According to the latest polls, the party is either fighting for first place with or is ahead of the Christian Democratic Union, which is mired in Covid-related difficulties, including a corruption scandal and dissatisfaction at the slow rollout of the vaccination programme. Their poll ratings have comfortably eclipsed those of the centre-left Social Democrats over […]
This week, ministers may finally divulge where and when holidaymakers can go, with a “green list” of countries that can be visited without quarantine on return. The Department for Transport insists it is on track to confirm, by “early May” as promised, whether planes can take off, and where to. Speculation is rife nonetheless. For […]
Salsa macha is Mexico’s answer to crisp chilli oil, and is made from dried chillies, garlic, nuts, spices, and oil. Add the onion, jalapeño, coriander and lime juice, and mix, gently mashing the avocado with a fork, but making sure to keep some chunky bits in there, rather than turning it to paste. Heat 200ml […]
The Royal Mint has produced a 10kg gold coin, the biggest in its 1,100-year history. The 20cm-wide coin was created by a team of master craftspeople at the Mint, combining traditional skills with innovative technology. A master toolmaker then hand-worked the coin, removing any marks made by the cutting process, before four days of polishing. […]
It is as much documentary as it is drama: adapted from a nonfiction book, cast with non-actors playing themselves , filmed in real landscapes and workplaces. It was presented as a fly-on-the-wall documentary of the last night of a Vegas dive bar, but actually the bar is alive and well, and in New Orleans. Or […]
The committee’s report said tax was an important tool for pursuing the government’s environmental goals. …Read the full story
The cars will be defined as self-driving when the system is in operation, at a maximum speed of 37mph. Under UN regulation, the system is for use only on motorways, where traffic flows in the same direction and no pedestrians or cyclists are permitted. The deaths of two men in a Tesla crash in April […]
If, at midnight, you stick your oar into the water of the lagoon near Kallady Bridge in Batticaloa, on Sri Lanka’s east coast, you might hear fish sing. It was an amazing experience.” The hotel’s owner responds: “Even though a lot of people know Batticaloa as the ‘Land of the Singing Fish’ most of them […]
For those earning $1m or more, the tax on investment income would rise to 39.6%, up from a current rate of 20%, as part of plans expected to be announced next week. Wall Street stocks, shares in technology companies and digital assets such as Bitcoin all retreated after the reports late on Thursday. Bitcoin had […]
They are hoping to stake out a spot among the heavyweights of the new industry and bring a significant new challenge to Tesla – and to the rest of the automotive industry as it scrambles to catch up. Premium carmakers including the UK’s Jaguar Land Rover or Germany’s BMW could also lose out if Chinese […]
The lead author, Samuel Preston, professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, first compared mortality rankings between the US and a broader set of European countries in 2010, finding that the US ranked among the worst in people aged below age 75 among the 18 countries considered. In the latest analysis, the authors found […]
