The Barbican has never been fit for purpose — it's time to move on
One is the proposal to dig a road tunnel under the Stonehenge site. It's as if we've been watching the same tedious debate on a time loop for 30 years. Recent developments? The tunnel was approved by the government (again) in 2023 and scrapped (again) in 2024. So I guess this year it's back to approval.
Another never-ending saga, in the news this week? It's the project to
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Daily Mail
10 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
We made a huge booking mistake and turned up for our flight to Spain one year early
As millions of Brits jet off this summer on their holidays, one pair of tourists were left confused at the airport. Rafael Karoulla, 28, and his sister, Maggie, 30, packed their cases and headed to London Gatwick Airport on June 29. They had booked an easyJet flight to Barcelona, Spain where Maggie lives and were looking forward to the trip together. However, they were baffled to discover they couldn't check-in online. The pair soon realised they had accidentally paid £100 each for tickets for 2026 instead of 2025. Birmingham Live reported Rafael said: 'I was really confident it was 2025. You wouldn't think you could book for a year ahead.' He revealed he started to laugh when he noticed their huge error. The siblings had been on a trip around Thailand, stopped over in Rome, Italy, before they headed to London for the connecting flight to Barcelona. Rafael explained that he had booked so many flights that he didn't see the mistake at first. 'I was booking so many flights, I didn't check that much,' he admitted. He shared how Maddie was 'miffed' but also managed to laugh 'at the same time'. The pair still secured plane tickets for the same day and paid £70 each. 'We still have another ticket for next year - but we probably won't use it,' Rafael added. He admitted he previously didn't even realise it was possible to book flights that far in advance but would be more careful in the future. Another travelling duo found themselves stuck when they t hought they had booked a flight to San Jose, Costa Rica. Instead they were in for a huge shock when they landed in San Jose, California... and the blunder ultimately cost them thousands of dollars. Lynne, 25, from Brooklyn, New York, was excited to visit the Central American country with her best friend in December 2022. They boarded a flight from LaGuardia airport to North Carolina, then after a short layover, took another flight to their final destination. After a long travel day, they were especially looking forward to getting to their hostel in stunning Costa Rica so they could get some sleep. But instead, they found themselves in a totally different place... as it turns out, they had accidentally booked a flight to a city with the same name in California. What came next was a travel nightmare consisting of multiple flights, a long layover that saw them sleeping in an airport, and thousands of extra dollars spent on finally getting them to their destination.
The Sun
10 minutes ago
- The Sun
A viral sugar-free drink has helped me kick my daily Coca-Cola habit — and it even helps me SLEEP
WHAT do Sophie Habboo and I have in common? Usually, not much apart from a soft spot for Jamie Laing — but it turns out we both love the same soft drink. The drink in question is TRIP's brand-new Wild Strawberry flavour, which has helped me kick my daily afternoon habit of drinking a can of Coke. Save up to 55% on Trip Wild Strawberry with code SUMMER55 BUY HERE For the most part, I'm a pretty healthy person — I cook every night, squeeze in 10,000 steps per day, and try to limit my drinking to the weekend (with varying levels of success). But the one thing I can't seem to kick is sugar. Despite multiple attempts, I still have two sugars in my tea, and I'll die on the hill that Diet Coke tastes like carbonated misery. So I opened my multipack of TRIP's new flavour with my fingers crossed. Trip Wild Strawberry: Quickfire Q&A How much is TRIP Wild Strawberry? Usually, £2 per can. However, thanks to a subscription sale, you can get it for £1 to £1.50 per can, depending on how much you buy. You can get an extra 10% off using the code SUMMER55. Who's it best for? People hunting for a satisfying soft drink with added health benefits. What we loved: It's a really nice-tasting soft drink, and I do feel like I experienced some of its claimed benefits — although that could just be the placebo effect. What we didn't: It's quite pricey if you pay full whack. I've tried and enjoyed TRIP's CBD-infused drinks before, but there's still something that feels slightly odd about drinking a CBD drink at your desk at 3pm. The new Wild Strawberry flavour is one of TRIPs "Mindful Blends", and has been designed in collaboration with Calm, the "world's #1 app for sleep, meditation and relaxation". Buying a can of the new flavour gets you a free 3-month subscription to the app. Upon the release, the drink quickly went viral, becoming the best-selling drink on TikTok shop, but is it worth the hype? 3 Does it work? The drink itself contains a "proprietary blend" of magnesium and lion's mane mushrooms that TRIP claims took 15 months to create. (The R&D team must have taken a lot of tea breaks to take 15 months to come up with a combination of two pretty well-known ingredients, but hey ho). The effect, TRIP claims, should be an enhanced "feeling of well-being". That checks out; there are peer-reviewed studies stating that there is "suggestive evidence" that magnesium supplements have a beneficial effect on mild anxiety, and that it may enhance the brain's ability to deal with stress. Magnesium deficiency is widespread among adults in the UK. In fact, most British adults don't get enough of the mineral, and even a mild deficiency can lead to tiredness, sleep issues and mood changes. One can of the Mindful Blend contains a third of your daily magnesium requirement, which might be the difference between meeting your quota and not. Lion's mane, meanwhile, has been linked to improved cognitive function and even a reduction in levels of irritation. I'd say that the effect is subtle — so subtle that I wouldn't have even noticed it if I wasn't looking for it. I tend to drink them at around 2pm or 3pm, and I do think that, especially in the evenings, I feel more relaxed and calm. I also saw a significant improvement in my sleep score after starting to drink the TRIP Mindful Blend; the first night I tried it, my sleep score from my Ultrahuman Ring was 78 — my usual score is in the mid 60s. This could be pure coincidence, but the magnesium and lion's mane can't have hurt. Do they taste good? 3 BUY HERE I'm always a bit wary of strawberry -flavoured things, especially drinks. I'm a firm believer that British strawberries at their best are one of the best fruits on earth. Part of the reason for that — and I'll be careful not to get too bogged down in the science here — is that strawberries contain a complex combination of hundreds of flavour compounds. That makes their flavour much harder to replicate than, say, an apple or banana. The upshot is that strawberry-flavoured things just end up tasting bubblegum-sweet, and you never get any of the tart or green elements of the real thing. I'm not exactly saying that Trip has done a Michelin-star job of replicating the beauty of the first strawberry of summer. However, it's at least managed to dodge the trapdoor that most companies fall into — this isn't overly sweet. It's sweet enough to feel like a proper soft drink — this is an issue I've had with a couple of other TRIP flavours, which taste a bit too... healthy. But there's also a nice amount of tartness, which makes it feel nice and grown-up. Its main flavour ingredient is "fermented grape juice" (which it turns out, unfortunately, isn't wine), which I imagine contributes to that nice tanginess. Are they healthy? 3 Save up to 55% on Trip Wild Strawberry with code SUMMER55 BUY HERE Compared to the can of Coke I was drinking previously? Certainly. TRIP Wild Strawberry is low in both sugar and calories, instead using artificial sweeteners erythritol and stevia. These are low-calorie, and they also don't spike your blood sugar. Per 250ml can, there are around 23 calories and 4g of sugar. TRIP also uses natural flavourings like lemon balm and chamomile, as well as real fruit juices (fermented grape, strawberry, lemon and sour cherry). However, these juices only make up a small fraction of the drink's volume, so you're unlikely to reap too many benefits when it comes to vitamins — it's more of a flavoured sparkling water than a traditional soft drink.
BBC News
10 minutes ago
- BBC News
Major rail disruption after death of a person at train station
Train passengers are being warned of serious disruption after an incident at a railway station in which someone Transport Police were called to Berkhamsted railway station in Hertfordshire at 09:40 BST where the person was pronounced dead. Their death is not being treated as Rail said the incident had caused disruption on Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway routes as all lines between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central were closed for several running to and from places such as Northamptonshire, Birmingham, Blackpool, Manchester and parts of Scotland were also affected. Major disruption is expected until 14:00 BST, Network Rail Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway warned customers to check their journeys before are being accepted by other operators.A London Northwestern Railway spokesperson added: "Our thoughts are with everybody affected by this incident." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
