‘Sharing my egg-freezing journey nearly broke me’
Dan Kennedy Vicky says she found it difficult mentally to share her experience of egg freezing but she is glad she did When Vicky Pattison started the process of freezing her eggs, knowing she was not ready for children, she decided to share her journey with the public. “It was important for me to be […]
is film really at war with the rich?
Alamy One of the talking points of awards season has been a wave of films about inequality and class division. But which are genuinely subversive and which are hot air, asks Hugh Montgomery. Warning: this article contains spoilers for Joker, Knives Out, Hustlers, Us and Parasite After another awards race both retrograde and predictable, one […]
Story of unsung gardener revealed
RHS Lindley Collections Olive with her son, John, in a garden The story first came to light in a box of archives held by the Royal Horticultural Society. The mysterious Miss Harrisson had come top in exams on the principles of horticulture – but wasn’t allowed to claim her prize of a scholarship at the […]
Farm theft claims at ‘seven-year high’
Getty Images Farm vehicles and livestock theft have both increased, according to NFU Mutual claims data Britain’s rolling green pastures and country lanes have witnessed a spike in criminals targeting farms, new data shows. Losses to British farmers from theft hit a seven-year high of £50m in 2018, according to rural insurer NFU Mutual. A […]
Katharine Hamnett: the original fashion eco-warrior
Katharine Hamnett Slogans are still central to the Hamnett brand’s DNA (Credit: Katharine Hamnett) The designer talks activism, rebellion, slogan tees – and why she was ‘the original spoilt brat’. Interview by Bel Jacobs. Bundled up in one of her own recycled-polyester parkas, Katharine Hamnett sits in her studio in London, recounting – in some […]
The joy of the backyard festival
Getty Images Part of the appeal of the grassroots events is the friendships that form, according to one promoter They might not be able to command headliners like Kylie or The Killers, but the lack of crowds, mud-baths and endless toilet queues has seen a trend emerge for home-grown festivals that begin in villages and […]
OED expands to reflect Coronavirus
ENB New words and new uses of words related to the pandemic have entered the English language in recent weeks Language, like the humans who deploy it, has an organic quality: it grows, decays, ages, withers, and evolves. The Oxford English Dictionary, which is the definitive measure of the English language, issues updates quarterly. In […]
What would a flying-free world look like?
ViewStock/Alamy Rail would rule in a world without planes (Credit: ViewStock/Alamy) Aeroplanes are incredibly polluting, but could we ever live completely without them? Aviation has long been a pain in the neck for those working to cut human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. It is the pinnacle of a “hard-to-decarbonise” sector: energy-intensive, lacking in immediate technical options […]
Covid patient ‘better’ after monoclonal antibodies used on Trump
Cardiff and Vale health board Melanie James took part in the trial after her health deteriorated very quickly A woman has become the first person in Wales to have the same experimental antibody treatment for coronavirus as US President Donald Trump. Melanie James, from Cardiff, received a transfusion of monoclonal antibodies at University Hospital Llandough […]
How to spot patterns in people’s waste
Getty Images Garbology is the science of sifting trash for insights (Credit: Getty Images) Whether it’s indulgent food choices, sexual habits or North Korean secrets, the stuff that people throw away can reveal all, says Chris Baraniuk. Dangling over the pool of sewage, at the end of a mercifully long handle, was a small fishing […]