Lao Gan Ma's chilli crisp, featuring the "old godmother" Tao Huabi, has become a UK supermarket staple and social media sensation. Its spicy, crunchy, umami flavour is inspiring a cottage industry of independent producers in Britain, who are innovating with diverse ingredients and flavours.
Tesla owners in China are using miniature replica heads of celebrities, like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, to trick the car's driver monitoring system. These $30-$40 figurines are placed to block the in-cabin camera, allowing drivers to disengage from the road while using assisted-driving features, despite Tesla's safety requirements.
Campaigners call for reform and public inquiry into royal finances after revelations about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's private income from subletting cottages
Fulham manager Marco Silva will depart after five years, with the Portuguese coach reportedly close to agreeing a deal to manage Benfica. Silva joined Fulham in 2021, leading them to promotion and establishing them as a Premier League side.
Fulham secured a victory over Newcastle in what may be Marco Silva's final match as manager, with Tom Cairney scoring a decisive second-half goal. Silva is expected to decide his future next week, potentially moving to Benfica.
Fulham manager Marco Silva will decide his future next week, with Benfica reportedly interested. Despite a 2-0 win over Newcastle, Fulham missed out on European qualification, finishing 11th.
Marco Silva secured a victory in what might be his final Fulham match, with Tom Cairney's goal sealing a win against Newcastle. Silva is expected to meet with club hierarchy next week to decide on his future, potentially moving to Benfica.
William Harrison, a US soldier stationed in the region, was convicted and hanged for the murder of Patsy WylieOn the afternoon of 25 September 1944, William Harrison, a US soldier stationed in Northern Ireland, visited the cottage of the Wylie family in Killycolpy, County Tyrone, and offered to buy treats for the children.He had visited before and was, if not a friend, at least known to the family. Mary Wylie let him take her seven-year-old daughter, Patricia, better known as Patsy, across the fields to the shops. Continue reading...
Mumbai's Koli women are transforming their traditional fish trade into a corporate venture with Daryavardi Producer Company Limited. This community-owned enterprise, inspired by the Amul model, focuses on streamlined operations, product development, and modern marketing. Learning about improved packaging, they aim to elevate their business from a cottage industry to a significant player in the Blue Economy.
Appeal launched to buy Nottinghamshire cottage, where tree was planted in 19th century, and turn it into heritage centreCampaigners have launched an appeal to try to save for the nation the mother tree of perhaps the most popular cooking apple in the world.The original bramley apple tree, which grows in the garden of a cottage in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, is for sale, with the cottage put on the market by its owners, Nottingham Trent University. Continue reading...
Appeal launched to buy Nottinghamshire cottage, where tree was planted in 19th century, and turn it into heritage centreCampaigners have launched an appeal to try to save for the nation the mother tree of perhaps the most popular cooking apple in the world.The original bramley apple tree, which grows in the garden of a cottage in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, is for sale, with the cottage put on the market by its owners, Nottingham Trent University. Continue reading...
With their last title a decade ago, young players moving on and coach churn, Middlesex are no longer even the most famous team that call Lord’s homeMiddlesex is unlike every other English county in at least one very important way. It doesn’t actually exist. It was abolished by the London Government Act of 1963, persisted, in dotage, as a postal subdivision, until Royal Mail put it to sleep in 1996. Today, you’ll find it on the tiles of Swiss Cottage Tube station – which are embossed with its badge of three seaxes – the pediment of the Sessions House in Clerkenwell, the mailing addresses of people who just won’t let go, the minutes of Spelthorne council, the titles of three hospitals, a university, assorted sports teams and tournaments, and the cricket club.Those who don’t know any better will tell you English cricket is a country pursuit. It’s not. Sport England’s latest data showed 250,000 Londoners played at least once last year. That’s around 20% of the adult playing population in England and Wales. Walk from Lord’s into the playing fields in Regent’s Park and you will find five, six, seven games going on all at once on the public pitches. Over the road at Fab’s Food & Wine they always have the Indian Premier League on in the afternoons, streaming on a mobile phone. The guy who runs it tells me he is a Royal Challengers Bengaluru fan; I ask if he knows which county plays at the ground around the corner. “No idea.” Continue reading...
Ryan Sessegnon's first-half strike leads Fulham to a 1-0 victory against Aston Villa at Craven Cottage in the Premier League, to strengthen Marco Silva's side's push for European football next season.
Aston Villa suffered a 1-0 defeat against Fulham at Craven Cottage, with manager Unai Emery acknowledging his side had 'good chances' to score but lacked the clinical edge to convert them.
Marco Silva believes his side put in a "very good" performance to defeat a "top quality" Aston Villa side 1-0 at Craven Cottage in the Premier League.
Fulham beat Aston Villa 1-0 at Craven Cottage with Ryan Sessegnon's second-half goal, leaving Unai Emery's side with just one shot on target. The result sees Fulham move to within two points of sixth place in the Premier League, while Villa's Champions League qualification hopes suffer a setback despite the club sitting in a comfortable position.
Fulham secured a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa at Craven Cottage thanks to a goal from Sessegnon in the 43rd minute. The win lifts Fulham into tenth place, level on points with Chelsea and Brentford. Villa, who had only one shot on target throughout the match, remain fourth in the Premier League with 58 points from 34 games despite suffering their tenth league defeat of the season.
A one-bedroom cottage in Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales measuring just 7.5ft (2.2m) at its widest point sold for just under £45,000, around twice the estimate. The tiny property on Llewellyn Street includes a hallway, fitted bathroom, kitchen, UPVC double glazing, garage and garden. The sale comes as comparisons emerge with Britain's smallest house in Conwy, a 16th Century property measuring just 6ft wide and 10ft high.
