The rise and fall of the Tupperware brand
With the latest news of Tupperware Brands filing for bankruptcy, we look back at how the container company pioneered practical design and a new marketing model. Read More
Europol arrests 51 people and dismantles encrypted communication platform
Europol arrests 51 people connected to Ghost, a platform used by cybercriminals for large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering. Read more at Read More
PM Starmer under fire for failing to declare gifts on time
UK MPs are allowed to accept gifts but have to declare donations and extra-parliamentary income within 28 days. Starmer says he missed the deadline because he was verifying exactly what…
UK think tank calls for ‘class ceiling’ to be broken in the arts
UK think tank the Fabian Society calls for a “universal library card” and a “culture pass” for children in the UK, in order to democratise the arts and break the…
Right-wing MEPs unite to recognise González as Venezuelan president, weakening cordon sanitaire
It is the first time the Strasbourg hemicycle’s bolstered right-wing factions unite in a vote since June’s European elections. Read More
EU Commission pushes Apple over headset, watch interoperability
The EU executive is using new powers intended to stop online gatekeepers dominating digital markets, given fears it might block out rivals to its own Apple Watch or AirPods. Read…
‘Usually it’s a harmless little river’: Austrians struck by flooding reel from ruin left in its wake
Authorities have reported 23 deaths in Central Europe, as record rainfall has caused devastation to infrastructure in small towns. Read More
Trafalgar Square unveils fourth plinth artwork featuring masks of trans and gender-variant people
The sculpture is the latest installation on the Fourth Plinth and is described as a piece designed to “unite the trans community around the world”. Read More
Is Venice’s famed winged lion statue actually Chinese?
New chemical evidence claims that Venice’s winged lion could be Chinese… And that it’s not a lion but an altered Chinese tomb gardian known as a ‘zhènmùshòu’. Read More
MrBeast and Amazon sued by reality show competitors over alleged ‘unsafe’ conditions
Five anonymous participants claim they were denied minimum wages, proper breaks, and faced a toxic work environment during the production of the show. Read More