Family release picture of US university lecturer missing in Himalayas
Doctor Richard Payne, a lecturer and environmental scientist at the University of York, has been confirmed as one of the missing eight climbers, which also includes four Brits.
Young US fashion designers take the world by storm with AW21 trends shows
From her home overlooking the sea in Cloughton, near Scarborough, Sophie Parnaby says exposure to nature at its most vulnerable and potent led her to explore new ways of manufacturing her striking designs.
Objectors to plans to open an alpaca trekking centre on Baildon Moor claim the animals could be 'intimidating'
If approved, the business would be based on a rural site behind a new housing development Luis Court – on the edge of Baildon Moor.
Cranswick to see benefits from outbreak of swine fever in China
Leading analyst Clive Black at Shore Capital said that the deterioration in the African Swine Fever position in China could beneficially influence Hull-based Cranswick’s 2022 financial results. Cranswick is the UK’s leading pig processor with over 30 per cent self-sufficiency.
Tiananmen Square massacre – 30 years since the largest political protest in communist China’s history came to a bloody end
The photograph of “tank man” both inspires and shames us. It’s impossible not to feel admiration for the man’s superhuman courage, but the viewer also feels an overwhelming sense of impotence and rage. His cause was already lost and nobody in the West could help him escape. It remains the defining image of the aftermath of the atrocities in and around Tiananmen Square, which saw the leaders of China’s communist party unleash the army on peaceful protests for freedom and democracy.
Amazon Fresh: how does the till-less London grocery store work – and will more locations open in the UK?
Amazon has opened its first “Just Walk Out” grocery store in Europe in the UK.The till-less shop in west London, named Amazon Fresh, allows customers to scan a smartphone app when they are entering.
A rare glimpse inside the nest of tawny owls as Luna and Bomber prepare for their chicks to hatch at wildlife artist Robert E Fuller's home
The eggs were laid in mid-January, the earliest I have known tawny owls to have a clutch here in Thixendale. Normally, this species lay in late February or March.
The SimplyBiz Group in Huddersfield will now be known as Fintel
The group said that Fintel has been created to “harness the combined strength and reach of the established businesses within it, including SimplyBiz”, which provides intermediary business support and Defaqto, the research, ratings and fintech business.
The life of Hollywood icon Doris Day remembered in pictures
The actress died at her home in Carmel Valley, California, the Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed. The foundation said she was surrounded by close friends and “had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia”. She was known as a honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and innocent sex comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and 1960s and among the most popular screen actresses in history. Day’s lilting voice, wholesome beauty and ultra-bright smile brought her a string of hits, first on records, later in Hollywood. She celebrated her 97th birthday on April 3.
Half of drivers wouldn’t report hitting a dog with their car, despite it being the law
Almost half of UK drivers wouldn’t report killing a dog with their car, according to new research.A shocking 48 per cent of motorists said that they wouldn’t bother reporting the incident if the dog wasn’t wearing a collar, with 34 per cent saying they wouldn’t bother even if the dog was tagged.
