Frome College pupils make beans on toast ‘fine dining’ dishes
Gil Privett First place was awarded to year nine student Gil Privett, who fashioned “beautifully-plated swans” out of pieces of toast Lockdown pupils at a school in Somerset have been competing to make the best fine-dining plate out of baked beans. Frome College challenged students to plate up baked beans and toast in an “exciting […]
Chinese ride-hailing giant makes $68bn US debut
Reuters It was the biggest listing in the US by a Chinese company since Alibaba’s debut in 2014 Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global has ended its first day on the New York Stock Exchange with a valuation of $68.49bn (£49.6bn). That is even as its shares closed just 1% higher than their $14 offering price […]
Gold-dispensing vending machines, CEOs and high culture
British explorers retraced a trek across the Empty Quarter desert to Abu Dhabi. (Joseph Capellan/AFP/Getty Images) Cultural Greeting “As-salaam alaykom” is a standard Arabic greeting meaning “Peace be unto you,” and it is customary to reply “Wa alaykom as-salaam” (“And unto you be peace”). This is understood by most Muslims, even if they don’t speak […]
Why Washington is rolling out the red carpet for Indian PM
Getty Images Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit has been billed as a turning point for bilateral relations Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US has assumed huge significance amid global economic and geopolitical headwinds. The White House is pulling out all the stops to welcome Mr Modi – it’s a state […]
Car driven into crowd at German Christmas market, reports say
A car has crashed into a crowd at a Christmas market in east Germany, local media report. A least one person has been killed and several injured in the incident in Magdeburg, according to German public broadcaster MDR. The suspected driver of the car has also been arrested, MDR said, citing a government spokesman. Video […]
Metropolis on the Med: Montpellier
Restaurants and bars in the Antigone district, Europe Square on the river Lez (Thinkstock) Montpellier is 11 kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea. Make time for strolling along the sparkling waters. The New York Times named Montpellier one of its top 45 places to visit in 2012 (the only French city to make that list), and […]
Survival instinct: Navigating the office jungle
Wilderness survival school instructor, Carmen Corradino, contemplates her strategy. (Matt Carradino) Think Strategically Steps to getting it right, by Claremont McKenna professor Jay Conger Redefine Your Role If you find yourself stuck producing tried-and-true products, ask to branch out with novel approaches. Move to Emerging Markets Strategic thinking is often most needed in places where […]
Call to force residential schools to report allegations
Christopher Furlong/Getty Chetham’s School of Music Some staff at residential schools overlooked abuse because they were more focused on the school’s reputation than children’s interests, an inquiry says. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse recommended England and Wales reintroduce a duty to inform school inspectors of abuse claims. It examined cases such as Chetham’s […]
The surprising truth about pavlova’s origins
Attila Csaszar/Getty Images Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (Credit: Attila Csaszar/Getty Images) Australians and New Zealanders have long argued over who invented the pavlova, but the authors of a new book have found the dessert’s origins go back much further. Baking a “pav” and turning up to a […]
Fox cancels vocal Trump supporter’s programme
Getty Images Lou Dobbs was named in a defamation lawsuit filled by a voting machine company US broadcaster Fox has cancelled the TV programme hosted by Lou Dobbs, a vocal Trump supporter who is accused of using his platform to spread baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 election. The news emerged a day after […]