4 d. ago Fears for famous British landmark as visitor numbers plummet and losses double

The attraction reported a 10 per cent drop in visitors in the past year

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6 d. ago ‘The closest I came to making life was the closest I came to death’: Florence Welch on sexism, screaming and the lost pregnancy that nearly killed her

The Florence + the Machine singer talks about life after devastating loss, performing with Taylor Swift and the double standards for women in musicAfter Florence Welch came close to death, she felt strongly that, more than people, she wanted to be with plants and animals. “It was a real need to be around things that couldn’t speak, but had a life force or energy to them. I found that the most healing,” she says. Since then, cats have kept coming to visit her garden. Not her cats – it is hard for her to have pets, what with all the touring – but neighbourhood cats, treating the place as if they live there. “I’m not saying anything, but more and more started coming, and foxes,” she says. She sees patterns and prescience in many things, now. “I don’t know. Or maybe I just noticed them more, because that’s what I needed to be around.”In August 2023, Welch had a miscarriage. Days later, she learned that the pregnancy had been ectopic, meaning that the f...

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6 d. ago UK attraction which hosted world leaders and late Queen cuts dozens of jobs as visitor numbers plunge

A UK attraction which hosted world leaders and the late Queen has cut dozens of jobs. This comes as the number of tourists who have visited the site has plunged over the past year. The Eden project was first opened in 2001 and the late Queen Elizabeth famously hosted a reception as part of the...

Politics

7 d. ago Eden Project losses more than double as visitor numbers slump

The world-famous Eden Project was forced to axe jobs this year after a sharp drop in visitor numbers and higher labour costs saw losses more than double.

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7 d. ago Eden Project’s losses more than double as visitor numbers fall

The Cornish attraction reported a 10% drop in visitors to 543,000 over the year to March.

Politics

1 week ago Enzo Maresca's double decision for Chelsea in Man Utd loss was 'really negative'

Chelsea were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, with Enzo Maresca's decision to take off Pedro Neto in the first half coming in for criticism

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2 w. ago Geodesic genius: Nicholas Grimshaw brought futuristic grandeur to trains, planes, gardens – and even going shopping

As well as the Eden Project, Grimshaw’s ambitious and audacious work on railway stations, airports, sports complexes and supermarkets could elevate even the most mundane experience• Eden Project architect Nicholas Grimshaw dies aged 85 – news ‘I asked for the eighth wonder of the world and I got it,” declared Tim Smit, co-founder of the Eden Project designed by Nicholas Grimshaw, who has died at 85. In a Cornish china clay quarry, a cluster of geodesic domes resembling monumental soap bubbles enclose conservatories housing luxuriant plant eco-systems. Completed in 2000, it was one of Grimshaw’s most ambitious and audacious projects, seemingly springing from the mind of a science fiction novelist rather than an architect.But however thrillingly futuristic Grimshaw’s buildings appeared, they were grounded by an avid interest in engineering and craft, and how historic precedents could be transformed and adapted for the modern era. Instead of using glass for the Eden Project’s domes, Gr...

Economics

2 w. ago Geodesic genius: Nicholas Grimshaw brought futuristic grandeur to trains, planes, gardens – and shopping

As well as the Eden Project, Grimshaw’s ambitious and audacious work on railway stations, airports, sports complexes and supermarkets could elevate even the most mundane experience• Eden Project architect Nicholas Grimshaw dies aged 85 – news ‘I asked for the eighth wonder of the world and I got it,” declared Tim Smit, co-founder of the Eden Project designed by Nicholas Grimshaw, who has died at 85. In a Cornish china clay quarry, a cluster of geodesic domes resembling monumental soap bubbles enclose conservatories housing luxuriant plant eco-systems. Completed in 2000, it was one of Grimshaw’s most ambitious and audacious projects, seemingly springing from the mind of a science fiction novelist rather than an architect.But however thrillingly futuristic Grimshaw’s buildings appeared, they were grounded by an avid interest in engineering and craft, and how historic precedents could be transformed and adapted for the modern era. Instead of using glass for the Eden Project’s domes, Gr...

Economics

3 w. ago Sotheby’s losses more than double to $248m as art market slumps

Auction house also takes hit from hefty severance costs, despite its headcount only dropping by 24 employeesLosses at Sotheby’s auction house more than doubled last year, as the company owned by billionaire Patrick Drahi suffered from a continued slump in the art market and high severance costs.Filings from its parent company, Bidfair Luxembourg, showed losses widened significantly to $248m (£184m) over the 12 months to 2024, after losses of $106m a year earlier. Continue reading...

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