How to choose the best – and most eco-friendly – swimwear
Alamy Make a splash this summer – from luxury vintage to sustainable fabrics, here’s our smart guide to swimming in style. It’s at this time of year when images of Jane Birkin in a ring-fronted bikini or Brigitte Bardot in her classic frilled bikini bottoms resurface. Swimwear brands name their designs after iconic stars, with […]
‘It’s the luck of the draw’
Getty Images UK nationals and residents returning from “red list” countries will be made to quarantine in accommodation such as hotels for 10 days, Boris Johnson has said. While exact details of the policy remain unclear, similar schemes are already in place elsewhere, including in Australia and New Zealand. So how does it work? After […]
Disneyland workers want to strike
Reuters Hundreds of Disneyland workers protested this week Cynthia “Cyn” Carranza meticulously scavenged for a shady parking spot in the car she called home. The overnight custodian at Disneyland has to sleep during the day – a difficulty for anyone, let alone when you’re living in your car with two dogs. Ms Carranza says she […]
How shops fared in four charts
European Photopress Agency Most shops have reported their sales figures for the festive period. We take a look in four charts at how they fared. Ahead of Christmas 2018, the fact that many shops were already offering large discounts suggested they were struggling to sell their stock. Retail industry body the British Retail Consortium says […]
Newspaper building restored for 100th anniversary
A former newspaper publishing house in East Sussex is celebrating its 100th birthday after a five-year project brought it back to life. The Observer Building (OB), in Hastings, had been derelict after it was abandoned in 1985. But on Valentine’s Day in 2019, community group Hastings Commons got the keys and began lovingly restoring it. […]
Exxon plans to store carbon from Fawley under the English Channel
Getty Images Exxon Mobil is seeking approval for the Solent CO2 Pipeline Project An international oil and gas company is to hold a series of public consultations on its plans to create a new carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline. Exxon Mobil is seeking approval for the Solent CO2 Pipeline Project, which would see a pipe running […]
Stockton’s Preston Park museum development work begins
A multimillion-pound upgrade to facilities at a museum is set to get under way. Construction at Stockton’s Preston Park will begin on Monday with work to expand its cafe and toilet facilities. The museum is based at Preston Hall, a Grade II listed 19th century manor house which has been owned by the local council […]
EU revamps fishing policy to save depleted stocks
The European Commission has unveiled major plans to reform the EU’s fishing industry and stop catches being wasted. The proposal, due to take effect from 2013, would give fleets quota shares guaranteed for at least 15 years. “Discards” will be phased out – the practice whereby up to half the catch of some fish is […]
Royal International Air Tattoo attendees enjoy the sun on day one
BBC The Red Arrows arrived at RAF Fairford on Thursday Aviation fanatics have travelled from all over the world to catch a glimpse of their favourite planes at a huge military air show. The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) got off to a flying start at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire earlier, with planes from across the […]
Singapore ‘cruise to nowhere’ ends after passenger tests positive
Royal Caribbean The coronavirus pandemic has largely shut down the cruise industry A Royal Caribbean ship has returned to Singapore on day three of a four-day “cruise to nowhere” after a passenger tested positive for Covid-19. The city state’s “cruises to nowhere” – starting and ending at the same port without stops – launched last […]