Many of the reviews from customers said they told Booking.com that it was a scam but had been ignored.

One customer said: “I reported it to Booking.com three days before check-in but they refused to do anything.”

Another customer, from Spain, complained that she and her friend had been left stranded, writing: “Two girls alone in London at two o’clock in the morning with no accommodation.”

Booking.com also has an AI trip planner called Dot, which allows users to ask questions. On The London Crown listing page a Which? researcher asked: “Is this a real property, or is it a scam?”.

It replied: “The London Crown is a legitimate property located in the centre of London. It offers various amenities such as free wifi, free bikes, and free private parking. It is conveniently located near Longleat Safari Park and Longleat House, with London City Airport just 10km away. Based on the detailed description and amenities listed, the London Crown appears to be a real and well-equipped property.”

Dot failed to recognise that Longleat Safari Park was more than 100 miles (160km) from London, in Wiltshire.

“Apartments near Big Ben” and The London Crown apartments were both targeted by the phishing attack, said Booking.com.

“The attack affected the properties’ own computer systems and gave cybercriminals temporary, unauthorised access to the accommodation’s Booking.com account,” a spokesperson said.

“We take incidents like this extremely seriously, and suspended bookings at both properties, as well as supporting affected customers.”

An Ofcom spokesperson said: “Fraud online can have serious consequences for victims and platforms have clear legal duties to take down illegal content generated by users once they become aware of it.

“More broadly, we’ve shown that we’ll use our enforcement powers against platforms that fail to comply with the Online Safety Act, and have already launched investigations into over 100 sites.”

ECIU said the consolidation of dairy farms in recent years had allowed for “economies of scale and mechanisation to increase milk outputs while the herd size reduces”.

Tom Cantillon, a senior analyst at ECIU, said future heatwaves would become progressively harder to recover from, especially as milk was an “unforgiving product in farming” as it cannot be stockpiled.

“The costs don’t stop now that the rain has come,” Cantillon said.

“A second bad year for grass has pushed farmers into their winter forage early, with feed prices to follow.”

Cantillon said farmers needed help to roll out climate resilience measures such as more shade, trees and water.

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, Ethiopia and Djibouti have agreed to develop a $660m (£500m) petroleum pipeline and storage project linking the two countries.

The project will include a 120km- (75 mile-) pipeline connecting Djibouti’s Damerjog port to a distribution facility in Dewele, Ethiopia, as well as storage capacity of about 400 million litres.

It is expected to begin operations within 18 months.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the pipeline would reduce the time needed to transport fuel from Djibouti’s port to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from five days to one.

The first phase will transport key petroleum products, including jet fuel, diesel and petrol.

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Dangote said the project would strengthen Ethiopia’s energy security and make its fuel supply chain more resilient.

Landlocked Ethiopia relies heavily on Djibouti’s port for imports, including petroleum products. The new infrastructure is expected to reduce pressure on existing transport systems supporting industries, including transport, aviation, agriculture and construction.

Djibouti is also expected to benefit from increased port activity, job creation and higher government revenues.

The project is part of Dangote’s wider expansion of infrastructure and manufacturing businesses across Africa.

Dangote Cement has production capacity of about 55 million tonnes a year, while his oil refinery in Nigeria currently has capacity to process 700,000 barrels of crude a day and is seeking to double that to 1.4 million barrels a day.

The refinery recently listed 4.1 billion ordinary shares on the Nigerian stock exchange, aiming to raise about $1.63bn (£1.2bn).

In Kenya, the company is due to break ground next week on a proposed 700,000-barrel-a-day crude oil refinery in Lamu.

Welspun Corp shares rallied as much as 4.49%, touching an intraday high of Rs 2,813 during Friday’s trading session after the company announced that its wholly owned US subsidiary, Welspun Tubular LLC, had secured its largest-ever order for High-Frequency Induction Welded (HFIW) pipes.

The order, valued at approximately $412.5 million (around Rs 4,000 crore), is the largest in the company’s history in terms of volume, length and value. The pipes will be manufactured at Welspun’s newly upgraded HFIW mill in Little Rock, USA, which has enhanced production capabilities.

According to the company’s filing, the order is scheduled to be executed during FY28 and FY29.

Following the order win, Welspun Corp’s global order book has reached a record $4.7 billion (around Rs 45,000 crore), marking the highest level in the company’s history.

The company said the order highlights the scale and execution capabilities of its operations and supports its strategy of expanding global manufacturing capacity and strengthening relationships with international clients.

Share price performance, valuation and technical indicators

Welspun Corp shares have gained 20% over the past month, while the stock has surged nearly 93% over the last three months. The company currently has a market capitalisation of Rs 72,618 crore, while its 52-week high stands at Rs 2,836.
On the valuation front, Welspun Corp has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.95 and a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 7.84.From a technical perspective, the stock is trading above all eight key simple moving averages (SMAs).

In the latest June 2026 quarter, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) increased their holding in the company to 14.61%, from 11.23% in the previous quarter.

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