The world’s many cups of coffee
(BBC) The wonderfully aromatic conduit for the world’s most popular drug — caffeine – takes on many forms across the globe. Coffee, the wonderfully aromatic conduit for the world’s most popular drug — caffeine — began its spread from Ethiopia in the 15th Century and never stopped. Providing the Arab world with an alternative to […]
Yemen rebel attack on UAE throws challenge to the region
Getty Images The UAE has been attacked with drones from Yemen before but the latest caused the first fatalities A sharp escalation in the conflict in Yemen this week has raised questions about the direction the war is taking and what it means for the wider region. The strikes are being seen as a response […]
Carlisle Prior Tower’s ‘extraordinary’ Tudor ceiling
BBC The Prior’s Tower is not normally open to visitors Churches and cathedrals can offer amazing cultural experiences, from imposing architecture to brilliant artworks. But it is not just the renowned ones that have something special to offer. There is a tower within the cathedral close in Carlisle, Cumbria, that hides a Tudor ceiling referred […]
Swapping hotels for serviced apartments
Save money and add amenities with this new trend in accommodation. Corporate travel spending may be on the rebound, but executives are still under pressure to optimise their budgets and find savings. In turn, many are choosing to stay at serviced apartments as a more affordable alternative to short-term hotel stays and a more convenient […]
Willie Kirk: Man Utd legends Busby & Ferguson inspire Scots in women’s team
Kerr’s side need a two-goal win over group leaders Switzerland next Thursday, 30 August, in Paisley, followed by victory in Albania five days later, to secure an automatic place at the finals in France next summer. “The women’s team are on the cusp of something special, being one or two games away hopefully from a […]
Electric trucks ‘can compete with diesel ones’
Volvo The view that battery-powered heavy goods lorries can’t compete with diesel is being challenged by new research. It had been felt that the extra batteries needed for freight would make electric vehicles too expensive. But a new study says that if fast charging networks are built for trucks, then they can beat diesel in […]
Girls’ choir to preform at first midnight Mass
BBC The newly formed Cathedral’s girls’ choir will perform at this year’s midnight mass on Christmas Eve for the first time In more than a century and a half St Peter’s Cathedral in west Belfast has seen its fair share of changes. But 2024 saw it celebrate a historic first. At the end of June […]
The perfect trip: South Africa
The Cape Town suburb of Llandudno which has one of the cityâs most beautiful beaches. (Gary Latham/LPI) Take to the road in one of South Africa’s most diverse regions and discover fabulous food, fine wines, wild wide-open spaces and big game. Take to the road in one of South Africa’s most diverse regions and discover […]
Lionesses from 1971 hopeful for World Cup success
BBC Two former Lionesses – Chris Lockwood (left) and Gill Sayell – have been speaking to the Girls Do Sweat podcast Two ex-players who represented England in the 1971 women’s World Cup have voiced their support for the Lionesses. Chris Lockwood, from Silsoe, Bedfordshire, and Gill Sayell, from Milton Keynes, played in front of 90,000 […]
‘I begged the bus driver to let me travel home safely’
Stagecoach A disabled woman is calling for greater understanding of female safety after she “begged” a bus driver to let her travel home when her pass did not work. Rachel Davies’s pass was declined when she tried to take the first of two buses home, in Northampton. The Stagecoach driver let her travel to her […]