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Gwyneth Paltrow has told Sky News she feels a sense of “satisfaction” in knowing her “instincts were right” regarding her move to becoming a pioneer of wellness, before it became the trillion-dollar industry it is today.The Hollywood A-lister and Oscar winner, who has largely left acting behind after setting up her lifestyle business Goop, has faced some criticism and raised eyebrows about some aspects of the brand, including jade “yoni” vaginal eggs and guides to everything from detoxing to yawning. However, since she launched in 2008, the wellness industry has become big business. Image: Paltrow launched Goop in 2008. Pic:…

The four largest gas boiler manufacturers face a competition inquiry after imposing price hikes of around £100 on customers to offset potential fines for missing clean energy targets, the government has confirmed.In a move first reported by Sky News last week, energy secretary Claire Coutinho has asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate the home heating market. It comes amid concerns over the response of Worcester Bosch, Vaillant, Ideal and Baxi, who between them control 90% of the market, to government plans to meet targets for electric heat pump sales or face fines.In January, the companies added around…

Members of the European Parliament have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new world-leading set of rules on artificial intelligence.They are designed to make sure humans stay in control of the technology – and that it benefits the human race. So what’s changing?The rules are risk-based. The riskier the effects of an artificial intelligence (AI) system, the more scrutiny it faces. For example, a system that makes recommendations to users would be counted as low-risk, while an AI-powered medical device would be high-risk.The EU expects most AI applications to be low-risk, and different types of activities have been given groupings to…

Hollywood actress Olivia Munn has revealed she has undergone surgery and treatment after being diagnosed with breast cancer last year.The 43-year-old shared the news with a post on social media alongside photos and video clips taken in hospital. The mother-of-one told her followers: “I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I hope by sharing this it will help others find comfort, inspiration and support on their own journey.”In a longer statement, Munn went into detail about her diagnosis and treatment, saying she had been through four operations, including a double mastectomy, and “so many days spent in bed I can’t even…

John Lewis’s chief executive has called on whoever wins the general election to deliver a stable environment for economic growth that allows consumers to spend with confidence.Speaking as the John Lewis Partnership reported its first full-year profit since before the pandemic, Nish Kankiwala told Sky News the political and economic turbulence of recent years had damaged consumer confidence. “There’s no doubt that the last few years have been tough for families, with inflation, paying the electricity bill, mortgage rates have gone up. Now, we have enjoyed a growth in our customers despite that environment.”My ask from a broader perspective is…

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Creative Scotland has announced it is withdrawing its support for an explicit arts project that boasted “non-simulated” sex performances and will seek to claw back public funding paid to the production.A total of £84,555 was awarded to director Leonie Rae Gasson for the development of Rein in the January round of the art body’s National Lottery Open Fund. The project has been billed as a 45-minute multi-screen moving image installation that “immerses audiences in a raucous communal exploration of dyke sexuality”.However, it has come under scrutiny as the show’s climax has been advertised as a “secret cave sex party”.Participants over…

The Post Office is to be removed from delivering compensation for victims of the faulty Horizon software, a minister has said. Speaking in the Commons on Wednesday afternoon, Post Office Minister Kevin Hollinrake accepted a recommendation that responsibility for redress should not lie with the organisation. Instead, the Department for Business and Trade and independent individuals will be tasked with the administration, he said.The faulty Horizon system led to hundreds being wrongfully convicted for fraud, theft and wrongful accounting.Money latest – First lender cuts mortgage rates Mr Hollinrake said: “I can announce today that it will be the Department for…

SpaceX’s Starship successfully entered its “coasting” phase during its third test launch.The rocket cleared its launch pad in Texas, separated from its “Super Heavy Booster” and began coasting at an altitude of 145 miles. It’s the most successful test flight of the spacecraft yet. Image: Starship re-enters the atmosphere after its third test flight. Pic: SpaceX Starship is the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket, at nearly 120 metres tall, and is intended to carry astronauts to the moon this decade.It’s big enough that SpaceX says it “will be able to carry up to 100 people on long-duration, interplanetary flights”.…

It launched in London’s Soho almost 40 years ago, and quickly became notorious for its celebrity clientele and “tales of naughtiness and excess”.Now the renowned Groucho Club, one of London’s most famous private members’ clubs, has announced plans to expand – to a village near Wakefield. Groucho Bretton is set to open in the Grade II listed Bretton Hall, in the grounds of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and will be the first permanent venue outside the capital in the club’s history.The venue, which will also have 40 bedrooms and be open to non-members, is set to open in 2026.Ewan Venters, chief…