The Great British Entrepreneur Challenge has been bigger and better than ever in 2019 and after a flood of entries, we are proud to announce the shortlist of start-ups who’ve made the final. As ever, our goal was simple – to scour the country for great start-ups and early-stage firms and to find passionate entrepreneurs … Read more
While the government has said that you’re ‘allowed’ to exercise once a day, I’d go so far as to say you ‘must’ exercise daily Missing your gym class? Eaten your body weight in biscuits? Don’t worry, A-list trainer and top UK fitness expert Matt Roberts has devised the easiest and most effective at-home workouts ever, … Read more
We’re joking, of course. But our fearless columnist and her long-suffering assistant Nicola Bebb have a relationship that’s outlived most marriages. And now they’ve turned it into a laugh-out-loud podcast ‘i’ve never met anyone more loyal than nic. she stuck by me when nobody else did’. Liz wears shirt, Equipment, from Fenwick. Nic wears shirt, Nili … Read more
Ryan Thomas has revealed his joy at finally seeing his two children getting to meet in person for the first time after they were kept apart amid the coronavirus outbreak. The actor, 35, and his fiancée Lucy Mecklenburgh welcomed Roman three weeks ago and were forced to keep the newborn apart from older sister Scarlett, … Read more
In the race to fight Covid-19, many businesses are pivoting from what they traditionally offer to provide essential services – generating a new income stream in the process. While Mercedes F1 engineers have turned their attention to producing ventilators for example, Brendan O’Shea’s business, Just Clear, has bolted on Covid-19 decontamination services in addition to … Read more
Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again has soared 674 places to number 37 in the iTunes download charts after the Queen made a reference to the famous WWII anthem during her coronavirus address. The song became loved by Britons who had been separated from their loved ones during the chaos of war and has gained a … Read more
Love knows no boundaries! German, 89, and his 85-year-old Danish girlfriend meet at the countries’ closed border for a daily drink amid coronavirus lockdown Karsten Hansen, 89, meets his Danish girlfriend Inga Rasmussen, 85, every day They’ve been together 2 years and have spent each day together since last year Their quarantine dates usually consist … Read more
After a truly shattering discovery ripped Lynsey Crombie’s world apart, she found her therapy in housework. Now that passion for cleaning has transformed her into TV and social media star the Queen of Clean. She tells Julia Llewellyn Smith how elbow grease saved her Lynsey wears jumper and shoes, Next. Skirt, Ghost It’s impossible … Read more
Getting a receipt printed out at the till could soon be a thing of the past on a national and even global scale if these three entrepreneurs get their way. Matty Cusden-Ross, Veronique Barbosa and Tom Reay are the founders of a digital receipts start-up called Flux which aims to eradicate the practice of automatically … Read more
Meet Britain’s youngest dog agility trainer – an 11-year-old schoolgirl who took up the sport aged just five. ‘Dog whisperer’ Taylor Lyon has developed an unbreakable bond with ‘best friend’ Elliott, a six-year-old cocker spaniel, who she has grown up with since she was five. The pair, from Stoke Bruerne, Northants, have since fetched 21 … Read more