If you're expecting or planning to have a baby in the near future, it's important to consider not only how the name sounds, but how it will be seen and heard in the future.

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4 w. ago Revealed: The 'Naff' European Tourist Attractions Travellers Are Being Told To Avoid In 2026

Revealed: The 'Naff' European Tourist Attractions Travellers Are Being Told To Avoid In 2026  Time Out Worldwide

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