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From tipping to etiquette, here’s why buffets aren’t as great as lot of people seem to think
An OutKick columnist has used the site’s regular complaints feature, The Gripe Report, to argue that buffets are overrated. Prompted by a recent visit to a German buffet with his wife, the writer sets out a light-hearted case against the format, questioning whether the all-you-can-eat model is really worth the money for most diners. The…
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Severn Trent spared Ofwat fine after ‘serious’ waterwaste and sewage failures
Regulator found ‘unacceptable’ breaches in water company’s handling of drainage and sewage networkBusiness live – latest updatesThe water company Severn Trent has been spared a fine by the industry regulator despite “serious and unacceptable breaches” in its handling of wastewater and sewage.The watchdog, Ofwat, which has been investigating how wastewater and sewage networks are managed…
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Starmer warned his EU love-in is bugging farmers as red tape cuts allowing them to feed livestock eco-friendly insects and human food waste are held up while Labour woos Brussels
The Conservative Environment Network has warned that Sir Keir Starmer’s push for closer alignment with the European Union is harming British farming by delaying planned cuts to red tape. Proposals that would let farmers feed livestock with insects and human food waste — measures intended to reduce costs and free up farmland — have been…
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Will Cain challenges Stephen A Smith on ‘racist’ claim about ‘White dudes’ in the NBA
ESPN presenter Stephen A. Smith appeared on Fox News’ The Will Cain Show on Tuesday to defend his earlier assertion that the Los Angeles Lakers could not win a championship built around “three White dudes”, namely Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler. Host Will Cain directly challenged Smith, branding the remark “racist” and arguing…
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Valve has released Windows drivers for the Steam machine, y’know for the three people who managed to buy one and inexplicably want a different OS
Valve has quietly released Windows drivers for its newly launched Steam Machine, allowing owners of the compact gaming PC to install and run Microsoft’s operating system in place of the SteamOS software it ships with. The move matters because the Steam Machine is designed around Valve’s own Linux-based SteamOS, so official Windows support gives buyers…
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Summer holiday bookings bounce back amid fragile Middle East ceasefire, Jet2 says
The package holiday operator Jet2 has reported a strong rebound in summer holiday bookings following the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, sending its London-listed shares up by around 10% in early trading on Wednesday. The company, which flies about 20 million passengers a year, said many customers had held off booking while they waited…
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Women and university graduates in Australia most at risk of losing jobs to AI, report finds
A first-of-its-kind Australian government report has found that women and university graduates are the workers most exposed to having their jobs displaced by artificial intelligence, while those in manual and vocationally trained roles are least at risk. The report, drawing on data from Jobs and Skills Australia, warns that occupations such as telemarketers, accountants, advertising…
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Nigel Farage throws down the gauntlet with shock Clacton by-election… and I believe he won’t just win, he’ll double his majority, says ANDREW PIERCE
This is a Daily Mail comment piece by consultant editor Andrew Pierce, presented largely as a video column, arguing that Nigel Farage has provoked a surprise by-election in his Clacton constituency and framing it as a high-stakes political gamble. Pierce contends that the Reform UK leader is casting himself as the victim of an “establishment…
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‘Harry Potter’ Visualization Studio Proof Inc. Returns To Australia With Brisbane Studio
Los Angeles-based Proof Inc., a studio specialising in visualisation work for major films including the Harry Potter series, is reopening a permanent base in Australia with a new studio in Brisbane. The move, announced as an exclusive on 8 July 2026, sees the company launch Proof Australia under the leadership of executive producer Katrina Peers,…
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‘He saw signs saying No Blacks – but he never got bitter’: Sterling Betancourt, the man who brought steelpan music to the UK
Sterling Betancourt, the Trinidadian musician credited with bringing steelpan music to the UK, has died aged 96, prompting reflections from his widow, Beatrice, on his resilience and generosity. Betancourt arrived in Britain in 1951 as one of 11 members of the Trinidad All-Steel Percussion Orchestra (Taspo), performing at the Festival of Britain outside London’s Royal…