How farmworkers toil to export roses to Europe
Kate Stanworth On a moonless night in the Kenyan lakeside town of Naivasha, Anne sits inside a makeshift, two-room house, exhausted after a gruelling shift picking and sorting roses. Anne (not her real name) is a single mother and one of thousands of the predominantly female workers in Kenya’s flower industry, harvesting and categorising blooms […]
First Briton in space urges Poole pupils to consider STEM
The first Briton to go into space is speaking to schoolchildren about the opportunities created by studying scientific subjects. Research chemist Helen Sharman spent eight days in space in 1991, becoming the first woman to visit the Mir Space Station. Now an ambassador for Imperial College London, she will be telling pupils at St Edward’s […]
Kate Moss stars at return of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Getty Images Kate Moss wore a lace-covered slip dress over a black bodysuit ensemble with a pair of feathered angel wings Models and pop stars took to the catwalk as the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show made its comeback, five years after being cancelled. The lingerie brand’s catwalk show was scrapped after its 2018 edition drew […]
Suffolk pubs mark Cask Ale Week with beers, live music, and food
The owner of an award-winning pub said the real ale industry was enjoying its most exciting and innovative time for 30 years. The Queen’s Head in Bramfield, Suffolk, is celebrating Cask Ale Week – the annual celebration of cask beer- as part of its beer festival, until 22 September. Kate Wood was hopeful the event […]
Ben Ainslie’s racing yachts built in Hampshire
Carrington Boats AC75 RB3 will race in the 37th Americas Cup in Barcelona. Perched on the edge of Southampton Water, in between the booming of heavy machinery and the sqawking of sea gulls overhead, another noise cries out into Hythe Marine Park. The droning is coming from giant ovens, but these are not baking bread […]
Diddy accused of raping a woman as ‘payback’ for claims about Tupac Shakur’s murder
Getty Images The music mogul is facing multiple claims of rape and sexual assault Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of raping a woman as “payback” for suggesting he was involved in the murder of Tupac Shakur. In a lawsuit filed in California, Ashley Parham also claims the musician threatened to slash her face with […]
‘Worst time’ for fish and chip shops as costs soar, owner says
Natalie Bell / BBC Ian Stead has run his Cleethorpes restaurant for more than 20 years A Lincolnshire fish and chip shop owner has said he is struggling to stay afloat because of the rising cost of ingredients. Ian Stead, who runs Steels Corner House Restaurant in Cleethorpes, said suppliers had been increasing prices by […]
Twin brothers taking on new altitude record in electric aircraft
The Turner Twins Ross and Hugo Turner flying a tandem electric paramotor Professional adventurers from Devon are making their final preparations for a world altitude record in a tandem electric paramotor. Ross and Hugo Turner, known as the Turner Twins, said they would be pushing aviation battery technology to the limit when they attempted to […]
London’s Elizabeth line wins 2024 Riba Stirling Prize for architecture
Getty Images Judges said the Elizabeth line “sets a bold new standard for civic infrastructure” The Elizabeth line, London’s newest train line, has been awarded the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize. The Stirling Prize is normally awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) to the country’s best new building, but this year it […]
Tributes paid after death of founder Shabir Hussain
BBC Shabir Hussain’s death was announced by the Akbar’s chain he founded on Wednesday A businessman who founded a chain of curry restaurants and is said to have invented the ‘hanging naan’ has died aged 56. Shabir Hussain founded Akbar’s restaurant in Bradford in 1995, before later expanding to cities including Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Newcastle, […]