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Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure review round-up: an ‘uncynical’ celebrity travelogue
“As most of us are unlikely to be invited on holiday with Joanna Lumley any time soon, let us enjoy the next best thing,” said Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph: an ITV series in which she travels through Indonesia, Madagascar, India, Jordan and Zanzibar, tracing the history of theContinue Reading
Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages from old phone still not handed to Covid inquiry
W hatsApp messages on Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone have still not been handed over to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Downing Street on Monday said “all requisite material” had been given to the inquiry after the Government lost its bid to prevent their release. The Cabinet Office had until 4pmContinue Reading
How does cultural appropriation work – and how can you spot it?
Is practising yoga a form of cultural appropriation? The question has arisen in recent years as the yoga industry continues to grow and strange new forms of the practice – from “goat yoga” to “gin and yin yoga” – are introduced. Yoga practitioners in India have accused the West ofContinue Reading
Labour vows to ‘turn page on Tory sleaze’ as it details ethics watchdog plans
L abour will pledge to “turn the page on Tory sleaze” if it wins the next election, as it fleshes out its plans for an independent ethics watchdog for ministerial standards. Deputy leader Angela Rayner is expected to renew a commitment to “stop the rot” by creating a new bodyContinue Reading
Huw Edwards named as presenter at centre of BBC crisis
Huw Edwards’s wife Vicky Flind has named him as the BBC presenter accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour. Around the same time, the Metropolitan Police said that they had no information to suggest that any criminal offence had been committed. The initial story, published in The Sun, was that an unnamedContinue Reading
The Streets announce new album and headline London show
R ejoice, UK garage fans: a mighty seven years in the making, The Streets’ upcoming release The Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light is the Mike Skinner-led project’s first album in over a decade. Out October 20, the full-length record will be accompanied by a film of the sameContinue Reading
Ukraine could show more ‘gratitude’ to nations supplying it with weapons, says Ben Wallace
U kraine could display more “gratitude” to countries supplying large amounts of weaponry to help its fight against Russia, the Defence Secretary has suggested. On the final day of the Nato summit in Lithuania, Ben Wallace urged Volodymyr Zelensky to show more appreciation for military aid. He said that lastContinue Reading
Weight loss: why you don’t just lose fat when you’re on a diet
Muscle loss can slow your metabolism. Felipe Mahecha/ Shutterstock When you go on a diet, you don’t just lose fat – you lose muscle too. This can have many repercussions – not only on your fitness and strength, but on your metabolism. To lose weight (body fat), you need toContinue Reading
AI might eventually be an extinction threat, but it poses more pressing risks
AI has major potential in medical diagnostics. Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock Since the AI chatbot ChatGPT was released in 2020, we’ve been hearing about the threat posed by artificial intelligence. A statement signed by academic experts and tech industry figures even branded AI an “extinction risk”. But whatever you think ofContinue Reading
Unlimited fines for environmental polluters, Government confirms
E nvironmental regulators will be able to charge polluters unlimited penalties for causing damage, the Government has confirmed. The current limit of £250,000 is to be scrapped following a consultation with “widespread public support”, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said. It means the Environment Agency (EA)Continue Reading