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From food to tech to travel: the best student deals and discounts
Students can reduce living and study costs by registering with UNiDAYS, Student Beans and TOTUM, which verify student status and provide different retailer offers. The article highlights discounts on food, eating out, technology, subscriptions and fitness, as maintenance loans face pressure from rising rents and grocery prices. – Food and essentials: Boots offers 10% off…
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‘I don’t even drink whisky’: Scotland reels in visitors as much of Europe swelters
Scotland is attracting more tourists while parts of Europe endure heatwaves and Britain’s wider visitor market faces disruption from conflict, economic pressures and new EU border procedures. Tourism leaders say cooler weather, increased direct flights from North America, popular Scottish cultural imagery and domestic travellers avoiding border delays have all strengthened its appeal. Flight bookings…
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Courtney Love says her new solo album is “done” and “really good”, as she shares how she “almost died” and “lost all my hair” in hospital
Courtney Love has said her long-awaited second solo album is complete and describes it as “really good”, marking her first solo release since 2004’s ‘America’s Sweetheart’. She also revealed that a severe illness in 2019 left her repeatedly hospitalised, dangerously underweight and fearing for her life, but said she has since recovered and is healthy.…
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Urša Menart Recalls Finding Inspiration on Influencers’ Fake Tragic Life Stories for Intimate Dramedy ‘Everything That’s Wrong With You’
Slovenian director Urša Menart’s dramedy “Everything That’s Wrong With You” examines loneliness, online deception and the fragile connections formed through social media. Premiering in Sarajevo Film Festival’s narrative feature competition, it was inspired by influencers who fabricated tragic personal stories and by the intense parasocial bonds followers formed with them. The film follows Maruša, who…
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Shark Tank builder forced to tear down part of his $4million dream home after bitter feud with council and blindsiding his neighbours: ‘He’s disobeyed all the rules’
A Sydney builder who appeared on Shark Tank has reportedly been ordered to remove part of his approximately $4 million dream home following a dispute with the local council. Neighbours say the construction was carried out without proper approval and argue that the case highlights concerns over planning rules and the impact of unauthorised building…
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‘A tax on being thin’: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs
A consultancy analysis has found that the cost of private weight-loss drugs can exceed the money users save on food, meaning only very high earners are likely to make an overall financial saving. Baringa described this as a potential “regressive tax on being thin”, warning that affordability could widen health inequalities as access through the…
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Sheffield manufacturer ITM Power on track to create 400 jobs
“This funding is an important step forward in Sheffield’s industrial future”
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‘Watch your spending, use free perks’: an insider’s tips on student money
A student at the University of Nottingham shares practical ways to manage money, earn extra income and maintain a social life while studying. – Erin advises students to budget, track spending and treat savings as unavailable except when genuinely needed. – She warns that student loan payments can feel like “free money”, making small purchases…
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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Footage Shows Off a “Broken” Doctor Doom
A new trailer for “Avengers: Doomsday” was unveiled at D23, giving audiences their first widely available look at Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom, marking the actor’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe since “Avengers: Endgame”. The footage, previously shown to San Diego Comic-Con attendees last month, puts the villain front and centre and comes amid…