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London Fashion Week 2026: The five trends we’ll see in spring
London Fashion Week 2026 focused on return and renewal, with Alexander McQueen showing in London for the first time in 25 years and Mulberry returning after nine. The events highlighted London’s ambition to strengthen its reputation as a centre for British design, creativity and commercial growth, while presenting spring/summer 2027 collections. Key trends included the…
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Bungie plans free return of vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns and raids
Bungie has announced that Destiny 2 will receive a significant restoration, with previously removed campaigns, destinations, and raids returning to the game free for all players. This marks a reversal following the title’s end-of-service announcement earlier in the summer, which had disappointed the playerbase; the studio has stated that Destiny remains central to its future…
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Fury in Maine over explosion in popularity of CONNECTICUT-style lobster rolls featuring decadent extra ingredient
Maine Lobster Week has reignited a long-running dispute over whether lobster rolls should be served cold with mayonnaise, as in Maine, or warm with melted butter, following the Connecticut style. Although many Mainers see mayonnaise as the authentic choice, growing tourist demand for buttered rolls is prompting restaurants to adapt, creating tension between local tradition…
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Giant memorials to Traveller King and his brother with 30-tonne headstones, marble tombs and life-size statues take over cemetery
A nine-and-a-half-foot memorial to Michael Collins has appeared in Sheffield’s council-run Shiregreen Cemetery, just metres from the controversial monument to his brother Willy, known as the “Traveller King”. The elaborate structures have angered some local residents, who say they dominate a public cemetery and may reflect inconsistent enforcement of planning rules. Michael’s memorial includes life-size…
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Law firm romance turns toxic: Internal texts, damning emails and the public humiliation in front of a client behind judge’s extraordinary findings in a $500,000 battle
Erin Taylor, a lawyer at Aulich Civil Law, has won a Supreme Court battle against her former partners Benjamin Aulich and Peter Woodhouse, who engaged in “oppressive” conduct to avoid honouring her $500,000 share buyback. The ACT Supreme Court ruled entirely in Ms Taylor’s favour on 11 September, finding that both men had deliberately stonewalled…
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To minimise the risks to young football players we should ban agents recruiting under-18s | Letter
Phil Murray argues that the overwhelming majority of young footballers recruited by elite clubs do not reach the Premier League, often being released at 16 or 17. He says the exceptional pressures faced by those who succeed, including scrutiny from coaches, fans, sponsors and social media, make stronger safeguarding essential. Murray suggests banning agents from…
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Sylvia Plath Stole My Boyfriend: the 95-year-old who has turned her romance with Ted Hughes into a play
At 95, Liz Hicklin is debuting a play about her romantic relationship with the young Ted Hughes, whom she later learned had married Sylvia Plath. The production, Sylvia Plath Stole My Boyfriend, explores lost love, ageing and Hicklin’s enduring feelings about Hughes, while marking a remarkable late-career creative revival. Hicklin met Hughes while studying nursing…
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Daisy Edgar-Jones anchors austere new Sense and Sensibility adaptation
A new film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, directed by Georgia Oakley and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as the Dashwood sisters, presents a notably more austere and downbeat take on the beloved 1795 novel than the celebrated 1995 version by Ang Lee. The film follows the sisters through financial hardship and…
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Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark’s full partnership weighs in at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Benchmark’s five general partners will appear together at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco for a session on the future of venture capital and startup opportunities. The discussion will examine where the next major companies may emerge, which assumptions founders should question and what makes a business investable amid intense competition, particularly in artificial intelligence.…