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Living

Here are some of the inventive ways people are reusing COVID plastics

Old tests are being repurposed into sparkly jewellery, plant pot labels and more, but not all of our pandemic plastics are necessary.

28/01/2022

Travel News

Meet the woman offering free retreats to ‘overwhelmed’ health workers

Jools Sampson's company has been offering free spaces to frontline NHS staff since 2020, but now needs some help to continue.

28/01/2022

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson: London's Met Police deny delaying 'partygate' report

Police have asked for Sue Gray's report to include "minimal reference" to alleged Downing Street lockdown parties to avoid prejudicing their own investigation.

28/01/2022

Travel News

BA planes found to have insect infestations, report reveals

This is not the first time insects have made their way onto a flight.

28/01/2022

Art

Prince Charles unveils Holocaust survivor portrait series

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall spent Holocaust Memorial Day with 'seven remarkable individuals' who sat for a set of portraits displayed in the Queen's Gallery.

28/01/2022

United Kingdom

Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to publish delayed 'partygate' report

The PM has pledged to publish in full an official report into his team's activities which allegedly broke lockdown rules... while the delays have prompted many a joke on social media.

27/01/2022

Art

Why is Boris Johnson such an easy target for political cartoonists?

Following allegations of Boris Johnson's parties at Downing Street being in breach of coronavirus restrictions, it is a busy time of year for political cartoonists.

27/01/2022

Green News

This 1989 news clip shows what we thought homes would look like by now

Has modern technology lived up to futuristic predictions?

27/01/2022

Green News

Oatly ads banned over misleading environmental claims

But one claim that food’s annual emissions could be cut by 49 per cent if the world went vegan was backed up by evidence.

27/01/2022

Art

Miniature Banksy model sells for over €1 million in UK auction

The small thatched model building was put up for sale by its British owners over fears it would one day be stolen.

27/01/2022

Green News

Empty ‘ghost flights’ may be burning as much fuel as 1.4 million cars

As the summer season approaches, airlines could be forced to make thousands more of these empty flights at a high cost to the planet.

27/01/2022

Art

Francis Bacon exhibit - blurring the lines between humans and animals

Spanning Bacon’s 50-year career, the 'Francis Bacon: Man and Beast' exhibition includes some of Bacon’s earliest works and his last-ever painting

26/01/2022

United Kingdom

UK PM Boris Johnson again urged to resign over Downing Street parties

Johnson has so far ruled out resignation but several of his own lawmakers have urged him to do so or face a vote of no confidence.

26/01/2022

Cult

'America in Crisis' - new Saatchi exhibition documents divided US

A new exhibition at London's Saatchi Gallery documents decades of political, social and cultural change in the US.

25/01/2022

Eco-Innovation

This floating house can shelter people for 6 weeks after a flood

The concept was provoked by recent extreme flooding in Vietnam.

25/01/2022

United Kingdom

Police to investigate lockdown parties at the heart of UK government

The parties in Downing Street, which have caused outrage and sparked calls for Boris Johnson to resign, are already being investigated by a senior civil servant.

25/01/2022

United Kingdom

Lockdown birthday party claim increases pressure on Boris Johnson

The new allegation that a short birthday bash was held for the prime minister is the latest in a string of accusations of Downing Street gatherings that are being investigated.

25/01/2022

Art

Gainsborough's Blue Boy is back in town a century after it left

The painting had hung at the gallery for three weeks in the winter of 1922 before making its way across the Atlantic Ocean after it was bought by a US collector from the Duke of Westminster.

24/01/2022

Travel News

UK day 2 tests to be scrapped before half term, PM confirms

It follows the removal of pre-departure tests, while the rules for unvaccinated travellers will also ease significantly from 11 February.

24/01/2022

United Kingdom

'I'm struggling big time': More turn to food banks as inflation soars

"I normally put something in the foodbank trolley but now it's my turn to need some help," said 45-year-old Heidi, who said she was struggling with price rises on "just everything".

24/01/2022

United Kingdom

WikiLeaks founder Assange wins bid to appeal his extradition to the US

Britain’s High Court ruled on Monday he could take his case to the UK Supreme Court.

24/01/2022

United Kingdom

Nusrat Ghani: UK ex-minister says she was sacked over her 'Muslimness'

The UK MP has been urged to make a formal complaint after claiming she was told her Muslim faith played a part in her sacking from Boris Johnson's government.

23/01/2022

United Kingdom

UK MP says he will meet police over government 'blackmail' accusations

William Wragg claims some MPs in Boris Johnson's party have faced intimidation from government representatives over their calls for the prime minister's resignation.

22/01/2022

United Kingdom

'Partygate' scandal: Johnson critics face government 'blackmail'

Senior Tory William Wragg disclosed the alleged intimidation campaign as Downing Street battles to shore up PM Boris Johnson against calls from within the party for his resignation.

20/01/2022

Nature

This BAFTA-winning film about setting cows free will move you to tears

Alex Lockwood's masterpiece on the dark reality of beef farming deserves to be watched.

20/01/2022

Creators

Meet the pioneer artist who changed the face of graffiti in the UK

In this episode of Creators, a series where we get inside some of the world's top creative minds, Arron Bird, aka Temper talks about success, pushing boundaries and mental health.

20/01/2022