The world’s most exquisite chocolate?
Mariusz Szczawinski/Alamy The Pure Nacional tree once at the heart of South America’s chocolate industry was believed to have been lost forever – until it was recently rediscovered by accident. Travelling to the Marañón Canyon in northern Peru is like stepping back in time. Mud-brick houses dot the hilly landscape. Electricity, which arrived in this […]
Enda Kenny says Queen’s visit is start of ‘new era’
The Queen was invited to Ireland by the Republic’s President, Mary McAleese, who will formally welcome the monarch at her home in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. The Queen will attend events at Trinity College Dublin, the National War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge and at Croke Park stadium. Croke Park is the home of Gaelic football where, […]
Would you pay to follow an influencer?
Spooked by plummeting advertising revenue, content creators are hoping that loyal fans will pay up to watch their videos. The creators of Sorted Food, a YouTube cooking channel with 2.4 million subscribers, recognised they were falling into the trap so many digital content makers do. Their channel was hugely popular, but they weren’t doing things […]
Women’s T20 World Cup: England ‘building nicely’ and ‘can beat Australia’
England were eventually rewarded for their aggressive approach with the bat, though they were at times faced with a similar approach from India’s batters, and will need to be prepared for others – mainly Australia – to do the same. Mandhana played beautifully, combining her trademark elegance with explosive power, smashing three fours from Katherine […]
The surge of venting about the worst of work
Getty Images Workers are fed up with corporate culture. A growing number are poking fun and pushing for change in social media videos, to the tune of billions of views. This article contains strong language some readers may find offensive A couple of years ago, happy hour at the pub was workers’ go-to destination for […]
Online check-ups set to ‘transform’ healthcare
BBC Digital technology is already used in NHS Wales but this will see it extended Online check-ups are set to “transform” healthcare in Wales, according to the clinical lead of a digital scheme. More than 80,000 video consultations have been performed by GPs and other services since March. And now NHS Wales’ Video Consultation Service […]
The creative experiences indulging our nostalgia for planes
Jillian Mitchell (Credit: Jillian Mitchell) In a year of travel restrictions, aviation-related experiences have become a proxy for the freedoms and frivolities of our pre-pandemic lives. Karyn Thomas hasn’t set foot outside Australia since October 2019, but she has chased the vivid green glow of the Southern Lights through the skies just north of Antarctica. […]
Uefa Women’s U19 Championship: Spain beat hosts Northern Ireland
In front of a record 4,200 crowd for a women’s match in Northern Ireland, Spain missed two chances in the opening four minutes as McMaster cleared a point-blank Laura Perez chance off the line before the same player then blazed over with the goal gaping. As Northern Ireland full cap McMaster continued to make a […]
Jack Ma swaps drawings with fellow tech billionaire
Getty Images Jack Ma and Masayoshi Son Japanese technology entrepreneur Masayoshi Son has revealed that he exchanges drawings with Alibaba founder Jack Ma. Mr Ma mostly disappeared from public view after he made comments critical of Chinese regulators in October. During an earnings call for his company Softbank on Monday, Mr Son was asked if […]
Is this Asia’s best stopover city?
Alamy The banking hub of Hong Kong has long been a prime destination for business travellers – but there’s more to the city than meetings and conferences, writes Christopher DeWolf. Hong Kong doesn’t need much introduction as a business hub. Trading has always been this city’s lifeblood, from its days as a British-controlled free port […]