32 h. ago ‘It’s my second home!’ Gen Z and the sudden, surprising boom of luxury gyms

Expensive fitness facilities might seem a tough sell in a cost of living crisis. But for young people in crowded or dilapidated house shares, the high price for a haven can be worth payingThe best part of Owen Willis’s day is his morning shower. Notes of lavender and eucalyptus waft through his private, stone-tiled shower room as he uses a £32 bottle of Cowshed bodywash. He dries off with a fluffy white towel before slathering on Cowshed body lotion (£24).This isn’t Willis’s home, however. It’s his gym. He belongs to Third Space in London, which calls itself a “luxury health club”. Memberships start at £230 a month for an individual site and go as high as £305 for access to all of its branches, including the Mayfair club, where gym-goers can expect “UV-treated fresh air” and “a Himalayan sea-salt walled sauna and steam room”. Continue reading...

Politics

36 h. ago Boomtown to doom town: Labour's green energy net zero obsession is KILLING our once thriving oil industry capital

Westminster's growing obsession with net zero environmental policies culminated in Labour's refusal to allow new drilling in the North Sea which dealt yet another body blow to the city.

Events

3 d. ago 'Retro futuristic' Seventies villa in the French countryside for sale for £1.3m

The futuristic home inspired by Space Age architecture has been transformed by its design-collector owners

Economics

4 d. ago London council is housing 'homeless' Chagos nationals 150 miles from capital in city where rough sleepers hit record high... and local authorities 'had no idea'

A London council is housing a group of 'homeless' Chagos nationals in a block of luxury accommodation 150 miles away from the English capital, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Events

4 d. ago 'I founded Omaze and this is the reason some winners end up selling their home'

Omaze co-founder Matt Pohlson has spoken out after some winners of the luxury homes decided to sell up

Politics

5 d. ago Is Starmer so spineless that he won't sack his Deputy Prime Minister (and Housing Secretary!) who dodged £40,000 in stamp duty?

Kemi Badenoch urged Keir Starmer to grow a 'backbone' and sack his deputy after she finally admitted failing to pay the full stamp duty due on a luxury £800,000 second home in Hove.

Politics

5 d. ago Block on North Sea drilling 'risks blackouts', Kemi Badenoch says in wake of Labour's new ban

The Tory leader said Britain is 'dangerously exposed' to supply squeezes, and families risked paying the price unless Keir Starmer changed tack.

Events

5 d. ago UK could face importing 70% of oil and gas needs by 2030, new report warns

Trade body Offshore Energies UK published its economic report for 2025.

Events

5 d. ago Britain could have to import '70%' of oil and gas if we don't invest in the North Sea

OEUK chief executive David Whitehouse argued scrapping the windfall tax on the fossil fuels could help deliver more than two billion barrels - and add up to £150 billion to Britain’s economy

Politics

6 d. ago Kemi Badenoch says Britain MUST get more oil and gas out of the North Sea amid fears 80% of fossil fuels will need to be imported by 2030

Kemi Badenoch vowed to bring 'common sense' to the Net Zero drive as she addressed an industry conference in Aberdeen.

Politics

6 d. ago Warning UK could face importing 70% of oil and gas needs by 2030

That is despite Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) insisting there are still "significant oil and gas reserves" in the North Sea

Events

6 d. ago The unilateral economic disarmament of closing the North Sea oil and gas industry is madness

Today in Scotland, I will commit that under the next Conservative government, the North Sea will once again be open for business.

Economics

6 d. ago Unlike Tory 'fantasies', this Labour government will ignore 'party politics' to achieve prosperous North Sea

UK energy minister Michael Shanks addresses the issue of the North Sea’s future.

Politics

6 d. ago Jamie Hamilton saddened by fall of Accies academy as he prepares to face old side with East Kilbride in cup

The ex-Accies defender has seen the system that forged his career hit hard in recent weeks

Politics

6 d. ago North Sea has ‘much more to do’ to meet emissions targets for 2040 onwards

A new report said while emissions from oil and gas had fallen for the fifth year, investment is needed to meet targets for 2040 and 2050.

Events

7 d. ago Tory leader Kemi Badenoch slams Labour for treating oil and gas sector as a ‘relic of the past’

Badenoch will pledge to make North Sea oil and gas the ‘cornerstone’ of the economy

Politics

7 d. ago Kemi Badenoch pledges to make oil and gas ‘cornerstone’ of UK economy

The Conservative leader will attack the UK Government for treating the North Sea industry as a ‘relic of the past’.

Politics

7 d. ago Omaze boss claims British 'Nimbyism' is behind reason why raffle prize firm can't find enough posh houses

Californian businessman Matthew Pohlson says houses of the quality and size that people have come to expect from Omaze draws are in short supply.

Economics

7 d. ago Keir Starmer launches a desperate No10 reshuffle with key aides OUT as he faces migrant fury, falling poll ratings... and a rising threat from Farage

No10 communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after a year amid a desperate effort to 'reset' the PM's team.

Events

7 d. ago Keir Starmer launches a desperate No 10 reshuffle with key aides OUT as he faces migrant fury, falling poll ratings... and a rising threat from Farage

No10 communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after a year amid a desperate effort to 'reset' the PM's team.

Events