Müll.Club’s rings are made from household plastics such black containers and gold lids, which make for a marbled effect. Müll.Club Fine art graduate Charlie Rudkin-Wilson’s homewares have been featured in the likes of Vogue magazine and her partners include luxury retailer Fortnum & Mason. But her coasters, rings and soap dishes aren’t made from precious…
Lesotho’s government says it is shocked by US President Donald Trump saying that “nobody has ever heard of” the southern African nation. Trump, addressing the US Congress in his first speech since his return to the Oval Office, made the reference as he listed cuts made to what he said was wasteful expenditure. “Eight million…
An American flag flies beyond the Volkswagen logo displayed at a Volkswagen dealership on April 4, 2025 in Pasadena, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images German auto giant Volkswagen on Wednesday reported a substantial drop in first-quarter profit as the carmaker navigates the disruptive impact of U.S. tariffs on the global…
Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of DocuSign closed down more than 18% on Friday, a day after the e-signature provider reported stronger-than-expected earnings but slashed its full-year billings outlook. Here’s how the company performed in its fiscal first quarter, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 90 cents,…
Former President Barack Obama is applauding Harvard University’s decision to refuse the White House’s demands that it change its policies or lose federal money, in his first social media post to criticise the Trump administration since at least Inauguration Day. President Donald Trump is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in federal funds for Harvard because…
A major Melbourne shopping centre has been locked down as Victoria police responded to reports of “two rival groups” fighting each other with knives. A man in his 20s was taken to Royal Melbourne hospital in a serious but stable condition with “upper body injuries” on Sunday afternoon. Three people at the shopping centre were…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 09, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global bond yields largely reversed course on Thursday as equities rebounded on a historically volatile week for markets driven by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policy….
The Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has been kicked out of the Celebrity Big Brother house over “instances of unacceptable behaviour” and “inappropriate language”. The 72-year-old Bafta winner is understood to have used behaviour and language that was considered to be threatening and aggressive during a task, directed towards housemate Chris Hughes, a former Love Island…
Bags of rice sit stacked high in a supermarket in central Tokyo on November 22, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images An inflation gauge in Japan that is closely watched by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) came in at a seven-month high in November, which could prompt the central bank to raise…
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 11, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla’s postelection pop has almost disappeared. Shares of the electric vehicle maker plunged more than 8% on Tuesday, pushing the company’s market cap below $1 trillion and…
