Chinese engineers are banned from working on Britain’s next nuclear plant after the storm over Huawei working on the UK’s 5G China General Nuclear confined to providing finance in the Sizewell project Follows concern over security risk of giving China role in Britain’s infrastructure EDF is leading two £20billion projects at Sizewell and sister plant … Read more
Collins English Dictionary has named ‘lockdown’ as the word of the year, which may come as no surprise to Britons who have swapped the Red Lion pub for Red Dead Redemption. Video games have soared in popularity in 2020 due to people spending more time staying at home, sometimes under ‘quarantine’ – the Cambridge Dictionary’s … Read more
Fairytale Of New York has been named Britain’s top ten favourite Christmas song – despite controversy surrounding a homophobic slur in its lyrics. The festive hit, performed by The Pogues and featuring Kristy MacColl, was released in 1987, but never managed to reach the No.1 spot in the charts. However, it has now beaten Mariah Carey and … Read more
Fairytale Of New York has been named Britain’s top ten favourite Christmas song – despite controversy surrounding a homophobic slur in its lyrics. The festive hit, performed by The Pogues and featuring Kristy MacColl, was released in 1987, but never managed to reach the No.1 spot in the charts. However, it has now beaten Mariah Carey and … Read more
Fears over a New Year lockdown were fuelled today as scientists revealed the R rate has spiked above the crucial level of one again – and Boris Johnson warned that the country has to recognise the ‘reality’ of the coronavirus threat. The latest SAGE estimate for the reproduction rate – the average number of others … Read more
Fears over a New Year lockdown were fuelled today as scientists revealed the R rate has spiked above the crucial level of one again – and Boris Johnson warned that the country has to recognise the ‘reality’ of the coronavirus threat. The latest SAGE estimate for the reproduction rate – the average number of others … Read more
‘There’s something magical about a bookshop – and Britain is blessed with some of the most wonderful and enchanting bookshops in the world. To travel by bookshop is to see the best of Britain.’ So writes Louise Boland in her wonderful new book – Bookshop Tours of Britain (Fairlight Books). And few would surely disagree. … Read more
‘There’s something magical about a bookshop – and Britain is blessed with some of the most wonderful and enchanting bookshops in the world. To travel by bookshop is to see the best of Britain.’ So writes Louise Boland in her wonderful new book – Bookshop Tours of Britain (Fairlight Books). And few would surely disagree. … Read more
Collins English Dictionary has named ‘lockdown’ as the word of the year, which may come as no surprise to Britons who have swapped the Red Lion pub for Red Dead Redemption. Video games have soared in popularity in 2020 due to people spending more time staying at home, sometimes under ‘quarantine’ – the Cambridge Dictionary’s … Read more
The design has a red lid and a narrow neck which widens to form a base of sturdy hips. When poured, the contents flow in a singular, uninterrupted stream. The Kikkoman bottle hasn’t changed since it was designed in 1961 by Kenji Ekuan for the world’s largest soy sauce producer. Simplicity has made it ubiquitous. … Read more