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Harrods’ Qatari owners take £180m dividend as sales jump
Department store business Harrods handed its Qatari owners £180 million in dividends for the past year after it bucked weakness in luxury spending. The Knightsbridge retailer is owned by the state of Qatar through its sovereign wealth fund – the Qatar Investment Authority – which bought the business in 2010.Continue Reading
George Clooney tries red carpet photography at Venice Film Festival |
George Clooney stepped in as a red carpet photographer at the 81st Venice Film Festival on Sunday, 1 September. The Wolfs actor was in Italy promoting his new film when he and co-star Brad Pitt jumped either side of the red carpet in amongst press members. On the same night,Continue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn forms Independent Alliance group of five pro-Gaza MPs
Jeremy Corbyn is among five independent MPs to have formed an Independent Alliance group opposing inequality and war. The former Labour leader joined four other independents elected in July forming the group, which is the fifth biggest block in parliament. The other members include Shockat Adam, who defeated Labour frontbencherContinue Reading
Hewlett Packard to pursue Mike Lynch’s estate in £3 billion damages claim
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has confirmed it plans to continue with its claim for up to £3 billion in damages against the estate of tech tycoon Mike Lynch after his death in last month’s superyacht disaster. The US tech giant won a UK High Court civil claim against Mr LynchContinue Reading
Listen: Strange noises heard from inside Boeing Starliner | News
Strange noises have been heard from inside the Boeing Starliner spaceship. Astronaut Butch Wilmore radioed Mission Control at Johnson Space Center from the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday (31 August) to enquire about the sound. Wilmore said: “There is a strange noise coming from the speaker, I don’t knowContinue Reading
Mysterious tomb reveals what Mongolia was like before Genghis Khan
An “elite grave” from the 12th century uncovered in Mongolia sheds fresh light on the poorly understood period before the rise of the world’s greatest conqueror, Ghengis Khan. The grave, now called the Khar Nuur burial, was built in the years between the collapse of the Khitan Empire around 1125ADContinue Reading
End of the Road review: Closing festival season with an eccentric, brilliant lineup
Is there any festival more aptly named than End of the Road? As people and performers gather at the woodland site in Lamar Tree Gardens, near the border of Dorset and Wiltshire, it does inevitably feel like an ending – festival season, and summer itself, drifting into a gentle andContinue Reading
Scottie Scheffler’s caddie earns more than Tiger Woods and 220 golf stars
Scottie Scheffler’s caddie has benefitted from the golfer’s remarkable year with earnings that would place him in the sport’s top 25 earners in 2024. Scheffler’s triumph at the Tour Championship on Sunday capped a stunning nine months for the American. The 28-year-old enjoyed a record-breaking year which concluded with hisContinue Reading
US Open LIVE – Brit hit with ban as Coco Gauff disrespected by children in loss
Coco Gauff was inadvertently disrespected by a group of children during her US Open defeat against Emma Navarro. Gauff struggled to find rhythm during the match and ended up with a staggering total of 60 unforced errors. The American failed to find perfection with her serve and a group ofContinue Reading
UK manufacturing grows at two-year-high as inflation shows signs of easing
The UK’s manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace for more than two years last month as inflationary pressures for firms and customers showed signs of easing, according to new data, The closely watched S&P Global UK manufacturing PMI survey recorded a reading of 52.5 for August, up from 52.1Continue Reading