4 h. ago Rick Stein confirms restaurant closure after axing coffee shop as celebrity chef's business empire faces mounting losses

The Marlborough High Street branch will serve its last meals on Sunday, October 5, after the group confirmed the site was no longer viable. The closure ends almost a decade in the town.

Economics

36 h. ago He looked like an honest businessman and dad, but was hiding a dark secret

The dad claims he became entangled as the director of debt collection agency run by an organised crime group after racking up a £20,000 drug debt

Politics

3 d. ago AD FEATURE: From marathon miles to mighty meals: Matt Pritchard backs the race for recycling gold

The celebrity chef is urging Wales to cut food waste and recycle more using smart meal prep

Sport

4 d. ago Celebrity chef’s son suddenly shuts down UK restaurant ‘after racking up £100,000 debt’

MARCO Pierre White's son's Surrey restaurant has been forced to close after reportedly racking up £100,000 in debt. Luciano, 31, has already shut two establishments in recent years. The first Luciano's restaurant was opened in 2020 in Dorchester, Dorset, but soon folded. A second location, in Exeter, followed in 2021, and went under in May...

Economics

4 d. ago Marco Pierre White's son, 31, loses his restaurant after being bombarded with terrible reviews and branded as 'bordering on aggressive'

Marco Pierre White's son Luciano's Surrey restaurant has shut down after he has been plagued with bad reviews and cricism of his 'aggressive' nature. 

Events

4 d. ago Charlotte Crosby reveals she’s in £300k debt as she opens up on business and splashing £20k on failed Ibiza photoshoot

CHARLOTTE Crosby has opened up on being £300,000 in debt amid financial struggles with her business. The star has become one of Britain's biggest reality stars and has an impressive bank balance to match with Charlotte understood to be worth over £3.5million. However, Charlotte has now got candid about the money woes facing her fashion...

Economics

7 d. ago If you’re not using an eSIM when you travel, you’re getting ripped off

Say goodbye to extortionate roaming fees – new companies like Airalo, Holafly and Saily offer cheap, easy coverage for your next international tripOn a week-long trip to Paris last year, I racked up nearly $100 in data charges on my iPhone, with taxes and fees. Ditto for a separate, eight-day trip to Spain, which was even more pricey. And, in what I now jokingly call an act of piracy, my three-week trip to seven countries – including a seven-day cruise – cost me over $300 for data.I (eventually) learned my lesson, and a little research yielded a simple solution that can make life a lot easier: Switching to a local carrier for your travels. This used to entail a visit to an airport kiosk or a mobile store to get a fingernail-sized plastic SIM chip installed in your phone, but a new feature called an eSIM lets you handle it all from your phone before you even leave. My eSim for Paris cost $11 for 5GB of data, plenty for checking emails, using Google Maps, and browsing social media (al...

Politics

7 d. ago Dele Alli is chased for £6,000 debt by Instagram jeweller in new public spat after former England star had contract cancelled by Como

Ard Adz, a rapper turned jeweller who claims he was recently released from prison, aired his grievances in a video posted on his Instagram on Friday morning.

Economics

7 d. ago ‘My baby tragically died at three months old – I hoped it was just a bad dream’

After the sudden loss of her son Archie, who died from SIDS at just three months old, Emily Oliver went through hell and back. With her husband, she is now launching the Baby Loss Club to help support others. She tells Charlotte Cripps their story

Events

8 d. ago Celebrity chef Rick Stein's restaurant set to close five years after it was saved from going under

A huge celebrity chef and BBC icon will have to shut the doors on a restaurant, just five years after it was saved from going under

Politics

9 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing legend Brendan Cole 'has failed to repay a £100,000 debt' after his dance firm went bust

The former Strictly Come Dancing professional launched Brendan Cole Ltd while he was still making regular appearances on the BBC show in 2009.

Economics

9 d. ago Rick Stein's Cornish business empire hit by mounting losses as celebrity chef's restaurants are battered by Rachel Reeves' tax raid

The celebrity chef's restaurants, hotels, shops, cookery school and online business saw revenues tumble last year.

Economics

1 week ago Robert Irwin jiving on Dancing With the Stars is the shot of joy we need

Long-running reality show is a vehicle for reputation rehab, but the success of beloved 21-year-old Australian wildlife conservationist satisfies our craving for wholesome narrativesThe long-running reality TV competition Dancing With the Stars has developed a rep as a reputation-rehabilitation show, which is somewhat removed from its original pitch of “imagine if we made celebrities dance for our amusement like little performing monkeys”.Performing on Dancing With the Stars can generate massive amounts of goodwill for even the most benighted celebrity. In the US, controversial casting includes celebrity chef Paula Deen, who appeared on the show two years after making headlines for using racial slurs; pro boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr, who was trying to dance past his domestic violence convictions; and Olivia Jade Giannulli of college-admissions-scandal infamy. Even controversial political figures have attempted to pirouette away from their unpopular public personas, including former Tr...

Politics

1 week ago Gordon Ramsay's Bel Air mansion is targeted by pranksters for the second time in five months after hoax 911 caller claimed celebrity chef was high on heroin and on the rampage with a loaded gun

The celebrity chef had previously fallen prey to a swatting scam in April, with LAPD officers responding to erroneous claims that a gunman had opened fire in the grounds of his sprawling Bel Air home.

Events

1 week ago Tom Kerridge says his fish and chips is 'amazing' – but price leaves fans floored

Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge has faced criticism for his take on the iconic British dish at his restaurant, Kerridge's Bar & Grill, including comments from a fisherman

Politics

1 week ago Put yourself first! 10 ways women can get a much better deal at work, home – and beyond

Women’s happiness is measurably lower than it was 20 years ago. But there are steps that can improve your life significantlyIn 2017, I gave birth to my son, and also a midlife crisis. Suddenly, my two-hour commute from our home in New York City to my job as an economist at the University of Pennsylvania went from inconvenient but sustainable to the bane of my existence. And my marriage, which had seemed flawed but in a cute, work-in-progress kind of way, suddenly seemed to be falling apart at the seams. At the same time, in my academic career, rejections were stacking up, and I couldn’t shake the feeling that my male colleagues, some of whom were going up for tenure years before I was, simply had more time in their days. Nor did I feel as if I was at the top of my game in other domains, constantly observing how much nicer other people’s houses looked, how much better dressed their little bundles of joy were, how much more time they seemed to have to juggle motherhood, work, and coor...

Economics

1 week ago Jamie Oliver shares major career move away from TV in 'five year' plan

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has shared an update on his career and the one thing he is looking to achieve in the future - and he hopes it's not too far away

Politics

1 week ago 'Selfless' son saves four lives donating organs after suddenly dying at home

James Alexander Borland, from Glasgow, died aged 25 and his mum Audrey Cameron says how she knew it was the "right choice" to make him an organ donator with four people now saved

Society

1 week ago Revealed: How the top TV chef branded 'the new Nigella Lawson' walked away from celebrity life

After fronting numerous TV shows, as well as selling a million books in the UK alone, Lorraine Pascale gave it all up and walked away from fame.

Politics

1 week ago Revealed: How the top TV chef branded 'the new Nigella Lawson' walked away from celebrity

After fronting numerous TV shows, as well as selling a million books in the UK alone, Lorraine Pascale gave it all up and walked away from fame.

Politics