4 h. ago Some think major airline's armrest change is 'worse for everyone'

Southwest Airlines has announced that it is changing its policy for passengers who cannot fit within the armrests of their seat in a move that has split opinion

Politics

3 d. ago ‘It’s restaurant kryptonite’: The power of online foodie chatshow Topjaw

Restaurants can see bookings surge by hundreds after a feature by Jesse Burgess. But is it just hype? When the presenter Jesse Burgess goes to a restaurant, the kitchen always sends him dishes he didn’t order. One of the ironies of fame is that the more you can afford, the less you have to pay for it. Except that Burgess isn’t a celebrity, he says. “I’m just a guy who really likes food.”Burgess is the 34-year-old host of Topjaw, a small but mighty internet chatshow with chefs and ‘foodies’ that, for better or worse, has changed the way Londoners – and beyond – eat out. Launched in 2023 with his friend Will Warr, who is also Prince and Princess of Wales’s videographer (he made Kate’s cancer statement video), it has now grown to almost a million followers. Continue reading...

Society

3 d. ago ‘It’s about weaponising opinion’: the power of Topjaw’s online foodie show

Restaurants can see bookings surge by hundreds after a feature by Jesse Burgess. But is it just hype?When the presenter Jesse Burgess goes to a restaurant, the kitchen always sends him dishes he didn’t order. One of the ironies of fame is that the more you can afford, the less you have to pay for it. Except that Burgess isn’t a celebrity, he says. “I’m just a guy who really likes food.”Burgess is the 34-year-old host of Topjaw, a small but mighty internet platform featuring chefs and foodies, whose “Best of” series, for better or worse, has changed the way Londoners – and those beyond – eat out. The Topjaw channel has been around since 2015 but Burgess started the viral series in 2023 with his friend Will Warr, who is also Prince and Princess of Wales’s videographer (he made Kate’s cancer statement video), it has now grown to more than a million followers. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control?

As Ryder Cup fans throw beer at players’ wives, we investigate if fans’ conduct has got worse or changed little since ancient Athens when Plato bemoaned the mobThe abuse hurled at Europe’s golfers in the Ryder Cup elicited gasps and dismay on both sides of the Atlantic. The crowd at the Bethpage Black course in New York graduated from boos and heckles to homophobic slurs and insults aimed at players’ wives. The first-tee master of ceremonies set the tone by leading a chant of “fuck you, Rory!”, putting Rory McIlroy firmly in the crosshairs – along with his wife, who was hit with a beer cup.After initially playing it down, American golf officials apologised and said some fan behaviour had “crossed the line”, but the affair has left a nagging sense of unease. What if the line has in fact moved? What if accepted codes of crowd behaviour have changed? Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago 'Lovely and cosy' heated throw is a game changer as weather worsens

Costing as little as 3p an hour to run, shoppers say the opulent electric blanket 'is absolutely lush'

Society

2 w. ago A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say

Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems

Society

3 w. ago Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time after groundbreaking study

Experts from University College London said the finding could "change everything" for patients with the condition, which gets worse over time and has no cure.

Politics

3 w. ago London will suffer unless ministers rethink their 'unfair' funding review

The capital’s already stretched local authorities will be £700m worse off under the proposed changes

Politics

3 w. ago London will suffer unless minister rethink their "unfair" funding review

The capital’s already stretched local authorities will be £700m worse off under the proposed changes

Politics