Gadget reviews: Smart cool boxes and neck fans
Lara Lewington looks at some of the latest gadgets to help make the most of your summer.
Seeds from genetically modified barley plants are being used in a process which creates lab-grown meat. A protein in the seeds, called a growth factor, is harvested, milled and purified before it can be used. While the first growth factors came from animals, it is hoped this barley plant method will be cheaper and scalable….
British supermodel Naomi Campbell has spoken about being a first-time mother. In an exclusive interview with BBC HARDtalk, she told Zeinab Badawi: “I’m really lucky, I think I have a dream child.” Ms Campbell, 51, made the surprise announcement in May, and said she hoped her daughter would follow her example of being a strong…
A premature ceasefire will not solve the problem, the senior adviser to the Israeli prime minister says.
Reality television show Married At First Sight Australia has become an unexpected success in the UK during the coronavirus lockdown. Despite originally airing in Australia in 2019, the series has had millions of viewers on the E4 television channel and its on-demand service during its recent UK broadcast. Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli, one of…
White House coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci is urging more Americans to get vaccinated as confirmed cases and deaths from Covid-19 continue to rise. He said some 70 million Americans entitled to the vaccine had not taken it, so this was “an outbreak of the unvaccinated”. Dr Fauci told BBC World News: “If ever there…
Egypt is using all the diplomatic tools available to it so that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militants can be reached, the country’s ambassador to the UK, Tarek Adel, has said. “There are casualties that are falling on both sides and this is not time to blame one side or the other, things…