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This week’s military coup in Myanmar is not just another episode of repression and regression in a remote Asian country that is now disappearing once more behind a bamboo curtain. Terrifyingly, it is the latest symptom of a growing global trend away from democracy. For decades, Myanmar’s most famous daughter, the steely Aung San Suu … Read more
This year has seen an explosion of home cooking, with many Brits heading into the kitchen to learn new skills while in lockdown. But while many have honed their skills, it appears they might be struggling with how to pronounce common foods and drink. Researchers working with UK-based firm Harvey Water Softeners analysed 215,460 search … Read more
Let us imagine that, come the eleventh hour, a Brexit trade deal is announced tomorrow night. Leaving aside the feelings of diehard Remainers who will never accept our departure from the European Union, and of diehard Brexiteers who will bemoan a ‘sellout’, it’s fair to say a mood of relief would sweep Britain. Wearied by … Read more
The sweet midwinter: Panetonne, mascarpone & almond cake By Skye Mcalpine Published: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 This is a wonderful way to make use of a slightly stale panettone. Once iced, it should really be eaten within a day. SERVES 10 250g salted butter, softened 500g icing … Read more
Chicken, Broccoli and Almond Stir-fry By Annie Bell Published: 00:02 GMT, 15 November 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 15 November 2020 FOOD STYLING: EMILY KYDD, PROP STYLING: JENNIFER KAY, PHOTO ASSISTANT: SOPHIE BRONZE With the chicken, edamame beans and almonds, this comes packed with protein. You can add cooked quinoa at the end if you … Read more
After the harrowing butchery in the Catholic cathedral in Nice, the city’s mayor called for France to stop behaving as though it was a country at peace. Many commentators and academics bridle at talk of a war on domestic terrorism, calling instead for analysis of its causes. Perhaps they still believe in the old French … Read more
For a politician who stands accused of pulling her punches when it comes to the various heinous acts of Vladimir Putin at home and abroad, Angela Merkel had a shock for her critics yesterday. By confirming that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok – a lethal Soviet-era nerve agent – the German … Read more
The nondescript cafe is where Alexei Navalny, the main opposition leader and Putin’s most vociferous critic, sipped a cup of tea before boarding a flight back to Moscow yesterday Tomsk, one of the oldest cities in remote Siberia, rarely makes headlines in Russia – let alone around the world. Not any more. For the Vienna … Read more
The CIA calls it ‘blowback’, when the unintended consequences of what seemed like a good policy at the time come back to bite you. The classic example is Western sponsorship of radical Islamist fighters against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s. That covert war against the Kremlin was a significant factor in crippling … Read more
The crystal blue waters of Pangong, the world’s highest saltwater lake, rest like a jewel in the glacial landscape of Ladakh in the Himalayas. Each year, thousands of people flock here to savour its pristine beauty, most of them blithely unaware, as they pose for selfies, that they stand in one of the most dangerous … Read more