Sheffield — long celebrated as the UK’s “Steel City” — has added an unexpected entry to its cultural calendar this week with the opening of The National Museum of Metal Pastry, the world’s first gallery dedicated entirely to profiteroles and éclairs crafted from stainless steel. Located in a converted cutlery factory, the museum houses over…
In a move that has left both high street shoppers and City analysts stunned, bakery giant Greggs has announced plans to launch an ultra-premium division targeting the “luxury pastry consumer.” The new venture, Greggs Platinum, will offer upgraded versions of its popular products at significantly higher prices, served in refurbished “boutique bakeries” with mood lighting,…
A new UK-based tech startup has launched Snoozle, an app that allows users to remotely send passive-aggressive wake-up calls to friends, family, or colleagues who “can’t take a hint and keep sleeping through alarms.” The app, already being dubbed “the Uber of unwanted morning interventions,” connects to the recipient’s smart devices, playing a carefully curated…
The Sellafield nuclear facility in Cumbria has announced an ambitious new plan to solve the UK’s radioactive waste storage crisis — by firing it all to Mars. The “Project Red Disposal” initiative, unveiled this morning by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, will see specially modified rockets transport barrels of high-grade nuclear waste…
In an unprecedented reversal of migration patterns, thousands of Russian men have reportedly crossed into North Korea in recent weeks to avoid being called up to fight in the war in Ukraine. According to sources in the region, the crossings have taken place at multiple points along the Russia–North Korea border, with would-be conscripts using…
