Holidaymakers warned over social media scams for fake accommodation
Research suggests travel scams are on rise as experts advise doing some detective work to make sure holidays are real
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‘Buy the haystack’: how tracker funds beat searching for shares
Designed to mirror the stock market, they are an easy and cheap way to save. Here’s how to start investing in them
‘Meet me at the dancing dogs tent!’ What’s behind Britain’s festival frenzy?
They used to mean crusties, hippies, all-male lineups, near riots and burning toilets. Now, from Dorset to Inverness, there’s a festival – and a costume – for everyone. What caused this boom? And is t…
‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres
In 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights – and it’s global
Reversing UK employment tax rises ‘would do little to help young people find jobs’
Resolution Foundation calls for extra funding for apprenticeships and increase in number of youth support grants
Pause HS2 reset until you are confident it can be delivered, NAO tells ministers
Revised plans for HS2 should not be put into action until the government is confident they can be delivered, according to the public spending watchdog.
London mayor to override opposition to outdoor dining in Soho next summer
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan plans to use new powers after local council opposes city scheme for seasonal pedestrianisation
Developers want to build on top of my flat and there’s nothing I can do to stop it | Letter
Mauro Murgia highlights how little safety or security there is for leasehold flat owners if the freeholder wants to monetise roof space
Feeling bored and disconnected for your job? You may be facing workplace 'rust-out' | Gene Marks
The latest work buzzword describes feeling under-stimulated at your job – but you can break free from workplace monotony
‘Financial pandemic’: £1 in every £11 spent on UK public contractors goes to private equity
‘Treating children like cattle’: what happens when private equity takes over a UK care home?
Ministers urged to curb energy costs as Great British homes face 13% bill surge
Quarterly Ofgem price cap rises to equivalent of £1,862 a year from 1 July amid growing consumer energy debt
Complaints filed to police watchdog over Met’s handling of Al Fayed abuse allegations
Survivors of abuse at the hands of the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have complained to a watchdog about how the Metropolitan police handled allegations.
From Thomas Tuchel to Andy Burnham, men are having a polo shirt moment
If Dua Lipa’s Chanel wedding dress was among the most anticipated fashion moments this summer, her new husband Callum Turner’s wardrobe is proving just as influential. But forget the bespoke Louis Vui…
Sir Geoffrey Whalen obituary
One of the heroes of the British motor industry in the late 20th century, Sir Geoffrey Whalen, who has died aged 90, was bloodied in the interminable, but ultimately futile, battle to make British Ley…
When it comes to taxing the super rich, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel
In this new era of rampaging oligarchs, nothing may seem as satisfying as slapping a tax on Elon Musk ’s new trillion-dollar fortune. What most bothers Americans about federal taxes is that billionair…
‘British food will disappear’: trade deal after Brexit is hitting UK farmers hard
Home-grown food may become a niche product for wealthy in our supermarkets as British farmers’ incomes plummet
‘Crypto v community’: 4,000 local US lenders join forces to fight ‘stablecoins’ law
Up to 4,000 community banks fear looming legislation to regulate digital cash will deprive rural firms and farmers of $850bn-worth of loans
Lost your crypto access code? Be wary, there‘s a scam for that too
A niche type of fraud is lucrative enough for criminals to set up fake websites with dodgy software to harvest your data
Will Andy Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state?
In the first of a series on nationalisation, we look at the critical tests ahead for the PM-in-waiting, from choosing a chancellor to the future of Thames Water
Labour has abandoned the missions that brought it to power. Here's how Burnham could revive them. | Mariana Mazzucato
With a new prime minister incoming, Labour faces a fundamental question about its economic vision
Here’s what to do if your StubHub World Cup resale ticket is canceled
World Cup StubHub ticket mess shows how weak consumer protections are in the US, but there are steps fans can take
The AI bubble has further to run despite the looming crash
Every couple of decades, investors will ask themselves how long can the stock market keep climbing. Is it safe to buy more shares? Is their pension or equity portfolio vulnerable should financial mark…
Isabel Schnabel: Is inflation back?
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‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?
On Wednesday, Pierre Masselot received a text from his daughter’s nursery – less than 50 miles from the weather station that was the first this week to break the UK June temperature record – asking pa…