One of Britain’s oldest tea makers could be about to change hands amid a period of difficult trading By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 One of Britain’s oldest tea makers could be about to change hands amid a period of difficult … Read more
Cream cake makers will face new red tape to export their products to the EU from next month under post-Brexit rules Cream cakes being exported to the UK face new Brexit red tape from April British firms will need export health certificates signed by vets before their foods containing dairy are deemed safe It comes … Read more
Car makers today demanded much greater support from the Government to help consumers buy electric vehicles if ministers’ ambitious ‘electric dreams’ are to become a reality. Rule makers must ‘put ordinary drivers at the heart of policy and planning’ if they are to win consumers’ ‘hearts and minds’, they said. Electric cars are still too … Read more
A model boat maker’s plan to sail his toy vessel on his local pond with his elderly father have been sunk by health and safety chiefs who said the water is ‘too dense’. Stephen Best, 57, had hoped to float the boat on Crammer Pond in Devizes, Wiltshire, with his elderly father and rekindle his … Read more
Plug-in hybrid electric cars can use four times more fuel than makers claim, costing owners an average of £462 per year more than expected, Which? has warned. The consumer watchdog tested 22 popular hybrid models over 62 miles (100km) and found that they had all been advertised with unrealistic fuel efficiency figures. On average, hybrid cars … Read more
Did Emily In Paris ‘buy’ Golden Globe nominations? Makers of Netflix show hit back at ‘unfair’ claims it received awards nod after treating judges to luxurious set visit A source said the claims are ‘unfair’ and the Netflix show is ‘hugely successful’ The show is up for best series, with star Lily Collins nominated for … Read more
With her lifelike face and unusual sense of humour, Sophia the robot is one of the most famous androids around the world. Now, her makers have revealed ambitious plans to mass produce thousands of humanoid bots by the end of the year. Hanson Robotics, the firm behind Sophia, says that four models, including Sophia, will … Read more
The makers of hit Hollywood movie Couples Retreat, starring Vince Vaughn and Kristin Davis, are being sued by a black actor over a race controversy which began more than a decade ago, according to court papers obtained by DailyMail.com. Faizon Love is suing Universal Studios and its partners over claims he and co-star Kali Hawk, … Read more
School books and exam papers could soon show girls dressing up as firefighters and boys watering plants after one of the country’s largest education companies launched plans to tackle gender bias. Pearson, which owns the exam board Edexcel and produces resources for schools, today announced guidelines to ‘flip’ gender stereotypes and ‘avoid unconscious bias.’ The move, … Read more
You are what you eat: Scientists create ‘grow-your-own’ steak kit using HUMAN cells and blood – but insist it is not ‘technically’ cannibalism Researchers dubbed the meat Ouroboros Steaks, after the snake eating itself They culture human cells in growth serum made from discarded human blood The concept was nominated for a 2020 ‘Beazley Designs of the Year’ award … Read more