Frozen, fresh or canned food: What’s more nutritious?
Getty Images Tinned and frozen fruits and vegetables tend to be seen as less nutritious than fresh versions. But that’s not always the case. In recent weeks, as shoppers have looked to stock up on food that lasts, sales of canned and frozen food have surged. Even freezer sales are up. But many of us […]
Football’s last chance saloon – the Britons keeping their dreams alive in Sweden
While Mills is to some extent fulfilling his dream, Davis, a former team-mate at Friska is on another page. His football ambitions faded some time ago and the 28-year-old former Plymouth Argyle forward is content leading an altogether different existence as a media sales executive. “When I arrived the only thing I knew about Sweden […]
TikTok apologises and reinstates banned US teen
WATCH: Feroza Aziz rejects TikTok’s explanations for blocking her from its app Chinese-owned social network TikTok has apologised to a US teenager who was blocked from the service after she posted a viral clip criticising China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslims. Additionally, the firm said “human moderation error” was to blame for the video being […]
Why biodegradables won’t solve the plastic crisis
Getty Images A Bangladeshi child sifts through waste (Credit: Getty Images) “Green” alternatives to throwaway plastics don’t always break down in sea water. But could they help to fix our food waste problem? Throwaway plastic has found its way into almost every aspect of our lives: from the disposable coffee cup you pick up on […]
Five-star reviews for ‘the Beyoncé of art history’
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Artemisia Gentileschi, Self Portrait as a Lute Player, about 1615-18 The first major UK exhibition of an artist who was overlooked for centuries because of her sex has been hailed as “thrilling” and “magnificent”. The Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition at London’s National Gallery is due to open after a six-month Covid-19 […]
US news sites unavailable to EU users under new rules
You’ve been sent a lot of emails about it… but what is GDPR? Some high-profile US news websites are temporarily unavailable in Europe after new EU data protection rules came into effect. The Chicago Tribune and LA Times were among those saying they were currently unavailable in most European countries. Meanwhile complaints were filed against […]
Police probe security and warnings
German authorities are facing the public’s grief and anger in Magdeburg after an attacker used an access lane for emergency vehicles to drive into a Christmas market, killing five people and injuring more than 200. On a visit on Saturday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, ministers and regional political leaders were heckled by members of the […]
What will an ice-free Arctic look like?
Martha Henriques An expedition member waits for a helicopter to arrive on the sea ice near Polarstern (Credit: Martha Henriques) As climate change brings closer the possibility of an Arctic Ocean free of summer sea ice, scientists are urgently trying to understand the high north before it changes for good. The helicopter touches down on […]
Rugby in Colombia: Murder in Medellin & the bet that changed a life
While Isabel has changed personally over the last decade, she says Castilla has changed around her too. The question of whether it’s a threatening place to live is met with no fewer than eight nos before the unwavering affirmation: “Castilla is not dangerous.” Things do seem to be improving in Medellin as a whole. In […]
Anyone for the Hyperloop? Testing high-speed pods in a vacuum tube
Reuters “Guys, this is getting awkward,” billionaire Elon Musk told a group of students from Switzerland as they struggled to control their Hyperloop pod. If all goes well, their pod would eventually travel at more than 700mph (1,120km/h), propelling people between Los Angeles and San Francisco in half an hour, instead of six hours in […]