The music that changed America
Arwa Haider Features correspondent EMI Archive Trust and Universal Music Group (Credit: EMI Archive Trust and Universal Music Group) Sixty years ago, Berry Gordy set up the hit factory of Motown. Arwa Haider looks at how an independent record label created one of the most influential sounds of the 20th Century. On 12 January 1959, […]
First Dates’ Fred Sirieix reveals HMP Lincoln as new prison restaurant site
Joe Giddens Fred Sirieix says the aim is to teach inmates how to work in the hospitality industry “like a pro” Lincoln Prison is to be the newest location for a teaching restaurant to be staffed by inmates and run by TV presenter Fred Sirieix. The restaurant, named Bertie’s, will be the first in the […]
England wheelchair rugby coach appointed MBE
Christian Fuller BBC News, South East Getty Images Head coach Tom Coyd, helped guide England to win the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup One of the masterminds who helped England to win the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup on home soil has been appointed an MBE. The 28-year-old was honoured for services to wheelchair rugby […]
New Zealand faces ‘chipocalypse’ as farmers warn of crisps shortage
Getty Images Whatever you call them, the beloved snack food is made with “crisping varieties” of potato New Zealand is facing a potential crisps shortage this summer, producers say, in a snack crisis being labelled the “chipocalypse”. Persistent wet winter weather on the islands has hit potato production, resulting in higher prices. In some places, […]
Bedford hockey player, 75, gets ‘bug’ again after 40-year gap
Alex Pope BBC News, Bedfordshire Bedford Hockey Club Steph Daniels progressed from walking hockey back to playing the full game A woman who started playing hockey again after a 40-year gap said she had got the “bug” once more, and had even been to trials for England’s over-70s. Steph Daniels, 75, from Bedfordshire, said she […]
Brexit talks ‘concerning’ for EU status Welsh produce
BBC Producers of Welsh food and drink protected under EU rules have told BBC Wales that the lack of progress in the Brexit talks is “very concerning”. The future of the EU’s Protected Food Name system after Brexit remains unresolved. UK ministers want to set up their own scheme for domestic products. The status, which […]
Trump and Netanyahu to hold news conference at White House – live updates
Trump doubles down on suggestion Palestinians should leave Gazapublished at 23:01 Greenwich Mean Time 23:01 GMT Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent President Trump has doubled down on his suggestion that Palestinians should leave Gaza. It’s clearer than ever that he believes almost all Gazans should leave the devastated strip, probably permanently. No longer does this sound like […]
Gigha dairy farmers’ anger over whole milk for school snub
Wee Isle Dairy Mr Dennis’ dairy produces whole milk A dairy farm has complained to the Scottish government about not being able to supply its local primary school with milk. Emma and Don Dennis, who run the Wee Isle Dairy on Gigha, are not allowed to provide their product because it is whole milk and […]
Will the ‘eat out to help out scheme’ be extended?
Getty Images The “eat out to help out” scheme, which gives diners up to 50% off their bill, is due to end on Bank Holiday Monday (31 August). The Treasury has resisted calls to extend the scheme but several restaurants say they will carry it on at their own expense. Which restaurants say they will […]
The tiny Egyptian village few know
Omnia Farrag Features correspondent Ahmed Emad Jasmine blossoms are picked carefully, one by one, to keep their oils (Credit: Ahmed Emad) Jasmine, an essential ingredient in many perfumes, grows in abundance around the Egyptian village of Shubra Beloula, which is responsible for much of the world’s production. When it comes to perfume, most people instantly […]