‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodusApparent exodus of super-rich suggests UK is no longer billionaires’ playgroundWhen the Sunday Times broke the news that David Reuben, one of the richest…
All hail the Kult of Kemi – captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives | John Crace
The Tory leader is now too big for the party to allow her to fail, so everything she does is acclaimed a work of genius Where’s AI slop when you need it? It could all have been so much simpler. Just ask ChatGPT to write me a leader’s speech in the style…
From Bentley Pauncefoot to Yetts O’Muckhart, I’m obsessed with Britain’s weirdly named villages | Adrian Chiles
I was stuck in traffic when a road sign set me dreaming. If the places on it were people, what would they be like? Could Leigh Delamere be anything but the glamorous heiress to a biscuit-making fortune?Stuck in traffic in the Wiltshire town of…
Artists including Noel Gallagher show support for Garvaghy Road residents in Drumcree dispute
Actors and musicians sign open letter urging government to protect residents amid impasse over Orange Order paradeDozens of artists, actors and musicians including Susan Sarandon and Noel Gallagher have expressed support for Garvaghy Road residents in…
Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn
Former Selfridges owners buy UK high street institution from long-term backer Stefano PessinaThe Canadian family that once owned Selfridges department store has bought the UK pharmacy and beauty retailer Boots for $8.9bn (£6.74bn).Wittington Investments,…
Badenoch made the best of it – but the Tories still have a mountain to climb before any hope of No 10 | Henry Hill
Conference announcements on inheritance tax and childcare boosted the party’s mood, but the task is still holding off Reform, rather than any realistic bid for powerOn paper, the traditional role of the journalist at a British party conference boils down…
‘People are scared of her, to be honest’: Kemi Badenoch remakes Tories in her image
At Conservative conference, some worry about becoming a one-woman party, while others say party should thank their lucky stars they have herUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has long said that the Conservatives were “under new management”,…
George Galloway contests London byelection without setting foot in UK
Veteran leftwinger has been ‘in exile in the east’ in Russia and not been to Holborn and St Pancras constituency since campaign beganGeorge Galloway has been elected seven times to parliament, but his attempt to succeed for an eighth this week, in the…
BBC boss faces barrage of staff criticism over job cuts in junior ranks
Matt Brittin fields questions on whether ‘bloated’ senior ranks are being spared and lays out iPlayer overhaulMatt Brittin, the BBC’s director general, has faced a barrage of accusations that frontline staff are being laid off instead of those from the…
Mumsnet denies using AI for content after prompt appears on message board
Users reject site’s explanations after detailed instructions for writing response to post on popular forum were publishedMumsnet has denied using AI to produce content after detailed instructions to help an AI model write one of its popular “am I being…