Derailed train sparks molten sulphur fire in Kentucky | Kentucky

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  568 words  |  Brenda Moya

Kentucky This article is more than 1 month oldDerailed train sparks molten sulphur fire in KentuckyThis article is more than 1 month oldState declares emergency and town of Livingston evacuated, to be fed Thanksgiving dinner by CVX rail company The governor of Kentucky has declared a state of emergency after a train derailed and sparked a molten sulphur fire. The derailment, involving at least 16 cars including two that were carrying molten sulphur, occurred north of Livingston in Rockcastle county at about 2. [Read More]

Echo Boy by Matt Haig review an exciting SF thriller for teens

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  682 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Children and teenagersReviewHaig's first teen fiction novel shows that androids have feelings, tooMatt Haig's literary scope is uncommonly wide, ranging from darkly brilliant books for younger children – the twisted Dahlian fable Shadow Forest is a gem – to accessible but still risk-taking fiction for adults. He has recast Shakespeare's Henry IV as shaggy dog story and shifted Hamlet to a pub in Newark-on-Trent. Despite the ambitious formal range of his writing, Haig's focus is rather narrow. [Read More]

Its pok, man: the ultimate hipster-food glossary

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1058 words  |  Christie Applegate

FoodKnow your khachapuri from your Kalettes with our handy guide to the coolest, most obscure and sometimes ludicrous food trends Modern food moves at a bewildering pace. Where once, influences from star chefs would disseminate slowly and new products could take years to establish themselves, today rare ingredients and new dishes can proliferate online, globally, almost instantly. On Instagram, a coalition of food nerds – not just chefs, but (amateur) bakers, baristas, brewers and artisan producers – are generating a creative frenzy of new ideas and potential break-out trends. [Read More]

Locked Up review tremendously silly and fantastically taut

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  909 words  |  Delta Gatti

Zulema and Macarena in Locked Up. Photograph: GSN Press/Channel 4Zulema and Macarena in Locked Up. Photograph: GSN Press/Channel 4TV reviewDramaReviewThe second series of the Spanish prison drama has broken away from the cliches – but it’s hard to know if the element of camp is entirely intended. Plus: The Good Fight Setting a TV series within the walls of a prison all but guarantees sex, drugs, violence and some sort of showdown in the laundry room where bad things happen with hot things, but prison dramas can also be prone to boxing themselves in too quickly. [Read More]

Naked ambition: Sydney swimmers bare all but fail to reach world record | New South Wales

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  586 words  |  Delta Gatti

‘How amazing is this?’ … The annual Sydney Skinny event, held at Cobblers Beach on Sydney Harbour, drew more than 1,000 eager to take a nude swim. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images‘How amazing is this?’ … The annual Sydney Skinny event, held at Cobblers Beach on Sydney Harbour, drew more than 1,000 eager to take a nude swim. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty ImagesNew South Wales This article is more than 10 months oldNaked ambition: Sydney swimmers bare all but fail to reach world recordThis article is more than 10 months oldMore than a thousand nude swimmers stripped off and plunged into Sydney Harbour for the annual event held for the first time since 2019 [Read More]

The best of rural Portugal: readers travel tips

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1406 words  |  Delta Gatti

Readers' travel tipsPortugal holidaysLush mountains, meandering rivers and hilltop villages await visitors to Portugal’s understated countryside. But where’s best place to stay, eat and enjoy a vinho verde? Our tipsters have the gen Winning tip: A chilled white, above the plainsWe had our best glass of Portuguese wine on the whitewashed rooftop of a tiny shop in the medieval hilltop village of Monsaraz, on the Spanish border. Local family winemakers Ervideira has one of the best spots to relax after a morning walking the town’s winding passages, scrambling around its castle and visiting the flower-filled 16th-century church. [Read More]

'Celebrity threesome': Twitter warns against illegal tweets | Injunctions

 Posted on May 16, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  392 words  |  Delta Gatti

Twitter emails are asking users to remove tweets that do not comply with the law. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PATwitter emails are asking users to remove tweets that do not comply with the law. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PAInjunctions This article is more than 7 years old'Celebrity threesome': Twitter warns against illegal tweetsThis article is more than 7 years oldPrivacy injunction stopping press naming celebrity followed by Twitter law cautions People using Twitter to name the “celebrity threesome” couple have had emails warning them of legal complaints, just hours after the supreme court upheld a privacy injunction against the UK press on Thursday. [Read More]

Bodies by Ian Winwood review rock and a hard place

 Posted on May 16, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1097 words  |  Christie Applegate

BooksReviewDestruction and depravity is normalised in the transgressive world of rock’n’roll. Is it too late to reassess the human cost? In 2000, Ian Winwood, a longstanding writer for hard rock magazine Kerrang! – was sent to interview an up-and-coming rock band. He liked them immediately, recognised their potential and struck up a friendship with them. He watched, delighted, from various degrees of proximity, as they rose in popularity – sold-out shows, platinum albums, a very real chance of breaking America – then looked on aghast as things started to go wrong. [Read More]

Haitis flamboyant funerals in pictures | World news

 Posted on May 16, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  758 words  |  Brenda Moya

Haiti’s flamboyant funerals – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Celebratory wakes, lavish funerals, fanfare bands and dramatic displays are just some of Haiti’s death rites, which, like its weddings, are often extravagant social events despite the country’s poverty Valerie Baeriswyl / Reuters Main image: A band lead a funeral procession in Plaisance. Photograph: Valerie Baeriswyl/Reuters Mon 18 Oct 2021 07. [Read More]

Jacob Zuma withdraws support for ANC in run-up to 2024 South African election | Jacob Zuma

 Posted on May 16, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  371 words  |  Christie Applegate

Jacob Zuma This article is more than 1 month oldJacob Zuma withdraws support for ANC in run-up to 2024 South African electionThis article is more than 1 month oldFormer president criticises party he led, citing ‘death of democratically elected structures’ The former South African president Jacob Zuma, who was forced out of office over corruption allegations, has said he will not vote for the ruling African National Congress party (ANC) in the 2024 national elections. [Read More]