Most items in the museum’s new theatre and performing arts galleries going on display for the first timeA fabulous red dress and thigh-high leather boots worn by Lola the drag queen in the musical Kinky Boots are to go on display near to what many woul…
National Grid and SSE to use electricity transformers to heat homes
Exclusive: plan is to harness ‘waste heat’ and cut carbon emissions for households connected to district networksThousands of homes could soon be warmed by the heat from giant electricity grid transformers for the first time as part of new plans to har…
EasyJet appoints former RBS boss Stephen Hester as chair
Executive to succeed John Barton as chair of budget airline on 1 DecemberStephen Hester, the former boss of Royal Bank of Scotland, will become the chairman of easyJet at the end of the year.Hester, who most recently served as chief executive of the in…
Ian Botham appointed UK trade ambassador to Australia
Former England cricketer and crossbench peer will ‘bat for business down under’, says Liz TrussIan Botham, the former England cricketer and crossbench peer, has been appointed a UK trade ambassador to Australia, the government has announced.He is one o…
London’s West End is recovering from Covid crisis, says Shaftesbury
Chinatown, Soho and Covent Garden landlord says office workers and overseas tourists are yet to returnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageShaftesbury, the central London landlord that owns parts of Chinatown, Soho and Covent Gar…
Waitrose rated worst online retailer for grocery freshness
Food delivered from upmarket grocer had shortest shelf life of its UK rivals, Which? study showsWaitrose has been rated Britain’s worst large online retailer for grocery freshness, according to research.The consumer group Which? investigated the qualit…
Young people warn of long Covid in NHS vaccination drive
Patients urge others to get jabs in new video, as 16- and 17-year-olds in England are offered first dosesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYoung patients experiencing the debilitating effects of long Covid have urged people to…
What are the tax and mortgage implications if I buy a flat with my son?
I would pay a £100,000 deposit and want to own two-fifths and leave my share to him in my willQ My 30-year-old son is paying so much in rent that he is struggling to save a big enough deposit to buy his first flat. I have some spare cash and am happy t…
Prudential won’t pay up on our paid-up policy
To pay out on my father’s policy the company wanted information no one could hope to provideWay back in 1955, my parents both took out life insurance policies with the Prudential. In 1993 they were told by the company that the policies were “paid-up”, …
Female directors still being paid a small fraction of their male counterparts
Gender pay gap among blue-chip companies far worse than in the general population, a new report showsFemale directors at the UK’s biggest companies are still being paid a fraction of the amount their male counterparts receive, new research shows, under…