From quinoa bars to salmon skin chips: what’s behind the snacking revolution?

Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the space of a generation, Brits have tripled their consumption of snacks – and the options are endless

Ringing the changes: how Britain’s red phone boxes are being given new life

It’s a design classic, but in these days of ubiquitous mobile phones, only 10,000 of the red kiosks remain on the streets. Can they survive the next decade?

The largest hybrid-electric aircraft flying today

      The EEL by Hawthorne-based Ampaire, a pioneer in practical applications of electric power for aviation, is a retrofit of a Cessna 337 and has a conventional combustion engine plus an electric motor/battery pack drivetrain. The aviation company already has more than a dozen letters of interest from regional airlines and charter providers. … Read more

Pagani Huayra Roadster BC – A completely new Roadster creature

      The only way to guarantee true perfection is to never fall too much in love with the successes attained, but rather being able to observe them with a critical eye. With a production limited to 40 supercars, the new Pagani Huayra Roadster BC is an intuitive and easy-to-drive vehicle you can master … Read more

Can fashion keep its cool … and help save the planet?

The catwalk world of glamour and luxury hides a business that thrives on wasteful consumerism. Now the climate crisis is forcing a rethink

‘Plastic recycling is a myth’: what really happens to your rubbish?

You sort your recycling, leave it to be collected – and then what? From councils burning the lot to foreign landfill sites overflowing with British rubbish, Oliver Franklin-Wallis reports on a global waste crisis