Instagram launches new parental controls in UK
Getty Images Instagram owner Meta is launching new parental controls across the platform in the UK on 14 June. They include the option of setting daily time limits of between 15 minutes and 2 hours, after which a black screen appears on the app. Parents can also schedule break times and see any accounts their […]
The fastest way aviation could cut its carbon emissions
Getty Images There are several ways we could cut the climate impact of aviation in the short term (Credit: Getty Images) From switching the fuel they use to changing flight plans so they produce fewer contrails, airlines are searching for ways to cut their impact on the climate. Compared to other sectors, aviation is a […]
CNN fires unvaccinated employees for going to office
Getty Images US news network CNN has sacked three employees for going into an office without having been vaccinated against Covid, US media say. It is one of the first examples of a US firm firing staff for breaching a company vaccination mandate. It is legal in the US for firms to require employees to […]
The treasure inside beer lost in a shipwreck 120 years ago
Brandi Mueller/Getty Images Bottles of alcohol preserved underwater for decades and even centuries are a rich source of long-lost yeast strains (Credit: Brandi Mueller/Getty Images) Long-forgotten yeast strains are being sought out from shipwrecks, abandoned breweries and other locations in the hope they could be put to good use if resurrected. As the diver gently […]
Zuckerberg’s European Parliament testimony criticised
Getty Images Mr Zuckerberg stayed beyond the allotted 75 minutes but did not answer all questions put to him Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to EU lawmakers for the company’s role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal and for allowing fake news to proliferate on its platform. Mr Zuckerberg apologised for Facebook’s tools being used […]
The revival of ancient beauty rituals
Emmanuel Lafont (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont) Beauty and grooming wisdom from thousands of years ago is increasingly in demand. Bel Jacobs explores the ancestral methods that are helping people to live more consciously, for themselves and for the planet. In the 1963 film Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor’s Egyptian queen rejects an invitation from Marc Anthony’s envoy, while […]
22 things to know about the new series
BBC A year after the epic Planet Earth II, Sir David Attenborough is returning to our screens with a follow-up to 2001’s Blue Planet. No spoilers, but we’ve seen the first episode and as sequels go we can confirm it’s better than Sex And The City 2. We’ve also been to the press conference and […]
The fairy-tale myth that endures
Dávid Lukács / 2021 Ada Films Ltd (Credit: Dávid Lukács / 2021 Ada Films Ltd) The magical transformations in fairy tales, fiction, fashion and film tell us a lot about ourselves. Rosalind Jana explores the best, from Cinderella to new film Mrs Harris Goes to Paris. In Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel Flowers for Mrs Harris, […]
is film really at war with the rich?
Alamy One of the talking points of awards season has been a wave of films about inequality and class division. But which are genuinely subversive and which are hot air, asks Hugh Montgomery. Warning: this article contains spoilers for Joker, Knives Out, Hustlers, Us and Parasite After another awards race both retrograde and predictable, one […]
Farm theft claims at ‘seven-year high’
Getty Images Farm vehicles and livestock theft have both increased, according to NFU Mutual claims data Britain’s rolling green pastures and country lanes have witnessed a spike in criminals targeting farms, new data shows. Losses to British farmers from theft hit a seven-year high of £50m in 2018, according to rural insurer NFU Mutual. A […]