Did JFK’s assassination help The Beatles break the US?
Getty Images By the time The Beatles visited the US, they were already huge stars in the UK In Beatles ’64, the new documentary which…
Pig farmers fear for industry over soaring costs
BBC A County Tyrone pig farmer has warned he is one of many considering leaving the industry, if costs don’t come down significantly before winter.…
a simple guide to three polls on 20 July
Reuters Voters go to the polls on Thursday 20 July in three by-elections which will provide a major test of Rishi Sunak’s authority. The prime…
The millionaires’ club with too few women
Booking.com Gillian Tans is chief executive of Booking.com Amid the ongoing fallout from widespread sexual assault and harassment allegations and the #MeToo campaign, gender equality…
Why you really don’t want to catch Covid-19
Anadolu Agency/Getty Images From the surprisingly treacherous path to herd immunity to the potentially superior protection offered by vaccines, there are many reasons to avoid…
The people who won’t give up floppy disks
Espen Kraft Musician Espen Kraft stores his sound samples on floppy disks, using them to make his music for their authentic sound (Credit: Espen Kraft)…
We do want more cookery books
Ian Gavan In previous years Delia has geared up for Christmas with a book of her own Delia Smith always garners the utmost respect for…
Leaders face reckoning as rare vote looms
Getty Images The elections will be the first among Palestinians in 15 years Palestinians are preparing for their first general election in a decade and…
New US law is bad news for Indian tech workers
Reuters US President Donald Trump has suspended visas for highly-skilled workers until the end of this year. The White House said the move would create…
The invasive weed that travelled the world
Alamy Salvinia has an enormously rapid growth rate and can engulf a lake, smothering the ecosystem and killing fish and mammals (Credit: Alamy) An invasive…