Exclusive: Whistleblowers point to broader sewage scandal, with wastewater systems manipulated to divert sewage Whistleblowers say UK water companies are knowingly failing to treat legally required amounts of sewage, and that some treatment works are manipulating wastewater systems to divert raw sewage away from the works and into rivers and seas. It is well known…
St David’s weekday services hope to draw in commuters and others with work or family pressures The prospect of sitting on a hard pew enduring a drawn-out service with, perhaps, a meandering sermon at its heart, puts off many would-be church-goers. But a Welsh church is determined to draw in worshippers who feel they don’t…
From films about Play-Doh and Barbie to the Shrek ‘experience’, consumer capitalism has run out of ideas When it was announced last week that Margot Robbie will follow up the success of Barbie with a film based on Monopoly, my heart sank, did not pass go, and did not collect £200. Robbie’s production company will…
Wake up tired tortillas and leftover chicken by adding your favourite Mexican-inspired toppings to create the classic Mexican ‘toastie’ Leftover roast meat makes a glorious tostada topping. Combined with your favourite Mexican-inspired ingredients, just 150g is enough meat for about six tostadas, to serve as a snack for six or a huge feast for two….
A girl kidnapped by criminals turns out to be less innocent than she seems in a new horror flick, while the queen of stadium pop releases a new double album AbigailOut nowVery loosely based on the 1936 horror Dracula’s Daughter, this new spin on the material sees a little girl kidnapped by a group of…
Exclusive: Former head of policy at illegal migration taskforce details ‘inhumane conversations’ A senior civil servant has said Cabinet Office officials making policy on small boats referred to “bloody migrants” and were expected to “leave their humanity at the door”. Rowaa Ahmar withdrew a tribunal claim alleging “unrelenting and systemic” racism in the department on…
Invasive feline attention has left me seriously sleep-deprived, but I have appointments with Irish radio – and my wife’s diary It is 11.30am and I am sitting in my office shed, yawning. I have not slept well, because the cat’s attentions have reached a new level of intensity: it leaps on to the bed at…
