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All rights reserved. 2026 https://assets.guim.co.uk/images/guardian-logo-rss.c45beb1bafa34b347ac333af2e6fe23f.png https://www.theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/10/salary-sacrifice-pension-tax-break-uk-scheme <p>The clock is ticking to take advantage of this valuable UK scheme, as the benefits are to be restricted from April 2029</p><p>Millions of workers are able to take advantage of a scheme that allows them to boost their pension and pay less tax, and experts are urging people to “max out” this valuable perk before the rules are tightened.</p><p>Salary sacrifice lets you exchange some of your wages for a different benefit from your employer, such as a company car – or, in this case, pension contributions. You will then pay less tax and national insurance (NI) on your lower salary.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/10/salary-sacrifice-pension-tax-break-uk-scheme">Continue reading...</a> Pensions Tax Employee benefits Pay Money National insurance Retirement planning Work & careers UK news Consumer affairs Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:13 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/10/salary-sacrifice-pension-tax-break-uk-scheme Photograph: Sally Anscombe/Getty Images Photograph: Sally Anscombe/Getty Images Photograph: Sally Anscombe/Getty Images Rupert Jones 2026-06-10T06:00:13Z https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/10/weight-loss-drugs-grocery-bills-glp-1s <p>Research suggests households that include a GLP-1 user collectively spent £780m less on grocery bills</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jun/10/asian-stocks-fall-us-iran-exchange-fire-middle-east-strait-of-hormuz-oil-prices-latest-news-updates">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Weight-loss drugs are saving users’ households more than £400 a year on grocery bills, according to a survey, which found use of GLP-1s has nearly tripled in the past two years to 1.9 million adults.</p><p>More than 6.3% of households in Great Britain now include at least one GLP-1 user, according to the research by Worldpanel by Numerator. This marks a sharp rise from 4.1% of households in 2025 and 2.3% in 2024.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/10/weight-loss-drugs-grocery-bills-glp-1s">Continue reading...</a> Supermarkets Retail industry Business Weight-loss drugs Science UK news Diets and dieting Food & drink industry Life and style Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:29:38 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/10/weight-loss-drugs-grocery-bills-glp-1s Photograph: Ashok Saxena/Alamy Photograph: Ashok Saxena/Alamy Photograph: Ashok Saxena/Alamy Joanna Partridge 2026-06-10T13:29:38Z https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/10/nike-charges-world-cup-fans-most-replica-shirts-prices-surge <p> England supporters face paying inflation-busting £95 for an adult shirt as the tournament begins in the US</p><p>Fans of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/world-cup-football">World Cup</a> teams kitted out by Nike face the highest costs if they want to buy a replica shirt before the tournament kicks off this week amid a “striking” overall increase in prices.</p><p>Alongside the official match versions, which are retailing for as much as €160, manufacturers typically make “stadium”, or replica, versions aimed at supporters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/10/nike-charges-world-cup-fans-most-replica-shirts-prices-surge">Continue reading...</a> Nike Business World Cup Football UK news World news UK cost of living crisis Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:00:13 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/10/nike-charges-world-cup-fans-most-replica-shirts-prices-surge Photograph: Eddie Keogh/The FA/Getty Photograph: Eddie Keogh/The FA/Getty Photograph: Eddie Keogh/The FA/Getty Zoe Wood 2026-06-10T07:00:13Z https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/09/car-finance-payouts-delayed-legal-challenges-fca-complaints <p>Complaints-led approach could pile £6bn of extra costs on to lenders, says City watchdog</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jun/09/chip-stocks-bounce-back-kospi-openai-wall-street-float-stock-markets-oil-live-news-updates">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The City watchdog has warned that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/fca-legal-challenges-compensation-scheme-car-loan-motor-finance">a wave of legal challenges</a> to the compensation scheme for victims of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/motor-finance">motor finance scandal</a> could leave drivers waiting three more years for payouts, while piling £6bn of extra costs on to lenders.</p><p>Bosses at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who have consistently hit out at lenders and a consumer claims group for challenging its scheme, told MPs the scandal could affect lenders for years, and have “consequences” by stretching its resources.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/09/car-finance-payouts-delayed-legal-challenges-fca-complaints">Continue reading...</a> Motor finance Financial Conduct Authority Business Regulators UK news Financial sector Motoring Consumer affairs Consumer rights Money Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:15:56 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/09/car-finance-payouts-delayed-legal-challenges-fca-complaints Photograph: Justin Kase zsixz/Alamy Photograph: Justin Kase zsixz/Alamy Photograph: Justin Kase zsixz/Alamy Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent 2026-06-09T13:15:56Z https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/jun/08/how-to-shop-less-overconsumption-tips <p>Spending can be exciting – but how do you function outside of it? Experts share their tips for paring down buying</p><p>For years, I have been caught in a tiresome, expensive cycle: when I’m bored (or sad, or insecure) I scroll through my phone, looking for stuff to buy. In those moments, it feels like the right purchase will relieve me of ennui or unpleasantness. These shoes will make my life more glamorous! This face wash will make me feel forever beautiful!</p><p>Sometimes this rush lasts up to two days after I receive my item. But the excitement fades – sometimes as soon as I click “confirm purchase” – and I inevitably think: “Why did I do that?”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/jun/08/how-to-shop-less-overconsumption-tips">Continue reading...</a> Well actually Shopping trips Money Shops and shopping Life and style Health & wellbeing Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:24:00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/jun/08/how-to-shop-less-overconsumption-tips Illustration: Carmen Casado/The Guardian Illustration: Carmen Casado/The Guardian Illustration: Carmen Casado/The Guardian Madeleine Aggeler 2026-06-08T18:24:00Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/07/ai-chatgpt-shopping-scams-fake-websites <p>Buyers are ripped off after assuming online stores were genuine because they are recommended by an AI tool</p><p>You want to buy a new bag and so you ask ChatGPT for help. You have always liked Russell &amp; Bromley so you ask ChatGPT what is popular there at the moment.</p><p>The artificial intelligence (AI) assistant gives you cross body, shoulder, casual and formal options with the prices listed beside them. You click through from the sources to what looks like the official Russell &amp; Bromley site and buy your new bag, which is conveniently on sale.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/07/ai-chatgpt-shopping-scams-fake-websites">Continue reading...</a> Scams Consumer affairs Online shopping Money AI (artificial intelligence) Technology UK news US news World news Retail industry Business Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:26 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/07/ai-chatgpt-shopping-scams-fake-websites Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters Shane Hickey 2026-06-07T06:00:26Z https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/08/regulation-bailiffs-uk-consumer-rights <p>A year after government pledge to regulate sector, ECB criticises ‘lack of visible progress’ and ‘no clear plan’</p><p>The UK government has been accused of dragging its feet over plans for the mandatory regulation of bailiffs amid concerns about harmful practices in an industry that collects more than £1bn a year from indebted Britons.</p><p>A year on from an <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fairer-system-for-debt-collection-to-boost-protections-for-financially-vulnerable">announcement</a> by the Ministry of Justice that it would legislate to make independent regulation of bailiffs mandatory, the body that now oversees the industry in England and Wales, the Enforcement Conduct Board (ECB), criticised the lack of “visible progress”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/08/regulation-bailiffs-uk-consumer-rights">Continue reading...</a> Regulators Borrowing & debt Consumer rights Consumer affairs Bankruptcy and IVAs Business Money UK news Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:00:01 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/08/regulation-bailiffs-uk-consumer-rights Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy Rupert Jones 2026-06-08T07:00:01Z https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/06/spacex-ipo-buy-shares-elon-musk-stock-market-launch-risks <p>Elon Musk firm plans the biggest stock market launch in history – but experts have flagged potential downsides</p><p>It’s being billed as the biggest stock market launch in history. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/03/spacex-ipo-stock-musk">Shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX</a> are poised to be released on 12 June with a valuation of $135 (£100.84). The company plans to sell 555.6m of them, which means it will raise $75bn from the sale.</p><p>On Friday, it was reported that <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3cf5aed7-1a57-44ad-b9bc-11c779a5d2de?syn-25a6b1a6=1">up to a quarter of the shares could be reserved for individual investors</a>, rather than funds and banks. This is a bigger share than is typically the case in a large initial public offering (IPO).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/06/spacex-ipo-buy-shares-elon-musk-stock-market-launch-risks">Continue reading...</a> SpaceX Science Elon Musk Technology Shares Investments Money UK news US news World news IPOs Stock markets Business Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:00:04 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/06/spacex-ipo-buy-shares-elon-musk-stock-market-launch-risks Photograph: John Raoux/AP Photograph: John Raoux/AP Photograph: John Raoux/AP Hilary Osborne 2026-06-06T13:00:04Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/06/bank-customers-closures-app-branches-high-street <p>Apps intended to replace branches have been hit by outages, as a poll finds most Britons want high street services</p><p>With its windows blanked out, a poster pinned to the door of the Staines branch of Lloyds Bank tells its customers they can do their “everyday banking with our mobile banking app”.</p><p>But not today. On Wednesday, when the Guardian visited Staines, they wouldn’t have got very far because the Lloyds group was battling an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/03/lloyds-customers-unable-to-make-payments-due-to-it-glitch">IT outage</a> that left thousands of its customers unable to make payments or send money.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/06/bank-customers-closures-app-branches-high-street">Continue reading...</a> Banks and building societies Banking Money Consumer affairs UK news Lloyds Banking Group Business Nationwide Surrey England Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:00:04 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/06/bank-customers-closures-app-branches-high-street Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian Zoe Wood 2026-06-06T06:00:04Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/09/bt-phone-upgrade-line-digital-voice <p>The line is vital for our elderly relative’s care, but after 20 calls BT seems unable to resolve the problem</p><p><strong>My elderly aunt, who lives alone, has been unable to receive incoming calls for </strong><strong>more than two months after BT switched her analogue service to Digital Voice.</strong></p><p><strong>Her care is overseen by a rota of relatives who check on her and arrange medical appointments and in-home help.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/09/bt-phone-upgrade-line-digital-voice">Continue reading...</a> Consumer affairs Money Consumer rights BT Telecommunications industry UK news Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:47:35 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/09/bt-phone-upgrade-line-digital-voice Photograph: Errol Rait/Alamy Photograph: Errol Rait/Alamy Photograph: Errol Rait/Alamy Anna Tims 2026-06-09T12:47:35Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/08/scottishpower-cheques-late-brother-relatives <p>Bereaved relatives have been bombarded with calls, emails and letters addressed to the deceased</p><p><strong>ScottishPower sent a debt collection letter to my house demanding £130 owing on my late brother’s gas account. I am his sole executor and had informed </strong><strong>it of his death.</strong></p><p><strong>The company, meanwhile, owed a £430 credit on his electricity account. </strong><strong>It eventually paid this with a cheque issued in my late brother’s name, which could not therefore be cashed.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/08/scottishpower-cheques-late-brother-relatives">Continue reading...</a> Energy bills Money Consumer rights Consumer affairs ScottishPower Energy industry Household bills Utilities UK news Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:20 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/08/scottishpower-cheques-late-brother-relatives Photograph: David Cheskin/PA Photograph: David Cheskin/PA Photograph: David Cheskin/PA Anna Tims 2026-06-08T06:00:20Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/02/dvla-surrendered-driving-licence-spinal-injury <p>Although I voluntarily handed in the licence, the agency’s action has made it far harder for me to get it back</p><p><strong>I suffered a spinal cord injury in August 2024. I voluntarily surrendered my driving licence to the DVLA, only for </strong><strong>it to</strong><strong> revoke it instead. This makes it much, much harder to get it back later on.</strong></p><p><strong>I’ve since been told that I need to take a medical driving assessment to get the licence back, but I am unable to take one because I do not have a licence. I am now on my third application, with evidence from my spinal consultant and an off-road driving assessment confirming that I can drive with hand controls. This was submitted two months ago, and </strong><strong>the DVLA still can’t update me. </strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/02/dvla-surrendered-driving-licence-spinal-injury">Continue reading...</a> Consumer affairs Consumer rights Money DVLA Motoring Disability UK news Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:39 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/02/dvla-surrendered-driving-licence-spinal-injury Photograph: Clynt Garnham Medical/Alamy Photograph: Clynt Garnham Medical/Alamy Photograph: Clynt Garnham Medical/Alamy Anna Tims 2026-06-02T06:00:39Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/01/cheap-parking-stansted-airport-hundreds-pounds-meet-greet <p>We left our car at the short-stay car park after paying £66 for a one-week ‘meet and greet’ service </p><p><strong>I have ended up hundreds of pounds out of pocket after paying £66 for a week’s parking at Stansted airport.</strong></p><p><strong>I booked through the website compareairportparkings.co.uk for our car to be collected at the short-stay car park, parked off-site while we were away, and then returned to us at the short stay.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/01/cheap-parking-stansted-airport-hundreds-pounds-meet-greet">Continue reading...</a> Money Consumer affairs Consumer rights Travel Motoring Stansted airport UK news Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:10 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/01/cheap-parking-stansted-airport-hundreds-pounds-meet-greet Photograph: Terry Harris/Alamy Photograph: Terry Harris/Alamy Photograph: Terry Harris/Alamy Anna Tims 2026-06-01T06:00:10Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/31/virus-software-scam-trade-fear-urgent-renewal <p>Urgent renewal emails and huge discounts figures are used to pressure people to hand over their data</p><p>You have had McAfee antivirus software installed on your laptop for years after becoming fearful that your computer would be infected. So when an email arrives to say your protection is about to expire, you are not surprised. Better still, there is a “renewal discount” of 89% if you pay on the same day.</p><p>“Once the expiration date has passed, your computer becomes susceptible to many different virus threats,” the email warns.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/31/virus-software-scam-trade-fear-urgent-renewal">Continue reading...</a> Scams Consumer affairs Money UK news US news World news Sun, 31 May 2026 09:30:42 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/31/virus-software-scam-trade-fear-urgent-renewal Photograph: Louisa Svensson/Alamy Photograph: Louisa Svensson/Alamy Photograph: Louisa Svensson/Alamy Shane Hickey 2026-05-31T09:30:42Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/24/brazilian-beach-scam-debit-card-con-kebab <p>Travellers warned to beware of debit card cons after one was charged £1,500 for a kebab and another £3,000 for corn on the cob</p><p>When Lisa Selby* used her debit card to pay for two slices of barbecued cheese from a beach vendor in Rio de Janeiro, she expected to pay 40 reais (£5.90) for the snack.</p><p>But shortly after the payment had gone through, she realised that she had been charged 4,000 reais (£590) after the vendor added two extra zeros to the card reader.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/24/brazilian-beach-scam-debit-card-con-kebab">Continue reading...</a> Scams Consumer affairs Money Brazil holidays South America holidays Travel UK news World news Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:50 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/24/brazilian-beach-scam-debit-card-con-kebab Photograph: marchello74/Alamy Photograph: marchello74/Alamy Photograph: marchello74/Alamy Anna Tims 2026-05-24T06:00:50Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/17/killer-counterfeits-flea-treatments-rushing-to-vet-fake-chemicals <p>Some cheap fakes contain toxic chemicals that make pets seriously unwell – and leave you with a big bill</p><p>You want to save money whenever you can so when you see the usual brand of flea treatment for your cat listed at half the normal price, you click “buy”.</p><p>It arrives and you apply it to your pet, but they fall ill and you have to rush to the vet for treatment.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/17/killer-counterfeits-flea-treatments-rushing-to-vet-fake-chemicals">Continue reading...</a> Pets Scams Consumer affairs Life and style Money UK news Sun, 17 May 2026 06:00:31 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/17/killer-counterfeits-flea-treatments-rushing-to-vet-fake-chemicals Photograph: Simon Leigh/Alamy Photograph: Simon Leigh/Alamy Photograph: Simon Leigh/Alamy Shane Hickey 2026-05-17T06:00:31Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/10/pension-scams-inheritance-tax-loopholes-iht-rules-savings <p>Criminals exploit confusion or anxiety over new IHT rules by offering a ‘safe haven’ for savings pots</p><p>The caller pitches a great deal. Shift the moneysaved in your pension and reinvest it in a scheme overseas where you can avoid it being caught under <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/mar/22/what-new-uk-rules-on-pension-inheritance-may-mean-for-you">next year’s changes to the UK’s inheritance tax (IHT) system</a>.</p><p>From April next year, any money left in a defined contribution pension after your death, which is most workplace and all private pensions, will be pulled into the IHT net.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/10/pension-scams-inheritance-tax-loopholes-iht-rules-savings">Continue reading...</a> Scams Consumer affairs Money Pensions industry Pensions Insurance industry Business UK news Mon, 11 May 2026 09:17:41 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/10/pension-scams-inheritance-tax-loopholes-iht-rules-savings Photograph: Moon Safari/Alamy Photograph: Moon Safari/Alamy Photograph: Moon Safari/Alamy Shane Hickey 2026-05-11T09:17:41Z https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jun/05/are-you-watching-review-royal-court-london-georgie-dettmer <p><strong>Royal Court, London</strong> <br>Teenage girls discuss the horrors they have seen via their phones as Georgie Dettmer’s reckoning with internet culture is brutally realised by director Jess Edwards</p><p>Georgie Dettmer’s gaze is unflinching. Nothing is held back in Are You Watching?, her fury-filled interrogation of our twisted relationship with sex and violence, and the emotional distance we hide behind when we watch them both through a screen. This bluntness can feel unsubtle, but it’s also admirably unafraid.</p><p>Two teenage girls (Kosar Ali and Abby McCann) perch on a bunk bed, talking about the worst things they’ve ever seen. Across the rest of the traverse stage, those stories are smashed into sharp, rapid-fire scenes, flicked between as if scrolled through on a phone. Under Jess Edwards’ direction, the depths of the internet are hurled across the stage (by an excellent multi-rolling cast including Lucy McCormick and Maimuna Memon), while the two girls watch from the safety of their duvets.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jun/05/are-you-watching-review-royal-court-london-georgie-dettmer">Continue reading...</a> Theatre Stage Social media Internet Culture Pornography Women Society Technology Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:59 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jun/05/are-you-watching-review-royal-court-london-georgie-dettmer Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian Kate Wyver 2026-06-05T13:00:59Z https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/01/ghost-in-the-machine-review-entertaining-ai-polemic-dives-into-its-dark-history-in-race-politics-and-eugenics <p>The roots of AI in rightwing ideology is examined in Valerie Veatch’s enjoyable doc, including an array of colourful, often crazed, figures</p><p>Director Valerie Veatch made her name with documentaries such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Child_(2014_film)">Love Child</a> (about an online gaming-addicted couple whose child died of malnutrition) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_at_the_Zoo_(2012_film)">Me at the Zoo</a> (about American vlogger Cara Cunningham), films that explore the intersection of real-world subcultures and internet communities. Her latest continues in this vein, although its self-set remit is a bit broader, more urgent and germane to everyone right now: the pursuit of artificial intelligence, its dark history in eugenics and highly debatable utility today (despite the stock-market bubble pushing the value of a half-dozen companies towards the stratosphere).</p><p>The thrust of the film is largely polemic, guiding the viewer towards AI-sceptical conclusions one persuasive soundbite at a time. Nevertheless, it also serves as a very useful, straightforward primer on AI history, touching on a dazzling array of colourful, often crazed figures, including Victorian British eugenicist Francis Galton, Silicon Valley founding father and overt racist William Shockley and current-day jillionaire jerk Elon Musk. Sadly, the film is not so up-to-date that it covers Musk and former friend-turned-foe Sam Altman’s recent courtroom brawl, but that doesn’t detract from the thrust of Veatch and her interviewees’ arguments.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/01/ghost-in-the-machine-review-entertaining-ai-polemic-dives-into-its-dark-history-in-race-politics-and-eugenics">Continue reading...</a> Film Documentary films AI (artificial intelligence) Computing Culture Technology Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:16 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/01/ghost-in-the-machine-review-entertaining-ai-polemic-dives-into-its-dark-history-in-race-politics-and-eugenics Photograph: Ghost in the Machine Photograph: Ghost in the Machine Photograph: Ghost in the Machine Leslie Felperin 2026-06-01T12:00:16Z https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/28/studio-display-xdr-review-apple-pro-display-mac-monitor <p>Crisp 27in 5K Mac monitor is packed with features and some of the best HDR performance you can get for work or play</p><p>Apple’s new 27in Studio Display XDR is its best monitor yet, with an exceptionally bright and gorgeous 5K screen that wants to be the pro display for Mac-wielding content creators everywhere, with a price tag to match.</p><p>Built to be paired with the latest or high-end Macs, the Studio Display XDR costs from £2,599 (€3,099/$2,899/A$4,799), although it is a cool £3,000 if you want it with a stand. It sits above the standard £1,499 Studio Display and is £2,000 cheaper than the 2019 Apple Pro Display XDR it replaces.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/28/studio-display-xdr-review-apple-pro-display-mac-monitor">Continue reading...</a> Apple Computing Gadgets Technology Thu, 28 May 2026 06:00:01 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/28/studio-display-xdr-review-apple-pro-display-mac-monitor Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor 2026-05-28T06:00:01Z https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/jun/17/best-fans-uk <p>As temperatures soar across the UK, chill your space – and avoid energy-guzzling aircon – with our pick of the best fans, from tower to desk to bladeless</p><p><strong>• </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/aug/12/best-portable-neck-handheld-fans-uk"><strong>The best portable neck and handheld fans</strong></a></p><p>Our world is getting <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/uk-built-for-climate-that-no-longer-exists-and-needs-urgent-changes-to-survive-global-heating-report-warns">hotter</a>. Summer heatwaves are so frequent, they’re stretching the bounds of what we think of as summer. Hot-and-bothered home working and sweaty, sleepless nights are now alarmingly common.</p><p>Get a good fan and you can dodge the temptation of air conditioning. Aircon is incredibly effective, but it uses a lot of electricity … and burning fossil fuels is how we got into this mess in the first place. Save money and carbon by opting for a great fan instead.</p><p><strong>Best quiet fan for the bedroom and best overall:<br></strong>AirCraft Lume</p><p><strong>Best fan for cooling:<br></strong>Dreo TurboCool misting fan 765S</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/jun/17/best-fans-uk">Continue reading...</a> Summer Life and style Interiors Gadgets Technology Wed, 27 May 2026 14:33:33 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/jun/17/best-fans-uk Composite: PR Image Composite: PR Image Composite: PR Image Caramel Quin 2026-05-27T14:33:33Z https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2026/jun/06/what-to-eat-watching-world-cup-2026 <p>From spicy South African relish to Scottish tattie scones, food is an integral part of watching the beautiful game. Here’s how fans around the world fuel match day<br><strong><br>• </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/jun/06/international-recipes-inspired-by-world-cup"><strong>International recipes inspired by the World Cup</strong></a></p><p>The biggest World Cup ever is surely going to mean the most ever watching parties around the world. With 48 countries competing, why not take inspiration from global cuisine to serve your friends and family something more adventurous than crisps and lager this summer?</p><p>Football, after all, is a sport of rituals – from fans wearing the same “lucky pants” to watch every game, to placing the name of an opposing team in the freezer – and that extends to eating and drinking, too. This doesn’t just mean booze; in nations where alcohol is prohibited, for example, tea and<strong> </strong>traditional sweets provide the social lubrication. South American fixtures are fiestas of churrasco (barbecues), chimichurri and a lot of cheering, while in regions where cafe culture thrives, baked goods and strong espresso are more commonly enjoyed during matches than half a cider and some pork scratchings – even at 3am.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2026/jun/06/what-to-eat-watching-world-cup-2026">Continue reading...</a> World Cup 2026 Life and style Food and drink Food Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:00:07 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2026/jun/06/what-to-eat-watching-world-cup-2026 Photograph: Photographer: Martina Lang. Food Stylist: Julia Arden. Photograph: Photographer: Martina Lang. Food Stylist: Julia Arden. Photograph: Photographer: Martina Lang. Food Stylist: Julia Arden. 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