What happened to Haseeb Hameed?
Back in November 2016, as England prepared to face India in a tough test series, much had been anticipated about their new opener, Haseeb Hameed. The young Lancashire opener, who was just 19 when he made his debut, had showed a lot of promise at county level, scoring 1,129 runs, averaging 52 in the County Championship Division One that summer, meaning a lot was to be expected when he made is Test debut And he didn’t disappoint - scoring a...
Electric Eye announce new album ‘From The Poisonous Tree’
We’re at Broen Studio in Bergen. Øystein Braut, Njål Clementsen, Anders Bjelland and Øyvind Hegg-Lunde have locked into a groove that never seems to stop. Their bodies are swaying in time with the music, their heads are eagerly shaking to the song that’s pumping out of the room, and it seems like they’ll never get out of it. Maybe they don’t want to get out? It’s a little more than one year since Electric Eye released their second album, 'Different...
These are the top 10 most “pointless degrees”
Film studies, media studies and drama have been ranked among the most "pointless degrees" according to new research. The study found acting was the top waste of time, followed by outdoor adventure and environment and office skills. One in four graduates now regret having gone to university, the research shows. The most common reasons to rue time spent in further education are paying too much for their degree, wasting their time and making bad choices such as not choosing subject...
Parents turn to Google 6 times a month for answers to impossible questions
The average parent will turn to Google six times a month to get the answer to impossible questions their child has asked. ‘What are black holes?’, ‘how did the world begin?’ and ‘how does the internet work?’ are among the questions being asked by children that parents struggle to answer, a study has found. A poll, of 2,000 parents, found 54 per cent are regularly flummoxed by the deep and meaningful or scientific questions put to them by their children....
Book Review : Bounty of a Stolen Empire, by Martin Cohen
A truly ‘novel’ romantic novel, Bounty of a Stolen Empire is a sharply-written, wryly humorous book that tells the real-life story of Marguerite, Countess of Blessington – one of the most remarkable women of her time but shamefully forgotten by history. Born Margaret Power in 1789, our heroine, begins her tumultuous life in a chaotic, less-than-salubrious home in an Irish backwater. As a bored child prodigy she finds herself pregnant and sold by her father in matrimony to a man...
Places to Visit in China
Exploring China can take you on mesmerizing cultural journeys and thrilling adventures. Since it was discovered over 700 years ago by the fearless adventurer Marco Polo, the large Asian country has been regarded as a prime destination for those looking for enchantment. Whether you are visiting some of the bustling cities, discovering spectacular nature or searching for tranquility in ancient temples, China offers endless potential, and so much of it is not widely known. Here are our top 3 picks...
Women ‘were the key to spreading culture and knowledge around Europe 4,000 years ago’
Women were the key to spreading culture and knowledge around Europe 4,000 years ago, according to new research. The study revealed European women traveled far and wide from their home villages to start families - bringing with them new cultural objects and ideas, while men tended to stay near where they were born. Researchers found that at the end of the Stone Age and in the early Bronze Age, families were established in a surprising manner in the Lechtal area,...
Mum nearly fed banana containing nest of spider eggs to baby
A shocked mum told how she nearly fed a banana containing a nest of spider eggs to her baby. Debbie Campbell - who has a fear of spiders - says she spotted a clump of white eggs on the fruit as she was about to feed 18-month-old Albie. The beauty therapist screamed when she suddenly realised the white mark on the fruit looked identical to nests laid by the world's most venomous spider, the Brazilian Wandering Spider. Shocked mum Debbie...
Watch – Warming ocean floor threat to creatures living in the seas around Antarctica
Four out of five marine species living in the oceans around Antarctica are expected to decline in number as the seafloor warms over the next century. A British Antarctic Survey (BAS) team examined the potential distribution of more than 900 species of Southern Ocean shelf-dwelling marine invertebrates under a warming scenario produced by computer models. The researchers concluded that, while some species in some areas will benefit, four out of five of the species native to the region (79 per...