Listen to Julie Byrne if you like: Joni Mitchell, Laura Marling, Nadia Reid, Patti Smith, Carole King, Bob Dylan, Richard Hawley, Mark Chapman Julie Byrne has an instantly mesmerising stage presence. Before her first song, she gives a brief introduction - in her familiar husky, peaceful tone - and we ...
Greggs the bakers have had to apologise profusely for a tongue-in-cheek nativity scene in a promotional photo for its first ever advent calendar with a sausage roll in the place of baby Jesus. “We’re really sorry to have caused any offence, this was never our intention,” the bakers apologised, though ...
Launched in 2003, Innis & Gunn has since become one of the UK’s most successful international craft beer businesses. Last year, for instance, the brewery sold more than 27 million bottles of beer around the world. Operating from a site in Perth, Scotland, Master Brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp and his team develop and barrel-age ...
Yes, it’s only November - but Christmas is here. Well, in terms of food, drink and underwhelming streetlights, at least. In 2017, though, we’re not happy with just one Christmas dinner, judging the meteoric rise in popularity of Christmas sandwiches over the past few years. Unsurprisingly, this year’s veritable feast ...
A tragic young woman left a heartbreaking suicide note calling for better funding of mental health services, saying 'let this not be a tragedy; let this be a lesson.' Tormented Caroline Davis, 23, penned her powerful message demanding more mental health services and facilities before ending her own life, an ...
X-Rays have revealed the source of the destructive power behind parrotfish teeth. Researchers have found an Interwoven crystal structure is the key to their coral-crunching ability. The hardy gnashers of the parrotfish allow it to chomp on coral all day long, ultimately chewing and grinding it up through digestion into ...
British soldiers have been using Xbox-style controllers to remotely drive 4x4s in a military first. The UK has been working with the US military on autonomous resupply, providing a glimpse into the future of getting much-needed supplies to the front line. In a week-long exercise in Michigan, the UK MOD’s ...
A little girl who lost both her feet after her dad accidentally ran over her with a lawnmower has defied the odds to keep doing her favorite thing - DANCE. Emma McGraw, 11, ran into the garden while oblivious dad Joe, 46, was cutting the grass on a ride-on mower ...
Recent statistics show that the sale of new cars is currently plummeting, leading the motor industry to seek help in the budget. New vehicle registrations are down 4.6% and there was a 12.2% decline in new car sales when compared to last October. This is now the seventh consecutive month ...