How Xi’s ‘common prosperity’ may impact the world
Getty Images China says its policies aimed at narrowing the widening wealth gap are precisely what it needs in this moment of its economic trajectory – but critics say it comes with even greater control of how business and society will be governed. And while this “common prosperity” drive is squarely focused on people inside […]
Egg freezing rises as more women look to preserve fertility
Getty Images An egg-freezing cycle involves taking drugs to boost your production of eggs, which are later collected and frozen Record numbers of women are freezing their eggs in the hope of having a family later in life, according to a new report. More than 4,000 patients froze their eggs in 2021, compared to 2,500 […]
Capturing the secret animal reality show in your own back garden
Caitlyn Montgomery Growing up in Los Angeles, I mostly ignored nature. “I’m a city person” I’d say to anyone who tried to drag me on a hike. But during lockdown, I noticed finches nesting on my balcony. I hung bird feeders and downloaded an app to ID bird calls, hoping for something to keep me […]
Calne owl sculpture disappears weeks after being installed
Graham Derham The owl sculpture, weighing about 30kg, has disappeared from the stump it was attached to A sculpture of a family of owls has disappeared just four weeks after being installed outside a church. The work, which had been located in a small garden next to Calne Methodist Church in Wiltshire, was created for […]
Growing food insecurity a “stinging indictment”
Getty Images A ‘farm-to-fork’ summit is aimed at addressing food insecurity in Britain, in response to farmer pressure, sharply increased prices and supply shortages. In a wider context, United Nations reports show more than quarter of a billion people were facing severe food insecurity last year – an increasing number whose inability to get sufficient […]
Black Americans’ complex response to Harry and Meghan’s Netflix series
WATCH: A clip from the first episode of the Harry and Meghan Netflix series Bryndis Roberts watched the Harry & Meghan documentary series with tears in her eyes. An avid fan of the royals since the days of Princess Diana, she said she cried watching the family being hounded by the tabloids and Prince Harry […]
Irish gardening hot-head who made the English go wild
BBC William Robinson rose from relatively humble beginnings in Ireland to the top of his profession You might not have heard of William Robinson but the chances are he’s had an impact on how you view the world. When you imagine a beautiful cottage garden, with wild roses and drifts of colour – the sort […]
Promising lung cancer vaccine trial starts in UK
PA Media Janusz Racz, 67, says he is “open to trying new things” A 67-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to try what doctors hope will be a revolutionary new treatment for lung cancer – a vaccine that tells the body how to fight and kill the disease. It uses the […]
Christy Brown book returned to Irish library after 53 years
Westmeath Libraries The book was returned to the library on Thursday – more than 50 years on A book found in a London flat has been returned to an Irish library more than 53 years after it was taken out. The copy of Christy Brown’s Down all the Days, borrowed from the Aidan Heavey Library […]
Why more music fans are tuning in
Alex Williams/Oasish Paul Higginson of Oasish, rocking it large at a fake music festival While music fans struggle to get tickets to the likes of Glastonbury, Reading and the Isle of Wight festivals, many are turning to so-called “fake” versions of these music events featuring tribute acts to get their live fix. Over the past […]