India Block

Tech

How to get a £150 million job

Billions of pounds and shameless bonuses — the cut throat battle for artificial intelligence pros has gone berserk

18 Jul 2025
Music

Pretty Yende on the raw power of music: ‘opera is literally soul food’

The soprano is singing the lead role of Semele this year, and her star is on the rise. She chats to India Block about getting in character and growing into her voice

16 Jul 2025
Lifestyle

Can this French sex ed teacher help Londoners find their sensual side?

Marie Morice used to work for the UN. Now she’s a clinical sexologist whose classes take women on a whistlestop tour of pleasure. India Block signs up for the course

16 Jul 2025
Events and Things To Do

OmVed Gardens offer a slice of the countryside in the city

From arts and crafts workshops to courses in zero-waste cooking and regenerative gardening, OmVed offers it all, writes India Block

12 Jul 2025
Lifestyle

'Graduates have been mis-sold a promise': how AI took entry-level jobs

As AI threatens the jobs market, India Block investigates the prospects for university leavers

11 Jul 2025
Theatre

'The stakes are higher this time' – The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs

Playwright Iman Qureshi and director Hannah Hauer-King on re-staging their ‘lesbian opus’ during a time of intra-community strife

11 Jul 2025
Lifestyle

Meet the under-10s given jobs to stave off summer boredom

As its reported that London parents are most likely to give their kids a phone if they complain about being bored, a UK retailer has employed three children to see how they fare during a screen-free summer

11 Jul 2025
Music

Billie Eilish: ‘I don't enjoy writing music, it makes me feel dumb’

The pop star has landed in London for her new tour - and a pop-up merch store in Shoreditch

10 Jul 2025
Comment

Mind the crap! TfL is trying to turn the Tube into a hellish dystopia

Entire lines sold out to advertisers and facial recognition cameras everywhere — welcome to Minority Report: Underground

10 Jul 2025
Music

Lana Del Rey at Wembley review: enthralling but uneven

Del Rey can transmute notes to gold in her songs, but it’s drowned in everything else that’s going on

4 Jul 2025
Lifestyle

Inside the rise of AI Jesus and godbots

Can a chatbot generate a true religious experience — or open the door to something far darker?

4 Jul 2025
rachel reeves
Lifestyle

What's true on Rachel Reeves' CV — and what's not?

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been embroiled in a scandal over the editing of her LinkedIn

3 Jul 2025
Music

Glastonbury 2025: What are the best sets to watch on iPlayer ?

Whether you’re nursing a week-long hangover or trying to soothe your FOMO, the BBC has you covered

1 Jul 2025
Music

Olivia Rodrigo at BST Hyde Park: teen angst at rock goddess decibels

Ed Sheeran was a special guest, but this night belonged to a true queen of rock ‘n’ roll

28 Jun 2025
Health & Fitness

Are psychedelic drugs the cure to ravaged soldiers’ PTSD?

The hot topic at Psychedelic Science Conference 2025 was the potential for treating PTSD with MDMA and magic mushrooms

26 Jun 2025
Music

Sabrina Carpenter's demure album cover has been 'approved by God'

Prudes can purchase a copy of Man’s Bets Friend with less debaucherous album art

26 Jun 2025
Music

Joalin: 'I'm impulsive with tattoos but a perfectionist with music'

The 23-year-old performer has a new mixtape out and is about to embark on an exclusive summer micro tour

26 Jun 2025
Jeremy Corbyn and Michael Eavis
Comment

Avoiding inheritance tax, Michael Eavis? That’s rich!

Jeremy Corbyn-loving Michael Eavis calls himself a socialist — so why does he want to pay less tax?

26 Jun 2025