Foie gras with toasted brioche – credit SWNS A cruelty-free way of making foie gras has been devised by scientists that includes no unnatural additives or additional ingredients. In fact, it helps reduce the amount of biological waste during the butchering process, keeping it out of landfills where it produces climate-warming greenhouse gases. Traditionally made…

Getty Images The UK economy is now predicted to grow at a much slower pace this year than previously expected, according to the government’s official forecaster. Presenting her Spring Statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) thinks the economy will now grow by 1% in 2025, down from its October prediction…

An up-close look at the golf ball’s unique coating – credit, SWNS A new type of golf ball with a special “water-loving” coating could answer the prayers of thousands of golfers. The coating helps average out the speed of a rolling ball, slowing it on faster dry greens and speeding it up on sluggish, wet…

Bernd Debusmann Jr at the White House & Brandon Drenon on Capitol Hill BBC News, Washington DC Watch: Key reactions to reports of a leaked group chat involving Trump officials US President Donald Trump and his intelligence chiefs have played down a security breach that saw a journalist invited into a Signal group chat where he reported seeing national security officials…

The newly found tomb of an ancient, unknown pharaoh, – credit Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Archaeology was recently sent into raptures when, for the first time since Tutankhamon was found, a pharaoh’s tomb was discovered and confirmed as such. And despite that happening just one month ago, and ‘King Tut’ being found 103 years…

The first thing to note about Tuchel is his open discussion of tactical ideas. Between the two matches the German pondered aloud whether a 4-1-4-1 formation would “give us enough control” or if modern football is too “fluid” for Rice alone at the base, whether “it would be the right thing to play in a…

Arkhangelsk Allied cemetery in Russia – credit: Johnny History, via findagrave.com Diplomatic channels between the UK and Russia have maintained a centuries-old tradition of grave tending for the fallen of wars long past, proving that there are notions in international relations that transcend even the sternest political policies. What’s more, news reports say that there…

James Gregory and Frank Gardner BBC News, London and Riyadh Getty Images Homes and a hospital have been targeted in the attack on Sumy, Ukraine officials say Russia has launched a missile strike targeting north-eastern Ukraine as US and Russian officials met to push for a pause in the war. After Monday’s attack, which injured…

Shenul Williams and a selection of her products – credit Aliza Welch, family photo Thanks to a little love in a ‘Buy Canadian’ Reddit room, a small condiment business thinks they’ve found the secret ingredient to success: patriotism. Aki’s Fine Foods has been manufacturing Indo-African sauces and chutneys out of Pickering, Ontario, for 38 years,…

Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Getty Images Louis Ahearne, Daniel Kelly and Stewart Ahearne were found guilty following a trial at the Old Bailey and will be sentenced on 25 April Three men from south-east London who burgled a museum in Switzerland have been found guilty of a plot to murder a cage fighter who was…