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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
AI image creator faces UK and US legal challenges
Getty Images Getty Images is taking legal action against the makers of an artificial-intelligence image-creation tool. The agency, which sells the rights to use photographers’ and illustrators’ images, said Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion system had infringed these. AI image generators “learn” to create images from simple text instructions by analysing human-made pictures, including images found […]
Why your pizza may never be delivered by drone
Getty Images What happens if it drops them? For years tech companies such as Amazon, Alphabet and Uber have promised us delivery drones bringing goods to our doorsteps in a matter of minutes. So why are they taking so long to arrive? If our skies are to become as crowded as our streets, airspace rules […]
Global markets rally as Biden heads for White House
Reuters Shares around the world have seen healthy gains with the race for the White House finally over Global markets have rallied in response to Saturday’s declaration that Joe Biden has won the US election. The end of uncertainty about the race’s outcome saw London’s FTSE 100 rise 1.5% to 5,994.58 points in early trade, […]
Violent thug who breeds ‘extreme’ dogs exposed
Gary Hemming claims this young pup is worth more than £1m. The identity of the man behind one of the UK’s most controversial dog breeding programmes is revealed in a new BBC documentary. He is Gary Hemming, an Edinburgh man with multiple convictions for violence spanning 20 years. Hemming uses the name Gari Ferrari to […]