Bristol Zoo’s baby gorilla, Ayana, is now three months old but sees the world the wrong way round quite a lot of the time. Bristol Zoo’s baby gorilla, Ayana, is now three months old but sees the world the wrong way round quite a lot of the time. That’s because mum Touni picks her up and lifts her onto her shoulders, leaving Ayana facing backwards. Senior keeper Shani Ratnayake said: “She cannot turn herself around. So she just sits there...

It’s perhaps unsurprising that London is now filled with so many neighbourhood restaurants. Extortionate rates and continuous gentrification are, of course, a contributing factor, plus after a long day at work; it’s difficult to blame those hoping to avoid trudging back into central London for dinner. Of all the brilliant neighbourhood restaurants, Islington and neighbouring Farringdon are home to an outstanding number, including Galley, Oldroyd, Black Axe Mangal, Morito and many more. Opened earlier in the summer, Humble Grape –...

It used to be that sleep was seen as a sign of weakness. How many times have you heard something to the tune of, “I only got four hours last night and I feel fine!”. It was deemed a positive quality to be able to go without sleep for extended periods of time. But it turns out that this bravado is dangerous. Not only does sleep help us feel rested, it’s vitally important for our mental and physical wellbeing. While...

The leader of Australia’s rightwing One Nation party, Pauline Hanson, has been rebuked for arriving at a Senate session dressed in a black burqa. A form of dress usually worn by some Muslim women. Hanson caused a huge commotion as she walked into the chamber, during daily question time, dressed in the full body wear. She wore a burqa to highlight security conners of people wearing the dress and she hopes to get them banned. The leader of the opposition...

More than 13,000 of the UK’s lowest paid workers will get around £2 million in back pay as part of the government’s scheme to name employers who have failed to pay National Minimum Wage and Living Wage. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has today published a list of 233 businesses that underpaid workers. As well as paying back staff the money owed, employers on the list have been fined a record £1.9 million by the government. Retail,...

Police investigating the kidnapping of model Chloe Ayling have arrested the brother of prime suspect Lukasz Herba. Michal Konrad Herba, 36, was detained in Tividale, Oldbury, West Mids, which is where he and his brother are believed to have lived together. Neighbours told today (Wed) how they saw Michal with police a week ago before officers towed away one of his cars from the property on Sampson Close. Model Sinead Boyce, 23, who lives in the same block of flats...

Peter Tefft travelled across the US to attend the protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, with hundreds of white supremacists. His father, Pearce Tefft wrote a letter about his son and his presence at the right-wing gathering, that ended in rioting and the death of a woman due to a hit and run, by a right wing fanatic. Father Peter Tefft My name is Pearce Tefft, and I am writing to all, with regards to my youngest son, Peter Tefft, an avowed...

Strength: 4.5% ABV  Brewed: Žatec, Czech Republic Batch brewed in the cellars of a 14th century castle in the historic Czech town of Žatec, CELIA produces two different beers. Both are notably vegan-friendly and gluten-free, thanks to a silicon filtration technique used during the brewing process. As a result, the brewery takes great pride on providing beer that doesn’t leave drinkers feeling uncomfortably bloated, without compromising on flavour. Made with just three ingredients – organic Saaz hops, Moravian malt and sand-filtered water –...

A Cambridge University college has paid tribute to an "exceptional" PhD student who was among 18 victims of a terror attack in Burkina Faso. Tammy Chen, 34, who was pregnant, was at a restaurant with her husband Mehsen Fenaiche when they were gunned down on Sunday. Chen was studying for a PhD at the University of Cambridge's Gonville & Caius College, specialising in poverty, gender and women's empowerment. Tammy Chen with husband Mehsen Fenaiche who were among 18 victims of...