The tinkle of "Greensleeves" was once a familiar sound in every residential street. But for many, that quintessential sound of summer is a fading memory as the traditional ice-cream van has declined to the point where only an estimated 500 are still operating, down from 20,000 in the 1950s.
Thursday 01 August 2013
Twycross Zoo has since reopened after the incident earlier this morning in which a group of chimpanzees got into a ‘secure service area’ of their enclosure
Wednesday 24 July 2013
In the battle to win hearts and minds in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo, al-Qa’ida has found a new weapon: ice-cream.
Sunday 21 July 2013
The poor hyphen. With the news last week that rapper Jay-Z was dropping the hyphen from his name to become simply Jay Z, it becomes the latest diacritical mark to come under sustained pressure from modern usage. We’ve not been this upset since Waterstones boss James Daunt ditched the book chain’s apostrophe.
Monday 15 July 2013
It’d just be nice if there was some acknowledgement that not everyone thinks these high temperatures are paradise
Thursday 11 July 2013
This week I've been eating... posh picnics
Wednesday 10 July 2013
The country has seen a rise in tourism from the Gulf states as they have shied away from Syria and volatile Lebanon
Sunday 07 July 2013
Fashion editors love fashion. Sometimes we’re even willing to put it on our backs
Sunday 07 July 2013
Southern-fried chicken is finally getting the praise it deserves. Easy to cook and full of flavour – I can't think of a better way to feed the soul. Grab a napkin!
Saturday 06 July 2013
An exhibition of work from post-revolutionary Mexico is structurally unsound: it lacks murals, the people’s medium
Friday 05 July 2013
With the Met Office predicting a scorcher, we’ve got the scoop on the coolest ways to stay sweet this summer
Sunday 30 June 2013
It may be cheap, but getting your parents to look after your children may be storing up trouble, Roger Dobson discovers
Sunday 30 June 2013
A heatwave is expected to send the mercury soaring to nearly 54C (130F) in California's Death Valley over the weekend – just short of the 134F reading from a century ago that stands as the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth.
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