65 h. ago Highland heart, city strength: Scotland’s women in business shine at National awards

From the crofts of Sutherland to the boardrooms of Glasgow, Scotland’s female founders are proving that purpose-led business is booming north of the border. Three exceptional women have made it to the finals of the prestigious Enterprise Vision Awards (EVAS) - the UK’s largest celebration of women in business - and they’re putting Scottish enterprise firmly on the national map.

Events

3 d. ago Britney Spears collaborates with Balenciaga for limited edition collection

The Spanish fashion house has joined forces with the pop icon for a ready-to-wear collection.

Politics

4 d. ago Here come the boys... As Dior picks British man as its top designer, just ONE of the leading fashion houses is now led by women

LAURA CRAIK: British designer Jonathan Anderson has been announced as the creative director of Christian Dior womenswear, finally confirming the worst kept secret in fashion.

Culture

4 d. ago Jonathan Anderson: the esoteric designer taking on the mantle at Dior

Appointment of Northern Irishman behind Loewe hype machine sets storied fashion house on experimental pathLong before the designer Jonathan Anderson stepped down from his role at Loewe in March, it was rumoured he would be heading for Dior. So when it was finally announced – six months after Dior’s menswear designer left, and four days after its womenswear head, Maria Grazia Chiuri, showed a collection in Rome – it surprised no one.Yet Anderson’s newfound position at luxury’s centre of gravity still sets Dior, a grand fashion institution, careering down an experimental path. As Delphine Arnault, the chair and CEO of Christian Dior Couture, told Vogue Business: “For any house, having new artistic direction can be a challenge.” Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago American man tries Full English breakfast for the first time and says one item 'left him gagging'

Kjordy, who hails from the US, has spent the last four years acclimatising to British culture, including picking up English slang and sampling some of the nation's delicacies.

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7 d. ago Moment 'mother and wannabe influencer daughter' are taken away by police after forcing UK flight to Jamaica to divert to Canada after parent 'shouted and swore at staff demanding to get off in mid

In a chaotic clip posted to TikTok , the duo of blonde women were filmed causing a scene while being led off a flight from Manchester to the Caribbean island on May 28.

Events

9 d. ago Maria Grazia Chiuri exits Dior, capping transformative era for the Paris fashion behemoth

Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first woman ever to lead Dior’s women’s collections, has announced she is stepping down as creative director after nine years at the storied French fashion house

Politics

1 week ago How Renee Slegers and Arsenal masterminded the ‘game of our lives’ to take down Barcelona

A defensive masterclass from Arsenal led a 1-0 win over Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League final

Sport

2 w. ago Japanese artist Takashi Murakami opens exhibit in Ohio museum with more than 100 works

Famed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has created artworks, luxury goods with fashion houses like Louis Vuitton, album covers and an exclusive merchandising collection with Major League Baseball

Culture

2 w. ago iPhone design guru and OpenAI chief promise an AI device revolution

Sam Altman and Jony Ive say mystery product created by their partnership will be the coolest thing everEverything over the last 30 years, according to Sir Jony Ive, has led to this moment: a partnership between the iPhone designer and the developer of ChatGPT.Ive has sold his hardware startup, io, to OpenAI and will take on creative and design leadership across the merged businesses. “I have a growing sense that everything I have learned over the last 30 years has led me to this place, to this moment,” he says in a video announcing the $6.4bn (£4.8bn) deal. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago OpenAI recruits legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5B deal

OpenAI has recruited Jony Ive, the designer behind Apple’s iPhone, to lead a new hardware project for the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT

Economics

2 w. ago Balenciaga names Pierpaolo Piccioli creative director as fashion houses’ creative upheaval continues

Piccioli’s appointment comes after the departure of controversial former creative director Denma in MarchPierpaolo Piccioli has been named creative director of renowned French couture house Balenciaga, the latest in a series of moves across the upper echelons of the fashion industry. The appointment follows the departure of controversial former creative director Denma to Gucci in March.Under Denma, Balenciaga became known for a “memecore” approach to high fashion, creating novelty garments from towel skirts to handbags shaped like coffee cups. Piccolli’s appointment suggests a shift away from this approach at the respected fashion house, which was founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1919. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Pierpaolo Piccioli takes over at Balenciaga from disrupter Demna

Pierpaolo Piccioli is the new creative director of the iconic fashion house Balenciaga

Politics

2 w. ago Nicolas Cage admits he loves tucking into smelly pickled British delicacy

Hollywood legend and former Somerset resident Nicholas Cage loves a chippy pickled egg - the Face/Off star has been known to order up to six of the tart snacks at one time

Politics

3 w. ago Farm Simulator: 16bit Edition review – the simple joy of ploughing your own furrow

Strictly Limited/Giants Software; Mega Drive It may be seem horrendously old-fashioned, but the seemingly dull repetition of working your wheat fields has a nostalgic pull like a combine harvesterWhen I got my first job in games journalism 30 years ago, I arrived just too late to review games for my favourite ever console: the Sega Mega Drive. Although a few titles were still being released for the machine in 1995, the games magazine world had moved on and all anyone wanted to read about were the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn. It was a bitter blow.Fast-forward to 2025 and a resurgent interest in producing new games for vintage home computers and consoles has led to Farming Simulator: 16bit Edition – a Mega Drive instalment in the hugely successful agricultural sim series. The passion project of Renzo Thönen, lead level designer and co-owner of Farming Simulation studio Giants Software, the game has been written using an open-source Mega Drive development kit, and manufactured in ...

Politics

3 w. ago Burberry announces thousands of job cuts as fashion house’s profits falter

Nearly a fifth of the brand’s global workforce will be cut

Society

3 w. ago Burberry may cut 1,700 jobs globally to reduce costs as profits fall

Struggling fashion brand to remove night shift at raincoat factory in Yorkshire, affecting about 150 postsBurberry has said it could cut 1,700 jobs worldwide by 2027 – including removing the entire night shift at its Yorkshire raincoat factory – as the struggling fashion house ramps up its efforts to slash costs after a tumble in profit.The British luxury brand announced the job cuts on Wednesday after reporting a 117% fall in its annual pre-tax profits in the last financial year. It recorded a £66m loss, down from a profit of £383m, as the company has struggled against a broader malaise in the global luxury goods industry. Continue reading...

Economics

4 w. ago British & Irish Lions starting XVs to face Australia: Our experts' picks

The Lions selection battle has only just begun. After Andy Farrell named a squad of 38 (or should that be 40?) to tour Australia this summer on Thursday, the next step is picking a starting team.

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4 w. ago Pollock a proud Lion after ‘nailing it’ for Northampton and England

A call-up from Andy Farrell for the young flanker crowns a remarkable breakthrough year with club and countryThese are good times at Franklin’s Gardens. Five days after the squad celebrated one of the great victories against Leinster, four of them were picked by the British & Irish Lions. The atmosphere around the old ground has been electric ever since. And while you would expect the quartet, Fin Smith, Henry Pollock, Tommy Freeman, and Alex Mitchell, to be overjoyed, what’s more telling is how happy everyone else at the club seems to be on their behalf. The video of the team celebrating the news has already gone viral, and it turns out that on the night after the squad announcement, Fraser Dingwall had them all around to his house for a celebration dinner.Dingwall, of course, had an outside shot at making the Lions squad himself, but swallowed whatever disappointment he felt after being left out and opened a couple of bottles of champagne for the occasion. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Investors pin hopes on Burberry’s recovery amid China and US trade upheaval

The global fashion house, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, will unveil its full-year financial results on Wednesday.

Economics