Pictures R Nair Chancellor Rishi Sunak is in talks with Bank of England to head off the “cost of living cataclysm” as interest rates lift to 0.5%, from 0.1 per cent in December. Higher interest rates make borrowing more expensive, higher mortgage costs, higher gas bills and harder choices during grocery shopping. Some lenders raised…
Avocado fruit, with low sugar content, but rich in nutrients like monounsaturated fatty acids which tastes like butter, is eaten as smoothies, ice cream. The scientific name of Avocado is Persia Americana originated in southern Mexico and Colombia about seven thousand years ago. If one takes avocado daily it is good for heart and increases…
Karimeen from the backwaters of Kerala flavoured by the sweetness of the freshwater and saltiness of the seawater, smeared in garam masala, shallow fried in coconut oil with 2 table spoons of ginger past, 1 table spoon of red chilli powder and black pepper powder, 1 table spoon of lemon juice and half a table…
Array Collective, a Belfast-based activist group have won the prestigious Turner Prize 2021, after they beat four other collectives to take the £25, 000 prize money. Their works, a mock Irish pub adorned in banners supporting reproductive rights and protesting against conversion therapy. The Judges praised the group for highlighting social and political issues in…
UK inflation rate rises at highest in a decade at 4.2 per cent in October, amid fears over Covid recovery. Th jump, driven largely by rising fuel and energy costs, which puts further pressure on households across the UK. Demand for gas is pushing up energy prices worldwide, recovering from Covid pandemic. The shortages of…
Amitav Ghosh finds the origins of our contemporary climate crisis in Western colonialism’s violent exploitation of human life and the natural environment. The Nutmeg’s Curse, traces our contemporary planetary crisis back to the discovery of the New World and the sea route to the Indian Ocean. He argues that the dynamics of climate change today…
Only in New York you can indulge in gold dusted French fries. Serendipty3 in Manhattan, New York recently made it to the Guinness World Records by cooking up the ultimate cheesy French fries – Crème de la Crème Pomme Frites valued at $200 USD, by creative chef Joe Calderone, and Corporate executive chef. Fredrick Schoen-Kiewert…
Nany-state scheme would cost shoppers £4.8billion a year according to John O’Connell head of the Taxpayer’s alliance who said “ This is yet another case of middle-class meddling that will hit the poorest families hardest”. The processed food market is valued £200 billion and the food and drink service sector is close to 70 billion.…
Morrison’s shares closed at 228p on Monday, just below the 230p-a-share proposed by Clayton Dubilier & Rice. Morrisons’ share price has surged 28 per cent after a US private equity firm CD&R made an offer to buy the Uk’s fourth largest supermarket group which has 500 stores and employs 118, 000 people, for £5.5 bn.…
Bloomberg Journalist, Brad Stone, charts a revelatory and definitive portrait of Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder’s journey to become the world’s richest man and Amazon’s expansion exponentially, inventing novel products like Alexa and disrupting countless industries. Its workforce quintupled in size ad its valuation has soared Lowell over a trillion dollars. Jeff Bezos who once…