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Sir Richard Branson has said “thinking differently is something to be celebrated” as a nationwide awareness campaign celebrating dyslexic entrepreneurs is launched. Launched by Virgin StartUp, Made By Dyslexia and Virgin Unite, the campaign stretches across more than 40 towns and cities in the UK to “inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs”. The campaign highlights inventions that have been “powered by Dyslexic Thinking”, with entrepreneur Jo Malone, who created her […]

Taylor Swift and her fiance Travis Kelce are “crazy about each other”, the NFL star’s father has said. The US singer, 35, announced her engagement to the Kansas City Chiefs tight end in a shared Instagram post on Tuesday which showed them embracing in a garden filled with pink and white flowers. The pair, who have been dating since 2023, captioned the post: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher […]

Troubled Thames Water has agreed to pay £24.5 million of its record £122.7 million in fines by the end of September under a payment plan agreed with regulator Ofwat. The industry watchdog, which handed Thames Water the penalties in May for failures over sewage treatment and paying out dividends, said a fifth of the fines would be due in the initial instalment. Thames Water said the fines would not be […]

People who start smoking cannabis to combat pain, anxiety or depression are at a greater risk of developing paranoia compared to those who start using it for “fun”, according to the largest study of its kind. Experts warned these users are also consuming more THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis. It comes as separate analysis linked childhood trauma to higher levels of paranoia among cannabis users. This may explain why […]

JD Sports said it is “cautious” about trading over the rest of the year due to pressure on consumer finances and the risk of rising unemployment. The sportswear retailer however added that it has made “strong progress” in recent months and pointed to improvements in the US after it had been impacted by weak consumer sentiment. It came as the sportswear retailer revealed a 2.5% drop in like-for-like sales over […]

The energy price cap will rise by 2% from October 1 for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales, Ofgem has said. The increase will see bills increase by around £2.93 a month for the average household, leaving a home on a default tariff paying £102 for what currently costs £100 per month. Latest figures show more than a third of customers (37%) are now on fixed tariffs, which […]

Fraudulent CV-writing services are now the biggest scamming threat to online job hunters as the busy post-summer hiring season gets under way, LinkedIn has warned. The professional networking site revealed that over a third (37%) of job scams reported on the platform globally now involve offers to write or improve CVs, which give poor quality or misleading results and often use artificial intelligence tools that are available at no cost. […]

The Government said it wants to get a permanent deal with the EU on food and drink agreed in the next 18 months, as it sets out its stall ahead of talks later this year. The current temporary agreement, which was put in place in June, stopped checks on some fruit and vegetables imported from the EU which meant no border checks or fees would be paid. It will expire […]

Households are expected to learn that their energy bills will rise by around 1% in October when the regulator updates its price cap. Ofgem, which sets the limit on what energy companies can charge customers, is set to confirm its latest price cap on Wednesday. In their last forecast last week ahead of the update, experts at Cornwall Insight predicted the typical household energy bill will rise by £17 to […]