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And for 44 years, Christos Vanas, the proprietor of Mouria, has let them all in. Every day at 7am, the taciturn former waiter has been the first man to step inside the historic cafe in Exarchia, the heart of leftwing…
Today, the biggest platforms are Kalshi and Polymarket. Both launched around the time of the pandemic but went mainstream during the 2024 US presidential race. In the week before that election, Kalshi processed around…
The intercity operator paid out almost as much in a four-week period to 25 July – £9.3m – as its annual profits for each of the past two years. It repaid a further £12.2m in the subsequent eight weeks. The "delay repay"…
Families were split and friendships put at risk. Most of us are probably relieved it is now firmly in the past. But not, it seems, the prime minister, Andy Burnham. He has promised a “debate” on Britain's EU membership…
Every town has one. The pub with a quiz and darts, the one with the best pint but the table by the fire is always taken. For generations, the local has been where Brits go to socialise, unwind and set the world to…
Twenty years ago, Ben Collins – the ‘tame racing driver’ behind the tinted visor – lost control of a Koenigsegg CCX on this very corner, crashing violently and expensively backwards through a tyre wall. Now it feels like…
Property prices in "prime central London", which covers the city's most expensive postcodes, have dropped 5% in the third quarter of 2026, as the slowdown in the UK's property market hits its wealthiest residents. It…
This was true for pensions too. But even the relatively small changes could have a big impact on your retirement income. Giving Britain financial ‘breathing space’ was the theme of Labour’s 2026 Autumn Budget . Yet for…
The promise to the passengers of the MV Odyssey cruise ship – many approaching the autumn of their lives – was that on the open seas they could cut loose from the troubles of the world. But the world had other ideas. The…
Shares in Intel plummeted by 28% on Friday, while Google owner Alphabet saw its stock price continue to fall another 1.4% after a 12% plunge on Thursday. Other tech stocks, including Reddit and Amazon also fell, while…