Getty British troops are racing to deliver 75 tonnes of aid to the Caribbean before Maria hits Royal Marine Commandos and engineers are continuing to gather medical supplies, food, water and building materials to send to the British Virgin Islands (BVIs), Anguilla, and Turks and Caicos after Storm Maria was […]
Daily Archives: September 18, 2017
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This undated photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife shows Walrus cows and yearlings resting on ice in Alaska. An environmental activist wants the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider using anchored rafts in the Chukchi Sea to provide walruses a platform to rest. Diminished sea ice brought on […]
The Liberal Democrat leader delivered his extraordinary slap down after he launched the party conference in Bournemouth. He said: “Juncker embodies many of the EU’s failings. He is pompous, self-important and overpaid.” He called for the EU chief to be replaced by someone “more attuned to reality and public opinion.” […]
Across the bay, gulls wheeled in the last light. The seafront, illuminated by the small fishermen’s cottages, traced a crescent that was edged by a band of pale sand, then an expanse of darker water. The air was dusky with the scent of pinks and sea grass and suntan lotion. […]
Team discussions could be different if a chatbot joins in, but will they get better?sturti/Getty By Timothy Revell Are your colleagues lousy at communicating with each other? A chatbot could help, specifically one called CoachBot. Developed by the London-based HR company Saberr, it asks about workplace dynamics and provides the […]
Johnson shot to international superstardom as Anastasia Steele in the franchise, the final part of which is due in cinemas early next year. But as for her next move, it seems there are stories she wants to tell herself. Speaking to Vogue Spain, she confided: “I read a lot, and […]
Sewing Your Perfect Capsule Wardrobe: 5 Key Pieces To Tailor To Your Style by Arianna Cadwallader and Cathy McKinnon (Kyle, £19.99) This useful and inspiring guide to making clothes embraces timeless classics. With detailed instructions for fit and finish, it shows five basic garments and explains how to adapt the […]
A Life Of My Own by Claire Tomalin (Viking, £16.99) Vivid, insightful and backed by painstaking research, Tomalin’s historical biographies have been bestsellers and won a host of awards – the Whitbread, Hawthornden and James Tait Black Memorial prizes. Here she tackles a much trickier subject: herself. Tomalin immediately admits, […]