‘I crocheted the giant doily on Turner Prize car’
Louise Dobson Rachael Mills, pictured in her home crochet studio in Blackburn, says she needs to see it herself to “believe it” A woman who crocheted a giant doily which an artist used to cover a vintage car has said she has been “pinching herself” after the installation won this year’s Turner Prize. The work […]
UK sandwich chain Pret A Manger launches in India
BBC A worker fills shelves at the new Pret A Manger shop in Mumbai UK-based coffee and sandwich chain Pret A Manger has become the latest high-profile Western brand to launch in the Indian market. The firm opened its first shop in India’s financial hub Mumbai on Friday. It comes in the same week that […]
The day 18 people were killed
BBC Winds battered the south of England in what was the worst storm to hit the country since 1703 Ask people about the Great Storm which ravaged the south of England in 1987 and most will remember “that” forecast by weatherman Michael Fish, or Sevenoaks losing six of the trees that gave the town its […]
How do you recreate a masterpiece like the Mackintosh Library?
Getty Images The Glasgow School of Art full size prototype of a section of the Mackintosh Library returning it to the original 1910 design The Mackintosh library at Glasgow School of Art, one of the world’s finest examples of art nouveau design, was almost entirely destroyed by fire in May 2014 but efforts began almost […]
Chesney Hawkes releases song inspired by childhood friend
Chesney Hawkes and Vic Irvine talk about song release on BBC Radio Dorset Chesney Hawkes’ childhood friend says the pop star writing a song about his “zest for life” has kept him going while he fights lung cancer. Cerne Abbas Brewery owner, Vic Irvine, was diagnosed three years ago and Chesney Hawkes has been by […]
Chinese hospital ship docks for a week
Reuters Traditional Venezuelan dancers welcomed the hospital ship when it arrived on Saturday A Chinese hospital ship has docked in Venezuela, where for the next week it will provide free health care to local patients. Venezuela’s Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino López, went to the port of La Guaira to welcome the Chinese crew. He said […]
Why future of ‘homeless’ Foden’s Band is so important
Foden’s Band Foden’s Band started in 1902 and has won multiple championships In the early 1900s, a community brass band was formed in the south Cheshire market town of Sandbach, with the backing of local truck manufacturer Foden’s. More than 120 years later, Foden’s Band has become one of the best brass bands in the […]
Wales ‘must act now’ insists health minister
Getty Images In Wales people are still out and about shopping, but what is happening over the border? Wales “could not suppress coronavirus” after its firebreak lockdown and must act now, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has insisted. It comes as new national restrictions come into force in Wales later to try and curb the spread […]
Call of duty for Italy’s ‘Super Mario’
Getty Images Mario Draghi is a former president of the European Central Bank “The thing about Mario Draghi is that when he ran up the pitch, he would always pass the ball – he was generous like that,” reflects Staffan de Mistura, a UN diplomat and school friend of Italy’s next prime minister. “Mario was […]
Thomas Cook holidaymakers and crew ‘trapped’ in Cuba
BBC Sue Petrow was due to fly home on Wednesday Several Thomas Cook holidaymakers and crew in Cuba have said they are being prevented from leaving their hotels until they pay extra for their stay. One holidaymaker, Sue Petrow, said she was due to fly home on Wednesday, but her hotel told her she may […]