Glasgow’s a washout. It always has been, and always will be. Sure, we’ve enjoyed a spot of sunshine here and there in March, but this country’s default is grey. So we may as well embrace it with the infamous…...
Just after the last Ice Age, most of Britain was covered by forest. But after thousands of years of agriculture, dating back to the Bronze Age, only 13% of the UK is now covered by trees. That’s well below the European...
When every European city, from Barcelona to Amsterdam, Venice and Prague, is trying to deter tourists, one Sicilian town is bucking the trend. Located on the…...
First they came for the graphic designers, then they came for the Wimbledon line judges, and now they come for the hotel concierges. AI continues to replace everyday jobs across the country – with a report…...
Where would we be without sunshine? Well, first off, we’d probably have poor moods all the time, terrible immune systems, and never get enough sleep. Wait a minute. That already sounds a lot like living in the UK. While...
Unless you’re one of those odd ones who “like to stay friends with all my exes”, most of us like to keep our past relationships where they belong, in the past. But, we’ve found the perfect reason to dig up old memories...
Last night I was trapped on a cruise ship circling Antarctica with a bunch of old university friends telling me about their cryptocurrency investments. I was seconds away from purchasing the latest meme-coin when I woke...
If you don’t love Dolly Parton, we need to check for a pulse. The Queen of Country is nothing short of a cultural icon – with hundreds of millions of records sold worldwide, her very own theme park Dollywood, and...
So, I was out walking this morning when I realised the ground was covered in ice – ****, it’s winter, I realised. We can quibble over the specifics another time, but you don’t have to be a meteorologist or an astr...
Outdoor swimming. It’s become a hot topic in the UK recently. When it’s scorching out, nothing beats it. But thanks to this country’s terrible water quality, opportunities for a (healthy) dip in a lake/river are becomin...
