A leading authority on the edible wild fungi of Northern Europe, Geoff Dann published a comprehensive book on the subject – ‘Edible Mushrooms’ - in 2016 (through Green Books). Tying in with next month’s launch of a new Hardback edition, we asked Geoff to share some of his knowledge; describing...
Shocking footage from British dairy farms sparks outrage from animal welfare organisation Animal welfare organisation, Viva!, have released footage revealing shocking conditions across a range of dairy farms. The footage, obtained from Viva! Campaigns, follows Viva! Campaigns founder and director, Juliet Gellatley, as she investigates six separate dairy farms which...
By Jan Cronje On Friday, 2nd February 1990, the South African president, FW de Klerk, stunned the world by announcing the official end of apartheid. Nelson Mandela was freed just days later, bringing renewed hope of peace, justice and diversity in a racially-divided country. Apartheid itself, the disgraceful form of...
By Anicée Van Engeland, Senior Lecturer, Center for International Security & Resilience When he came to address the public at Chatham House in February 2018, HE Abbas Araghchi, the Deputy for Political Affairs of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs who served as chief nuclear negotiator, was quite clear about...
When we think of local charities, the image that springs to mind is often that of the village pump preservation society and their creaky wooden tombola. However, the reality is that local charities now provide the last, and often the only, line of support to many of our most marginalised...
It has been a disastrous night for UKIP, which has lurched to the extremes of crude anti-Muslim rhetoric under Gerard Batten, its fourth leader since Nigel Farage. Winning just two seats in the council elections across England yesterday, the party has lost 92 councillors so far. Other far-right parties –...
The body of burglar Henry Vincent laid in an open casket for three days so family and friends could pay their respects, a mourner has revealed. The criminal, 37, was kept beneath a DIY gazebo of green and blue tarpaulin outside his mum's home since Tuesday so mourners could pay...
As the market for self-driving delivery robots continues to heat up, one company is moving aggressively to take a leadership position in this nascent market. Robby Technologies is a leading developer of self-driving delivery robots, with big name brand clients such as Doordash, Instacart and Postmates. Recently they formally announced...
A nurse who was part of a group that scooped £1,000,000 in the EuroMillions says she almost didn't check the winning ticket. The fifteen kind-hearted nurses are celebrating winning the Millionaire Maker draw on Friday, April 20 -with each member pocketing more than £66,666 - for just 50 each. June...