DEBORAH ROSS: People coughed and no one scarpered. Imagine that! By Deborah Ross for Event magazine Published: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 Quiz Monday-Wednesday, ITV Rating: Killing Eve Monday, BBC iPlayer Rating: Oh Lord, just what we needed right now: a three-parter over three nights with the focus … Read more
From Tanya Byron and Claudia Winkleman on How Did We Get Here? to The Now Show and The Rachman Review, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 How Did We Get Here? For better or worse, the pandemic has sent many of … Read more
Sunday, April 5 Honor Blackman, my favourite Bond girl as sassy Pussy Galore, died today, aged 94, at her home in Lewes, East Sussex, three miles from my village of Newick. A statement said: ‘Honor died peacefully, from natural causes, at home, surrounded by her family.’ By very sad coincidence, a great friend of mine … Read more
Benjamin Grosvenor’s playing in Chopin Piano Concertos is entirely devoid of the shallow point-scoring that sometimes afflicts young pianists By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 Benjamin Grosvenor Chopin Piano Concertos Decca, out now Rating: Sometimes hype … Read more
‘Ghost fleet’ ship graveyard with hundreds of sunken vessels is MOVING: Storms, floods and erosion are causing wrecks to drift for miles The wooden skeletons of 185 wooden ships were sunk or left to decompose The wrecks are in an area of the Potomac River, called Mallows Bay, in Maryland Environmentalists have come to value … Read more
The ‘urban forests’ of New York revealed: New study finds the city has five MILLION trees in ‘forested natural areas’ Researchers carrying out a huge survey of New York City’s trees Teams spent two years collecting data in 53 designated forested natural areas By Mark Prigg For Dailymail.com Published: 23:00 BST, 6 December 2018 | … Read more
Modern technology is ‘shining a light’ on what daily life was like in ancient Egypt by using lasers, X-rays, and infrared to examine the bones of mummies. A number of bone samples dating back between 2,000 and 4,000 years have been tested using the Advanced Light Source at Berkeley Labs in California. It works by … Read more
Ford unveils noise-cancelling dog house that can keep your pup calm during fireworks and thunderstorms The noise-cancelling dog kennel uses active noise control to limit loud noises An automatic glass door and ‘anti-vibration block risers’ also reduce sounds Ford said the futuristic dog house isn’t on sale for now, as it’s just a prototype By Annie … Read more
Can an AI keep you happy at work? Ex-Google team reveal software that ‘nudges’ workers with messages throughout the day The startup, called Humu, uses AI to ‘nudge’ staffers to complete certain tasks Uses machine learning to analyze data and find areas they can improve upon ‘Nudges’ are then delivered to managers and staff via … Read more
‘Sinister’ Chinese mussel that can smother scallops and oysters has made its way into British waters Asian date mussels have distinctive zig-zag markings on their tiny shells They were first found in China and have caused problems all over the world Dense mats of the mussels can suffocate scallops, oysters and seagrass By Colin Fernandez, … Read more