Average age of first time buyer climbs to 34

The 16 host cities across the US, Canada and Mexico have been welcoming an influx of fans and tourists boosting hospitality, hotels and local businesses. But while the Scots drank Boston dry and have won the heart of the city and its people, experts say the long-term economic benefits are minimal. Fifa estimated some $41bn…

Firstly, because some producers are heavily exposed to disruption in the Middle East. ExxonMobil, for instance, has operations at Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial hub, where production has been shut down since early March, and which has now been hit by Iranian missile attacks, causing “extensive damage”.

Labubu dolls made up 90% of the £3.5m worth of fake toys seized at the UK border so far this year, according to Home Office data. Labubu is a quirky monster character created by Hong Kong-born artist Kasing Lung, and popularised through a collaboration with toy store Pop Mart. Although they are mainly marketed as…