Katherine Legge: The woman who ‘had to fight and claw’ her way into motorsport
That 2006 crash had followed an uncertain time in Legge’s career. She had tested a Minardi F1 car the year before, but a shot at an F1 drive never materialised despite her ambition to race in the world’s most popular racing category. Instead Legge’s is a career that reflects her assertion of having to fight […]
Amazon’s market value tops $1tn
Getty Images Amazon has briefly become the second US-listed firm to have a market value of more than $1 trillion (£779bn). Shares in the e-commerce giant rose nearly 2% to a high of $2,050.50 in morning trade before slipping back. Apple reached the same milestone in early August. Founded in 1994, Amazon is now the […]
Charlie’s Angels review: ‘Bland, witless and ludicrous’
Alamy Elizabeth Banks’s reboot of this old franchise is “grimly unimaginative” and “tediously formulaic”, writes Nicholas Barber. The new Charlie’s Angels is one of very few action movies to have been written and directed by a woman, in this case Elizabeth Banks. Its three heroines, played by Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska, come from […]
How climate change is tweaking the taste of wine
Alamy As the climate in traditional wine growing regions warms, many different grapes are losing their unique characteristics and becoming more alike (Credit: Alamy) Warming, wildfires and unpredictable weather threaten to disrupt the delicate processes that underlie treasured wines, putting the fine distinctions between grapes at risk. Soon after the devastating Glass Fire sparked in […]
Meet the Welsh athletes competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Age: 25 | From: Guildford (Welsh mother) | Event: women’s T38 long jump and 100m Olivia Breen can boast medals from the Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games, World Para Athletics Championships and European Championships. The 25-year-old is now ready for her third Paralympic Games and will be hoping to add to the bronze she won in […]
New apprenticeship to tackle sea fishing crew ‘crisis’
BBC Bigger fishing boats now have WiFi and improved crew conditions An apprenticeship in commercial sea fishing will launch in 2022 in a bid to tackle a shortage of British crews. Adrian Bevin, from South Devon College, which is behind the scheme, said the “industry has reached crisis point”. He said he believed people were […]
Can eating fish ever be sustainable?
Leonard Ortiz / Getty Images It can be difficult to make sustainable choices as seafood includes thousands of species caught and farmed in many different ways (Credit: Leonard Ortiz / Getty Images) Finding sustainable seafood can be complex. Jocelyn Timperley digs into out how to make the most environmentally friendly choices. For someone looking to […]
Para-badminton World Championships: GB’s Rachel Choong on living a sporting dream
Badminton’s debut at the Tokyo Paralympics was a bitter-sweet experience for Britain’s 10-time world champion Rachel Choong. Having first picked up a racquet aged six, she was thrilled that the sport was to be part of the Games but that joy turned to disappointment when her category for female short-stature athletes was not among those […]
Online Safety Bill ‘catastrophic for free speech’
Getty Images The draft Online Safety Bill harms free speech and hands policing the internet to Silicon Valley, a new campaign claims. The “Legal to Say. Legal to Type” campaign says if it becomes law, US tech firms would gain too much power. The draft bill places new duties on social media firms to remove […]
The hidden treasures of seaside San Pedro
The Corner Store, in San Pedro, California, a great spot to grab a sandwich and one of their many exotic sodas. (Jonah Flicker) A mere 25 miles south of Los Angeles is the best gritty, unspoiled town the masses have yet to discover. The picturesque seaside community of San Pedro is nestled at the end […]