38 m. ago Britain's richest man dies aged 85: Tycoon Gopichand Hinduja, who topped Rich List after creating £35bn business empire with his brother passes away after long illness

The tycoon headed the Hinduja family, whose ownership of Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group gave them an estimated fortune of £37.2billion in 2024.

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68 m. ago ‘Music is my remedy’: how DJing is helping Ukraine’s war veterans with their recovery

At the Superhumans centre in Ukraine, the EnterDJ music therapy programme teaches war-wounded soldiers how to mix, rehabilitating them with dance music and providing purpose and opportunities to performIn Ukraine, sound carries a different weight: the cautionary blurt of sirens, Shahed drones humming overhead, the concussive thwack of air defence interception and the subsequent explosion. But as well as the sounds of war, which continue three and a half years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, music still plays, clubs remain open during the day (closing well before the midnight curfew), and electronic dance music remains an intrinsic part of many Ukrainian lives.Kyiv’s iconic clubs, such as K41, became bomb shelters before transforming into frontline fundraisers. Parties doubling up as cleanup operations are held at strike sites. New venues such as Abo Records – the first of many creative spaces to set up shop in an abandoned liquor factory – have emerged as gathering points where y...

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98 m. ago Gopichand Hinduja, head of Britain’s richest family, dies aged 85

Billionaire businessman’s family owns Hinduja Group, which has interests across oil, banking and real estateBusiness live – latest updatesGopichand Hinduja, the billionaire head of Britain’s richest family, has died aged 85.Hinduja died on Tuesday in London after a long illness, a spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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99 m. ago Salman Rushdie's new book is his first fiction since a brutal attack. He tells us why

Salman Rushdie's new book, “The Eleventh Hour,” marks a creative reset for the author

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1 hour ago Edinburgh street that inspired Harry Potter Diagon Alley among UK's 'most beautiful' festive streetscapes

The streets were ranked on their festive light displays, local events and seasonal decorations creating winter wonderland atmospheres.

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2 h. ago Gopichand Hinduja, head of Britain’s richest family, dies – reports

Billionaire businessman’s family owns Hinduja Group, which has interests across oil, banking and real estateBusiness live – latest updatesGopichand Hinduja, the billionaire head of Britain’s richest family, has died aged 85.Hinduja died on Tuesday in London after a long illness, according to reports. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago King and author Sir Kazuo Ishiguro ‘discussed threat AI could pose to creatives’

The Japanese-born writer, 70, was made a Companion of Honour for services to literature at an event at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

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2 h. ago Bridgerton creator’s 'addictive' medical drama is streaming for free

The ‘amazing’ Shonda Rhimes medical drama is about to start streaming for free.

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4 h. ago Arts diary: Why I am a bad omen for arts sector finances and headbanging with Black Sabbath

Arts funding is not all rosy, despite a boost from Creative Scotland

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4 h. ago The many uses of leftover chutney, from breakfast to soups and glazes | Kitchen aide

With Christmas around the corner, our panel of experts recommends creative ways to finish off half-eaten jars before the new ones arrive Every Christmas I’m given chutney, and I still have four barely used jars. What to do with them before the next lot arrive? Christine, OxfordThis sounds like a job for Claire Dinhut, author of The Condiment Book, who also goes by the moniker Condiment Claire. She would approach this meal by meal, starting with breakfast. “It might not seem so obvious,” she says, “but I put Branston pickle on my avocado toast. If you think about it, you often add acidity, which is usually lemon, but chutney is punchy and has that same tang, as well as a bit of texture.” Regardless of what jars Christine has hanging around, Dinhut would also consider the breakfast bap: “Whether it’s spicy mango, peach, chilli or tomato chutney, that would be so delicious with an egg yolk.”Roger Pizey, executive head of pastry at Fortnum & Mason, is no stranger to Christine’s chut...

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4 h. ago PODCAST EXCLUSIVE: Christmas At The Botanics 2025 magical highlights revealed by creative director Zoe Bottrell

It’s never too early to deck the halls - not in Zoe Bottrell's world. In fact it's Christmas every day.

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5 h. ago Netflix announces 'heartfelt' film with Ryan Reynolds and Gilmore Girls creator

Netflix has announced a new film based on a beloved book series, which was created by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight

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6 h. ago Ukraine mounts massive 'revenge strike' drone attack on Russia

Waves of Ukrainian explosive drones smash Russian oil, petrol depots and substations across Russia causing huge blackouts - as Kyiv tries to put the Kremlin on the back foot back home

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6 h. ago ‘You definitely felt disposable’: models – one 27, one 62 – discuss Botox, weight loss, creativity and the threat of AI

Modelling has changed hugely over the decades. Two models from different generations discuss the highs and lows of the industry, from the joy of travel and dressing up to predatory behaviour and physical pressuresIt’s easy to think of models as people whose lives are full of glitz and glamour, who “don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day”. But according to New York-based Danielle Mareka, 27, and 62-year-old Dee O, who lives in London, the reality for most models is a constant hustle to get noticed.That’s not to mention keeping up with the fashion world’s changing landscape: since O began modelling in 1983, the internet and social media have transformed the way the industry operates. And models are now navigating innovations such as AI models appearing in Vogue and the impact of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs on the sector. O and Mareka met to discuss their careers past and present. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Rachel Reeves speech LIVE: Chancellor accused of 'waffle bomb' as she rolls ground for Budget tax rises

Rachel Reeves has said the Budget will focus on ‘getting inflation falling’ and ‘creating the conditions for interest rate cuts’

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6 h. ago Oil and gas windfall tax must be replaced, say offshore and renewables groups

Offshore Energies UK and Scottish Renewables have written a joint letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.

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7 h. ago Democrats fight to rebuild in key state races on election day

With polls showing signs of recovery after a popularity slump, Tuesday’s results will test whether the party can rebuildOne year after Donald Trump won his way back into the White House, voters are going back to the ballot box in a test of the president’s popularity and whether Democrats are able to rebound from their catastrophic losses of 2024.With governor’s mansions, mayoral offices, statehouses and mid-cycle redistricting on the line in closely watched contests from Trenton, New Jersey and Richmond, Virginia to New York City and beyond, the party is pinning its hopes on locally rooted campaigns aiming to blunt a national conservative message that has surged in recent years. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Elon Musk’s $1tn Tesla pay deal to be rejected by huge Norway wealth fund

Carmaker’s seventh biggest single investor will vote against package at annual shareholder meetingBusiness live – latest updatesNorway’s sovereign wealth fund has said it will vote against a $1tn (£765bn) pay package for the Tesla chief executive, Elon Musk.The fund, which is the biggest national wealth fund in the world, said that while it appreciated the “the significant value created under Mr Musk’s visionary role” it would vote against his performance award. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Fate of Salford's £1bn skyscraper boasting 3,300 homes to be decided

The plan could create more than 3,000 homes - but it has been criticised by some

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7 h. ago Rachel Reeves speech LIVE: Chancellor gives stark warning of tax rises on way in pre

Rachel Reeves has said the Budget will focus on ‘getting inflation falling’ and ‘creating the conditions for interest rate cuts’

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