UK to open its first safe drug consumption room amid soaring deaths | Drugs
The UK’s first official facility for consuming illegal drugs opens in Glasgow within a month, a move that experts and campaigners hope will bring major changes to drug policy. The pioneering “safer drug consumption facility”, named the Thistle, was due to open on Hunter Street, in the city’s east end, earlier this year but was […]
Canada’s Reece Howden wins gold at World Cup ski cross event in Italy
Canada’s Reece Howden raced to a gold-medal victory on Saturday at the ski cross World Cup stop in Innichen, Italy. The Cultus Lake, B.C., native was the lone Canadian to make it to the finals and held off silver medallist Alex Fiva, of Switzerland, to be the first to cross the finish line. “I was […]
The new direct high-speed train linking two of Europe’s biggest capitals for £49 | World | News
A new direct high-speed train between two stunning European cities launched last week. The new ICE train, a highly anticipated day-time service between Paris and Berlin, comes as Germany’s national rail firm Deutsche Bahn vows to improve the overall punctuality of its services. The new service has, which starts at €59 (about £49), stops in […]
Supermarkets urgently recall festive favourites – including cheese
As we happily tuck into our favourite Christmas treats, it’s crucial to note that supermarket giants Tesco and Aldi, among others, have issued urgent recalls on a range of festive goodies over fears they could be “unsafe”. This is due to mislabelling or the potential presence of foreign bodies. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) orders […]
Elle Fanning: ‘The last thing I want to be is boring’ | Elle Fanning
‘Technically, I did my first film when I was two,” says Elle Fanning, which, at 26, makes her a youthful old-timer, already more than two decades into a hugely successful acting career. The cliché of the child star is that they will, inevitably, go off the rails at some point, unable to cope with a […]
Canada’s Mackay, Sharpe reach World Cup podium in freestyle ski halfpipe
Two Canadian skiers landed on the World Cup podium in freestyle halfpipe Saturday. Calgary’s Brendan Mackay was a silver medallist in the men’s event at Copper Mountain behind victor Alex Ferreira of the United States and ahead of American Nick Goepper in third. Mackay, who won the season-opening halfpipe in New Zealand in September and […]
The £12.3bn motorway that will link 5 African countries | World | News
All eyes will be on West Africa as work is poised to begin on a new highway from Abidjan to Lagos. The 689 miles (1,028km) motorway known as the Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway is set to link five major countries in Africa by 2030. This colossal project will become a powerful economic and industrial hub thanks […]
Keep poinsettias ‘thriving’ year after year with ‘consistent’ routine
Many gardeners may think winter is a time when there are fewer jobs to do, however, a plant expert has revealed how to keep one particular flower thriving year after year. Poinsettias are a vibrant red plant and are a staple in homes up and down the country during the Christmas period, adding an extra […]
‘She should have a bit of me’: the Dutch mothers fighting for their children to carry their surname | Netherlands
When 43-year-old Rebecca Lee took her birth mother’s Korean surname, it was a revelation. “I was adopted and got a Dutch name but I never felt completely Dutch,” she says. “When, a few years ago, I first went to Korea, things fell into place. You don’t just go ‘one, two, three’ and change your name, […]
Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king and 1-time Blue Jay, dead at 65
Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were “shocked and heartbroken by his passing,” but did not specify a cause of death. Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,” Henderson had […]