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The owner of some of London’s best-known restaurants, including The Wolseley, has called for fresh help from restructuring advisers more than two years after its parent company emerged from administration.Sky News has learnt that Minor Hotels has drafted in AlixPartners to advise on cashflow issues at Wolseley Hospitality Group. The project is said to be at an early stage and could lead to a range of outcomes, according to industry sources.The group counts upmarket restaurants including Colbert in Sloane Square and The Delaunay on Aldwych.Since Minor, a Thai-based company, regained control of the company in 2022, it has sought to…

Artificial intelligence (AI) can now detect whether your cat is in pain by looking at its face, using an app built by vets and developers in Japan.The AI app was trained using 6,000 pictures of cats, and developers say it is more than 95% accurate. The head of the Animal Medical Centre at Nihon University worked on the app. He said vets like him can tell to a certain degree whether an animal is in pain or not, but it’s harder for owners.”More than 70% of elderly cats have arthritis or pain, but only 2% of them actually go to…

A choir that came third in Britain’s Got Talent has warned its future is under threat.Only Boys Aloud reached the final of the TV talent show in 2012. The choir is run by a charity and has supported more than 6,500 boys since its launch in 2010.The Aloud charity says it is facing closure and needs to raise £150,000 for it and its Only Boys Aloud choir to continue.There are currently over 150 boys, attending 11 choirs across Wales, who are part of Only Boys Aloud. Former members include Callum Scott Howells, who went on to star in TV dramas…

Demand in the housing market tailed off last month as hopes of a Bank of England rate cut faded, according to an industry report released just hours before a major housebuilder issued a profit warning.A monthly study by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) pointed to a drop in prices during May. At that time, mortgage rates were edging upwards after it became clear there would be no imminent action from the Bank to cut borrowing costs, despite some progress in its battle against inflation.Money latest:Budget airline ranks worst for delays for third year runningFixed rates had taken a…

Elon Musk has claimed a “wide margin” of support among Tesla shareholders for a $56bn pay package due to him but which was blocked by a court.A new shareholder vote was ordered after a judge in Delaware ruled in January that the 2018 awards had effectively been controlled by the billionaire, as the board had close personal and financial ties to Tesla’s founder and chief executive. The $56bn (£43.4bn) figure – the highest award ever seen in corporate America – does not consist of salary or bonus pots.Money latest:Budget airline ranks worst for delays for third year runningThe sum arises…

Tom Hardy has said he would “100%” want to appear in the new Peaky Blinders film – but was not sure if his character will be involved.The English actor played Jewish gang leader Alfie Solomons from season two of the hit series. Despite falling at the hands of Cillian Murphy’s Thomas Shelby in season five, Hardy has fought for his character’s return.Earlier this month, Netflix confirmed a Peaky Blinders film is in the works, with Oscar-winning Irish actor Murphy reprising his role.Speaking to Sky News at the UK gala screening of his new film, The Bikeriders, Hardy appeared to show…

Denmark’s food agency has recalled three South Korean spicy instant ramen noodle products – warning consumers they are so hot they might cause “acute poisoning”.The Samyang Foods products being withdrawn are Samyang Buldak 3x Spicy & Hot Chicken, 2x Spicy & Hot Chicken and Hot Chicken Stew. The agency issued the warning on Tuesday and said the products were being recalled because the levels of total capsaicin in a single pack of all three noodle products “are so high that they pose a risk of the consumer developing acute poisoning”.”If you have the products, you should discard them or return…

As climate change pushes temperatures up, invasive mosquitoes are embedding into European countries – bringing dengue fever with them. In 2023, there were 130 locally acquired cases of dengue reported in the EU, compared to 71 in 2022, according to an update from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The rise is even more stark when you look back further – between 2010 and 2021, there were 73 cases across the whole period.”Climate change is creating more favourable conditions for invasive mosquitoes to spread into previously unaffected areas and infect more people with diseases such as dengue,” ECDC…

French singer-songwriter Francoise Hardy, who inspired Bob Dylan and Sir Mick Jagger, has died at the age of 80.The musician was a fixture of pop culture in the 1960s and also modelled for designer brands including Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne.Her death was announced by her son Thomas Dutronc, who she shared with ex-husband and French music star Jacques Dutronc. Image: Hardy arrives at London Airport in 1966. Pic: AP Sharing an image on Instagram of himself as a baby being held by his mother, he wrote in French: “Maman est partie…” which translates as “Mum is gone”.Hardy first…

Elon Musk has moved to drop a lawsuit he filed against ChatGPT maker Open AI and learned he is facing a fresh investor claim relating to his sale of Tesla shares.The tech billionaire, who had launched his complaint early this year, looked to drop the action just 24 hours before a San Francisco judge was to hear a bid by Open AI to have the case thrown out. He had accused the firm, which he co-founded, and its chief executive Sam Altman of abandoning its original mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity and not for profit.Money…