Tributes to nine-year-old killed in Christmas market attack
A local fire brigade has paid tribute to a nine-year-old killed in an attack on a German Christmas market. André Gleißner died after a car drove into a crowd of shoppers at the market in Magdeburg on Friday evening, according to the Schöppenstedt fire department. In a statement they said he was a member of […]
The hidden adult themes in Beatrix Potter
Penguin Born 150 years ago on 28 July, the British children’s book author was far more subversive than you may have realised, writes Christian Blauvelt. “Your father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs McGregor.” Old Mrs Rabbit’s frightful warning to her children Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter appears on […]
Scottish salmon producer to roll out sea lice shields
BBC Scottish Sea Farms plans to roll out the new shields to 11 other sites in Scotland Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) is to roll out new anti-sea lice shields at its sites following a trial project in Shetland. The Norwegian-owned firm said a current crop at its Ronas Voe farm outperformed “all previous […]
Woodstock at 45: Beyond the myth
(Henry Diltz/Corbis) It’s thought of as the event that defined a generation and set the template for future music festivals. But is this really true? Greg Kot looks back. The Woodstock Music & Art Fair hosted what was supposed to be a festival of “peace, love and music” 45 years ago. Three days turned into […]
Ageing equipment puts Army at risk, MPs warn
PA Media The Army is likely to find itself “outgunned” in any conflict with Russian forces, MPs have warned. In a damning report, the Commons Defence Committee described efforts to modernise the Army’s fleet of Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV) as “woeful”. The ageing and depleted fleet puts the Army at “serious risk” of being outmatched […]
The tiny parasitic wasp that saved an industry
Getty Images Before chemical pesticides were invented, farmers relied upon local predators to control crop-devastating pests for millennia, but now the practice is getting a modern revival. Scattered among the highly biodiverse forests of South East Asia, millions of farmers eke out their livelihoods by growing cassava. This cash crop – grown by both small-scale […]
Why the Herero people’s special dress is worn with pride in Namibia
Namibia was a German colony for just over a century and in the early 1900s the Herero and the Nama people rose up against the Germans with tragic consequences. Some 65,000 members of the Herero tribe were killed by German troops. Every year the Herero people commemorate those that died in battle with a special […]
Stephen Ingledew to head up FinTech Scotland
Getty Images The chief executive of a new body set up to boost growth in the financial technology sector has been named. Stephen Ingledew will head FinTech Scotland, an organisation established by the Scottish government, Scottish Financial Enterprise and the University of Edinburgh. It aims to promote sustainable growth in the financial services sector. Mr […]
Women’s Super League: Brighton & Hove Albion Women 0-4 Arsenal Women
For the outstanding Miedema, her brilliantly-taken goal was her 22nd of the league campaign and she nearly added to her tally in second-half stoppage time, but headed on to the bar. The Gunners – English women’s football’s most decorated club despite their seven-year wait for the title – become champions of England for the 15th […]
The Covid-19 changes that could last long-term
Getty Images From the extinction of the daily commute to transforming our relationship with food, Covid-19 is changing our world already – and in some ways, it looks set to get better. Like the Black Death spreading along the trade-routes strung along the spine of 14th-Century Eurasia, Covid-19 emerged in China and spread extremely quickly […]