Kamal Gandhi, 70, and his Coventry chip shop became a sensation after its name was turned into a catchy song It has been two weeks since his Coventry chip shop became a TikTok sensation drawing in crowds from around the country, and 70-year-old Kamal Gandhi is exhausted. He has had to take on and train …
‘A gift from God’: Binley Mega Chippy owner basks in TikTok fame Read More »
The desire to meet a new partner remains undimmed. But they might be more easily found at a film club than on a phone screen It all started a year ago when, having been divorced for a while, I thought I might dip a toe in the dating world. I wasn’t thrilled by the idea …
Future EV designs offer drivers more space and leisure, with fewer parts making production more sustainable Take any petrol car sold today and show it to a mechanic working on a Ford Model T 100 years ago and there is a fairly good chance they would understand roughly how it works. An internal combustion engine …
A living room on a skateboard: how electric vehicles are redefining the car Read More »
The street photographer was in the right place at the right time to capture this beachside scene If you look closely under the red umbrella at the centre of this photo, you’ll see four distant feet. The anonymous duo they belong to had just taken off on a parasailing trip above the sea at Nice …
Airbnb and its competitors have made tourism a year-round prospect in many places, but locals say that locks them out of the rental market Tourism is the lifeblood of Kangaroo Valley. Travellers flock to the lush greenery of the New South Wales town for the trails, rivers and wineries. It also hosts folk and arts …
Tower Vaults, LondonA thrilling live adventure is marred by moments of bewildering VR in this immersive voyage back to 1605 It may set Harry Potter fans’ hearts aflutter to know that Tom Felton – best known as Draco Malfo – is playing Guy Fawkes in this immersive experience written by Danny Robins and directed by …
The Gunpowder Plot review – hit-and-miss history in subterranean London Read More »
‘Effective duopoly’ holds back Britain’s tech sector and restricts customer choice, says CMA The UK competition watchdog is considering launching an investigation into Apple and Google’s dominance of the mobile browser market after finding the tech companies have a “stranglehold” on a range of areas including app stores. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) indicated …
Apple and Google’s mobile browser ‘stranglehold’ may face UK investigation Read More »
This year’s ABC Classic 100 theme is Music for the Screen: think less Rachmaninoff, more Ratchet & Clank. The presenters share their predictions on how the Australian public has voted Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcast Every year across Australia, Triple J’s Hottest 100 inspires countless rowdy celebrations, passionate …
Modernised version of 2013’s landmark PlayStation video game will be out in September The classic 2013 horror game The Last of Us is being remade for PlayStation 5 and PC, developer Naughty Dog has announced. Retitled The Last of Us: Part I, the new version will be released on 9 September on PS5 and later …
Horror classic The Last of Us remade for PlayStation 5 and PC Read More »
PC; Ariel JurkowskiStylish and minimalistic, this gentle, quietly demanding game offering escape and satisfaction will entertain for hours If the success of Wordle proved anything this year it’s that, in times of stress and uncertainty, good puzzle games provide a means of temporary escape for the brain. And while there’s no shortage of competitors in …
Please Fix the Road review – turn chaos to calm in this pleasing puzzle Read More »
