Scientists say ‘forgotten’ coffee with superior flavour is climate change-proof

A ‘forgotten’ African species of coffee that grows at higher temperatures could save the coffee industry, scientists believe.  Coffea stenophylla from Sierra Leone can tolerate higher temperatures than Arabica, the world’s most popular coffee, according to climate change experts.  But the species also has a superior flavour, with notes of peach, blackcurrant, mandarin, chocolate, caramel and elderflower … Read more

Builders refurbishing city centre bar discover forgotten cellar belonging to 250-year-old pub

The ancient remains of one of Cardiff’s oldest pubs have been discovered during building work.  The Horse and Groom served customers in Womanby Street for hundreds of years, from the 18th Century, right up until the early 1990s.  The pub is said to date back to 1776 and was well known for having a brass pipe … Read more

BBC Radio 3 pledges to play more classical music by ‘unfairly forgotten’ BAME composers

BBC Radio Three has pledged to play more music from composers from ethnic minority backgrounds – who bosses say have been ‘unfairly forgotten’. Amid a push for a ‘more diverse repertoire’, the radio station, which focuses on classical music and opera, will shine a spotlight on the work of BAME composers. It comes as seven … Read more

Moving house? These ‘forgotten’ expenses could cost you £700 – we reveal how to avoid them

Moving home is often voted one of the most stressful things you can do – but this year there are two added pressures.  These are the rush to complete before the stamp duty holiday deadline, which expires on 31 March this year, and the complications caused by lockdown restrictions. Since the stamp duty holiday was … Read more

Moving house? These ‘forgotten’ expenses could cost you £700 – we reveal how to avoid them

Moving home is often voted one of the most stressful things you can do – but this year there are two added pressures.  These are the rush to complete before the stamp duty holiday deadline, which expires on 31 March this year, and the complications caused by lockdown restrictions. Since the stamp duty holiday was … Read more

Prince Harry says vulnerable children ‘should not be forgotten’ amid the Covid-19 crisis

The Duke of Sussex has said vulnerable children ‘should not be forgotten’ amid the global Covid-19 crisis. Prince Harry, 36, is currently living in his $14 million Santa Barbara mansion with Meghan Markle, 39, and their eighteen-month-old son Archie, having stepped back from royal duty last year. The father-of-one, who remains the patron of WellChild, a … Read more

Emotional moment photographer discovers portrait of his mother in forgotten 34-year-old camera roll

Emotional moment photographer discovers stunning portrait of his mother in forgotten 34-year-old camera roll from when his parents were students in Ukraine Bogdan Grygorenko, 33, from Canada, found the  old film roll in family camera He had the film developed and discovered picture of mother Olena from 1986 Picture was taken by Mr Grygorenko’s father … Read more

Des O’Connor helped me as a teenager – I’ve never forgotten that kindness, writes JIMMY TARBUCK 

The best show I ever played was with Des O’Connor, Bruce Forsyth and Ronnie Corbett, the four of us presenting the 100th Royal Variety Show. Des was as excited as me. There was a boyish enthusiasm that never left him. This command performance in 2012 was at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time, … Read more

Lost track of your pension pots? Unearth forgotten fortune

Do you know what all your pension pots are worth? Are you confident you’ve not lost track of one from decades ago? If the answer to both questions is ‘yes’, congratulations – you’re doing better than most.  Millions of us have pensions we have paid into over the years that we now have no idea … Read more

Prince Charles shows off THIRTEEN medals as he leads tributes to ‘forgotten heroes’ on VJ Day

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall yesterday led the nation as it marked the 75th anniversary of VJ Day – when the Second World War ended with victory over Japan.  As veterans in their 90s looked on, the Royal couple laid poppy posies and wreathes at the Kwai Railway Memorial at the National Memorial … Read more