Diwali the festival of lights associated with Ram’s victory over Raavan and symbolises spiritual advancement amidst darkness, celebrated by millions of Hindus in India and all over the world. The five day long festivities spanning five days include cleaning houses, workplaces and decorating them with lamps, flowers and rangoli. The significance of five…
Review of “NOTHING FANCY” about Mexican recipe book writer Diana Kennedy There is no onE on the planet who does not enjoy good food. We share that as a very common thread throughout the world and through the generations. I feel sure that this wonderful lady who is now 95, Diana Kennedy would agree, and…
TOXIC BEAUTY – INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY INTO THE DANGERS OF PARABENS AND OTHER CHEMICALS IN PHARMACEUTICALS USED REGULARLY BY WOMEN AND MEN. RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2019. WHO AND WHAT CAN WE TRUST WHEN WE WANT TO BE “AT OUR BEST”?? It took Phyllis Ellis three years of research to make this documentary who said “Chemicals are…
Five Cambridge medical engineers who set up in 2014, a surgical robotic company has hit a valuation of £1bn. CMR is launching its first surgical product and its Versius, a versatile and portable robot that provides the surgeon with multiple arms to carry out a range of keyhole with minimum access procedures after a £195m,…
Nearly 3 million people in UK uses Vaping and e-cigarettes, which is inhailing a mix of nicotine and heated oil which is often seen as an alternative to smoking which can help you quite but its safety is still very much in the dark. In the US however, the potential risks are in the…
The investment company behind Keurig Dr Pepper, sandwich chain Pret A Manger, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, JAB Holdings, Caribou and Peet’s coffee, Einstein Bros Bagels who are aiming to raise as much as £6.5bn ($8bn) from investors to further its multi-year acquisition spree in the consumer sector. The company which manages the fortune of Germany’s billionaire…
The Colombian Agriculture and Fishing Institute (ICA) has confirmed the arrival of Panama TR4 disease, a soil-dwelling fungus that has devastated plantations in South-East Asia over the past 30 years. Now it threatens Cavendish banana which accounts for half of global production and 95 per cent of the world’s exports. The ICA has declared a…
Victor Li Tzar Kuoi, the Hong Kong billionaire and son of the LI Ka-Shing acquired Greene King in the midst of weak pound to strike a £4.6bn deal for the UK’s biggest listed pubs and brewery group. CK Asset Holdings, the property investment firm founded by Li Ka-Shing (91) and run by Victor, his son,…