How Parsis shaped India’s taste for soft drinks
Pallonjis Facebook page A bottle of Pallonji’s raspberry soda comes with this helpful disclaimer: “Contains no fruit.” Electric red in colour, and syrupy sweet to the taste, the raspberry soda is a beloved cultural icon of India’s fast-disappearing Parsi community – as well as the endangered Irani cafes in the western city of Mumbai. It […]
Samsung forecasts 53% jump in quarterly profit
Reuters Tech giant Samsung Electronics has said it expects its quarterly profit to rise by 53% amid a global chip shortage. The world’s biggest memory-chip and smartphone maker forecast operating profit of $11bn (£8bn) for the three months to the end of June. It said strong demand for memory chips had offset weaker sales of […]
Food supply chains ‘need a rethink’
Getty Images The way we buy and sell food should be reviewed after the coronavirus crisis, an academic has said. Dr Ludivine Petetin, from Cardiff University, said changes in global markets could lead to a worldwide food shortage in the coming months. Last week, the Farmers Union of Wales said there was an “urgent need […]
Thorne and Hatfield Moors peatland mapping to save ‘waning reserves’
OS Experts are using GPS to record the vegetation at Thorne and Hatfield Moors A project mapping peatlands to help preserve and restore them is being piloted in South Yorkshire, ahead of a potential national roll-out. The Thorne and Hatfield Moors pilot involves a team using data from a satellite to analyse the site’s condition. […]
I work at one of the world’s most remote museums
SGHT Helen Balfour (centre) is pictured with fellow museum workers Lauren Elliott, left, and Aoife McKenna A Shetland woman has travelled thousands of miles to work in one of the world’s most remote museums. South Georgia island is in the South Atlantic, and its museum attracted visitors from around the globe. However, staff were asked […]
Drone ‘swarm squadrons’ to be deployed by military
MOD The squadron of drones would have an expected cost of £7m “Swarm squadrons” of drones are to be deployed by British armed forces to overwhelm enemy air defences, the defence secretary has said. Gavin Williamson said the specially-adapted drones could be in operation by the end of 2019. He also warned in a speech […]
Aspall cider sold to US beer giant
Aspall Aspall, the cider brand founded in Suffolk in 1728, has been sold to the US beer giant that owns brands including Carling and Miller. Molson Coors said it wanted to make Aspall the UK’s top-selling premium cider and build on the potential of its vinegars. The UK is the world’s biggest market for cider, […]
Why are sheep being ‘barbarically’ butchered?
Northamptonshire Police A farmer near Daventry said 11 of his lambs were killed A spate of illegal butchering in fields has seen shocking pictures emerge of sheep and lambs killed and stripped of their meat in the fields where they stood. But what could be behind the killings? Julie Steele had hand-reared her pet sheep […]
South Korea’s traumatic history of martial law inspires resistance
Getty Images Events like 1980 – which ended with protesters like these being rounded up – have left a deep scar on South Korea Koh Jae-hak can still vividly remember when he saw soldiers gunning down a group of young women in cold blood. It was April 1960. Students had launched protests calling for the […]
Four-day extreme heat warning for parts of UK
EPA The Met Office has issued a four-day amber extreme heat warning, meaning vulnerable people’s health could be impacted and travel could be disrupted. The warning applies to southern and central England and parts of Wales from midnight on Thursday until Sunday. Temperatures are set to reach up to 35C (95F) in some areas and […]