Jane Campion mirrors her Bafta success at the Critics Choice awards
Getty Images Campion enjoyed a very successful weekend on the awards circuit Jane Campion picked up best director at the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday – her third triumph this weekend, following wins at the Directors Guild Awards and the Baftas. Her film, The Power of the Dog, won best picture, while […]
How do you tell if it is Welsh lamb or beef?
How can you be sure a Welsh beef steak really is, well Welsh? Scientists are now using the same forensic technology used to catch criminals to trace the origin of our meat. Stew Whitehead said it was possible because all living things absorb naturally occurring elements in their environment. Meat can be analysed for trace […]
The German island obsessed with Manhattan
Mike MacEacheran “The national drink of Föhr” is a version of a classic New York Manhattan cocktail (Credit: Mike MacEacheran) A cocktail born in New York City has become one of Germany’s unlikeliest obsessions – but how did this unusual story begin? Blimey, this drink looked familiar. The setting was a maritime pub in the […]
‘It’s a hacker’s paradise out there’
Getty Images Beware of connecting an aquarium to your computer network In what could have been the plot of a Hollywood heist movie, the hackers took great interest in the vast aquarium that a Las Vegas casino had installed in its lobby. The casino’s owners thought that the huge fish tank was an impressive sight […]
Three dead, six injured in Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Wisconsin
Watch: ‘Enough is enough’ – Three dead in Wisconsin school shooting A teacher and a teenaged student were killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a school in Wisconsin, police say. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said the suspect, a teenager who was a student at the Abundant Life Christian School in […]
The true essence of Mexican barbecue
Quentin Bacon Bricia Lopez’s Pollo in Guajillo (Credit: Quentin Bacon) Cookbook author Bricia Lopez’s smoky marinated chicken gets flavour from chillies, citrus and spices and pairs perfectly with a spicy beer-based michelada cocktail. Carne asada, as many people know it, is grilled marinated steak, often eaten in a taco or burrito. But in Mexico and […]
10,000 knitted poppies and a brave Irish nurse
Nigel McFarland The poppies were knitted on friendly Fridays by members of the community More than 10,000 knitted poppies, an ancient church and the story of a brave Irish nurse. At Tamlaghtfinlagan Parish Church in Ballykelly, County Londonderry, a huge net of poppies cascades down the church tower. They are just one part of the […]
New technology reveals Anglesey cemetery stories
HistoryPoints The cemetery is on Church Island Visitors to Church Island cemetery in Menai Bridge can now use their mobile phones or tablets to discover the stories of the buried. QR codes have been placed at the entrance to the cemetery and visitors can receive a list of selected graves and a map showing their […]
Wales landmark inspires location finale
Aardman Animation Part of the action in Wallace and Gromit’s new adventure takes place on a canal boat on an aqueduct inspired by Thomas Telford’s Pontcysyllte in north Wales A Welsh landmark was the inspiration for the “gripping” finale in the new Wallace and Gromit film. The final minutes of Vengeance Most Fowl shows a […]
Armed Forces Day Falmouth: Council expects 100,000 people
BBC Falmouth will host National Armed Forces Day on 24 June Armed Forces Day is an annual event held to commemorate the service of men and women in the British Armed Forces. Cornwall Council said it was putting on a special park and ride service to take passengers to the town centre on 24 June. […]