Tree of Tuba bakery and deli opens on Skinnergate Darlington
Hannah Thomson, 21, from Richmond and a former student at Queen Elizabeth College, has opened Tree of Tuba on Skinnergate today (November 3) after almost a year in the making. Hannah spoke to The Northern Echo ahead of the opening and explained how the bakery came to be. Hannah Thomson serving customers in her new…
Cosy North Yorkshire cafΓ© hailed for dreamy sandwiches
Sandside CafΓ© in Sandsend is sat on the foundations of the old viaduct that ran through the fishing village until it was closed in 1958. It offers a vast selection of cakes and bakes such as its award-winning Triple Chocolate Brownie, Rocky Road, Fruit and Cheese Scones and gluten free Carrot Cake. All of Sandside…
Getty’s $3.7 billion attempt to buy Shutterstock faces in-depth investigation in the UK
LONDON β Britain’s antitrust watchdog said Monday that it is escalating its investigation of plans by Getty Images to buy rival Shutterstock, stepping up scrutiny of the $3.7 billion deal that would create a visual content giant. The Competition and Markets Authority said that it was opening an in-depth merger investigation after its preliminary inquiry…
Endangered loggerhead sea turtle released to Atlantic Ocean from Florida beach
JUNO BEACH, Fla. β An endangered loggerhead sea turtle was released Monday morning into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach nearly three months after being hit by a boat. The adult female, named Swim Shady, returned the wild behind the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, just north of Palm Beach. Dr. Heather Barron,…
First clinical trial of pig kidney transplants gets underway
WASHINGTON β The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives. United Therapeutics, a producer of gene-edited pig kidneys, announced Monday that the studyβs initial transplant was performed successfully at NYU Langone Health. Itβs the latest step in the quest for animal-to-human transplants. A second…
Half Yours wins 2025 Melbourne Cup
Half Yours ridden by Australian jockey Jamie Melham wins the Melbourne Cup horse race at the Flemington Racecourse Photo: AFP / WILLIAM WEST Australian horse Half Yours has won the 165th running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse. In an historic win, jockey Jamie Melham has become the second woman since Michelle’s Payne victory…
Rugby league: Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns unveil teams for deciders in Sydney
Kiwis captain James Fisher-Harris. Photo: Photosport The Kiwis are unchanged for their Pacific Championships final showdown with Samoa, while the Kiwi Ferns have injected some quality for their showdown with the Australia’s Jillaroos. Kiwis coach Stacey Jones was happy to name the same players who dispatched Tonga in Auckland on Sunday to take an unbeaten…
Cricket: Mitchell Santner wary of ‘challenge’ posed by in-form Windies
West Indies captain Shai Hope and New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner on One Tree Hill in Auckland. Photo: Photosport Captain Mitchell Santner says the Black Caps are not being fooled by world rankings and are braced for seven weeks of tough, intense cricket against the touring West Indies. The full format tour begins at Auckland’s…