Shambala Festival staff ‘useful again’ in charity work
Shambala Festival The Shambala team are now being paid to distribute emergency food during winter Out-of-work festival staff say they are “feeling useful” once more after joining a food charity’s project. The Shambala Festival team, who are mostly based in Bristol, opted to help with FoodStock 2020 after facing furlough during the pandemic. Operations team […]
Trolls cause shutdown of official Jeremy Renner app
DISNEY The official app gave fans access to exclusive content about Renner Superhero Hawkeye may have helped defeat Thanos – but trolls have proved too tough a foe for him to best. Actor Jeremy Renner, who plays Marvel’s eagle-eyed hero, has shut down his app after it was hijacked and used to harass people. Abuse […]
New stained glass window for 12th Century Wiltshire church
St John’s Church The stained glass is by artist Tom Denny and was fired by glaziers at Salisbury Cathedral A new stained glass window, designed by an internationally acclaimed artist, has been unveiled in a 12th Century church. The artwork by Thomas Denny has been installed in St John’s Church in Tisbury, Wiltshire, as a […]
Trostre Tinplate Works celebrates 70th anniversary
Getty Images Tata Steel’s Trostre Tinplate Works celebrating its 70th anniversary The company behind the tin used in Heinz baked beans cans is showing no signs of reaching its best before date as it celebrates its 70th anniversary. Tata Steel’s Trostre Tinplate Works first opened its doors in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, in 1952. And with orders […]
UK to open up European holidays from 6 July
Getty Images Spain is just one of many European countries to reopen its beaches, with additional safety measures in place Blanket restrictions on non-essential overseas travel will be relaxed in the UK from 6 July, ministers have said. Holidaymakers are expected to be allowed to travel to certain European countries without having to spend 14 […]
How the war is being waged online
Getty Images The war is being fought on mobiles around the world as well, as in the streets of Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has been said, would be the first to introduce a new front line – the internet. And cyber-attacks have been raging on both sides, with warnings things could escalate. But […]
Cinema organ ‘thrills’ visitors to enthusiasts’ Somerset home
Simon & Edna Martin spent a year renovating the 1934 Compton. A husband and wife with a lifelong love of organ music have installed an original 1930s cinema organ in their home. Simon and Edna Martin, from Weston-super-Mare, spent a year renovating the 1934 electric Compton, which was previously in use in two picture houses. […]
How science is making chocolate taste even better
Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates Luisa Vicinanza-Bedi (right) and Colombian cocoa farmer Carmen Magali Eraso Adarme Luisa Vicinanza-Bedi is an artisan chocolate maker in Nottingham and founder of Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates. “I’ve always had a love for chocolate, but when I discovered all the tastes and nuances of single-origin chocolate – the incredible flavour notes, like a […]
India’s cheap data is about to get more expensive
Getty Images India’s mobile data is currently the cheapest in the world Indian consumers, who enjoy the cheapest mobile data rates in the world, will now have to pay more, as two telecoms companies announced that they would increase tariffs. This comes after the two – Vodafone Idea and Airtel – declared second quarter losses […]
UK and EU on ‘verge’ of Brexit trade deal
“Hallelujah! It’s a Merry Brexmas” cries the headline in the Daily Mail – whose front page like most others is dominated by the expected announcement this morning of a trade deal between the UK and EU. It is accompanied by a photograph of Boris Johnson, smiling and giving a thumbs-up, with the Mail saying the […]