The name originated during the period of Boris Johnson boosterism. People no longer want Brexit triumphalism, but things that actually work, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Every game will pause for three minutes in the middle of each half, which will essentially split the match into quarters.

The number of rental properties without a lounge is surging, and people are having to eat and socialise in kitchens, bedrooms and stairwells. How can you relax and build community without a communal area?

This four-year experiment has produced exhilarating cricket – it is worth seeing the whole thing through before casting judgment

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as shares fall across Asia and bitcoin hits a seven-month low Britain’s stock market has opened in the red, as the sell-off in global markets reaches Europe. The blue-chip FTSE 100 share index has dropped by 101 points, or just over 1%, to 9,675 points, further away from the record high of 9,930 points set last week. “We are committed to ending the scandal of ticket touts.” Reselling tickets for profit is to be outlawed under plans due to be announced this week, the Guardian has learned, as the government goes ahead with a long-awaited crackdown on touts and resale platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub. Ministers had been considering allowing touts – and ordinary consumers – to sell on a ticket for up to 30% above the original face value, as part of a consultation process that ended earlier this year. Continue reading...