Inside the Shawshank prison
Karen Gardiner Features correspondent Ghosts in the cellblock? (Mansfield and Richland County CVB) The cavernous old Ohio State Reformatory is eerie enough to give you chills – even if you don’t hear the clanking of cell doors and prisoners’ cries. Stand in front of the Ohio State Reformatory today and you might have a hard […]
Egg freezing patients ‘misled’ by clinics
Anna Collinson, Maryam Ahmed & Bella McShane BBC News BBC Natalie Thomas struggled to understand from her clinic’s website what her chances of having a baby were Women who freeze their eggs are being misled by some UK clinics about their chances of having a baby, a fertility charity says. The Fertility Network was reacting […]
The dish worth a 15-hour flight
David Farley Features correspondent Kidsada Manchinda/Alamy The dish is an ensemble of boiled chicken, rice, chilli sauce and chicken soup (Credit: Kidsada Manchinda/Alamy) Born out of frugality, Hainanese chicken rice – one of Singapore’s national dishes – may seem simple. But it’s the kind of dish you’d cross continents to eat. Hainanese chicken rice is […]
Archery European Championships: GB women eye success
Hunt is a former world number one with the compound bow, but switched to recurve in 2010 in a bid to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics. She has since moved into the top three in Britain and has competed at World Cups, but will be experiencing a major championship for the first time with […]
Is this the world’s greatest rice?
David Farley Features correspondent Anson Mills A soft texture makes middlins a nice substitute for grits (Credit: Anson Mills) In Charleston, South Carolina, rice doesn’t take a backseat to other ingredients – it’s a homegrown rock star. Rice is an overlooked culinary component, often viewed as a necessary, but not particularly flavourful, staple to a […]
Great Britain women hail ‘huge leap forward’ at 2012 test event
“To nearly take a set off the number three team in the world must not be underestimated – last year we wouldn’t have been able to do that, so it just shows the progress that we’ve made.” Last year it was clear that morale was at an all-time-low, external. Recent months however, have certainly shown […]
Aberdeenshire ‘mad cow disease’ farmer speaks of devastation
BBC The isolated case involves Boghead Farm in Lumsden The farmer of the herd found with BSE in Aberdeenshire has spoken of his devastation. Movement restrictions at Boghead Farm in Lumsden were introduced after so-called mad cow disease was found in one cow. Speaking through NFU Scotland, Thomas Jackson said: “This has been a very […]
GB beach volleyball teams learn from Brazil opener
“It’s important that we remember all of the hard lessons, the tears, the knocks and the fights, because if we can learn from those we’ll become stronger and be able to achieve our goal of reaching the Olympics.” The fact that any British men’s teams have made it out on to the World Tour is […]
Live updates: RFK Jr defends vaccine stance as protesters disrupt confirmation hearing
Applause for Kennedy as he doubles down on mission to make America healthy againpublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 16:55 GMT Rachel LookerReporting from Capitol Hill Kennedy just received some of the loudest applause he’s received throughout this hearing – so far. “President Trump has asked me to end the chronic disease epidemic and make […]
How the stocking staple got its name
Nestlé Smarties have appeared in many novelty guises over the years, including Christmas-themed boxes It’s been 80 years since the humble chocolate bean was given a snappy new name. But the Smarties we know and love started out as the butt of an unsavoury joke dreamed up by mischievous confectioners. If you opened your stocking […]