‘There was a 40 per cent increase in cancellations of short-term rental bookings in the Middle East in a single week this month’ By Mari Nøvik Clara Murray & me on.ft.com/3I3xPPw

An FT analysis of 50 shop found that outlets stock reusable devices at a significantly higher rate than refills, suggesting consumers are buying the devices repeatedly as single-use products. By Mari Nøvik Clara Murray Josh GabertDoyon daria mosolova & me on.ft.com/4eSr2EN

There is a slowdown in hiring young people in both the US and UK, but the evidence continues to suggest that the cause is generally not AI (at least not yet)

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Astronomer’s CFO seeing the bill from Gwyneth Paltrow

The ASA has been cracking down on companies using models who appear very thin amid a “skinny” trend driven by influencers, social media posts and TikTok videos ft.com/content/43ea33… via Daniel Thomas & Laura Onita

All-party parliamentary group for gambling reform are calling for betting companies to be taxed in proportion to the damage their operations cause to society, as illustrated in new SMF proposal - by @georgewparker & me on.ft.com/46yh1KM

Intense heatwaves in southern Europe that regularly top 40C and the threat of wildfires are disrupting holiday plans, pushing more people to book between September and November, the months known in the industry as “shoulder season” - by Mari Nøvik & me on.ft.com/4lWqKix

In 2007 a woman named Erika LaBrie claimed she had married the Eiffel Tower. (A decade later she was reported to have moved on after growing bored.) ft.com/content/ed9d54…

'Poverty rates among families with three or more children have risen by a third since 2012—13, one in four such families now face food insecurity' ft.com/content/166b13…

The comment comes days after shares in London-listed operators Entain, Evoke, Flutter and Rank Group fell amid mounting pressure on UK chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on online gambling: ft.com/content/900b84…

Paddy Power co-founder Stewart Kenny, said fears of consumers turning to the black market are a red herring. “I’m embarrassed to admit this . . . it is the perfect way of saying ‘the govt will lose money’ — but in fact they won’t” on.ft.com/4mQD5oP by Mari Nøvik & me

'Ester the witch lets a small droplet of oil fall from her index finger. If it floats to the surface, you’re safe. If it dissolves, you’re cursed. “You have it,” she says to me. “A bad case of evil eye."' My attempt at being Carlo Levi – for FT Opinion: on.ft.com/3HzAaSs

Meta shut down 32,000-member Italian Facebook group Mia Moglie❤❤❤ where men exchanged intimate photos of their wives without their knowledge, after users reported it to the authorities sparking a public outcry - with Giuliana Ricozzi & Hannah Murphy on.ft.com/4mTqNMn

Italy outraged over men sharing intimate photos of their wives online ft.com/content/60b6fc… via Marianna Giusti Giuliana Ricozzi

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday August 22 on.ft.com/47dnET7

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Friday August 22 on.ft.com/3VbVJLT

Our Mia Moglie piece on tomorrow’s front page - read the article here on.ft.com/4lBPzzi