In the rolling green valleys of Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland, where yodelling once carried messages from mountain to mountain, a family ensemble has spent nearly three decades proving that tradition need not stand still to survive.

The excitement of going on holiday often means our attention is focused on packing suitcases, planning excursions and counting down the days until departure.

If you want to spend more time crafting this summer, portable crafts are a great way to do just that. Of course, portable crafts work well all year round, but for this particular season where you can be out of routine, not at home, trying to grab opportunities where you can, they can be particularly effective.

Sourcing the right smallholding can be a nightmare. Anyone who has ever been house hunting will know that what looks ideal on paper rarely proves so in reality. When you are looking for more than a house, in the form of a smallholding that might be needed to start a business, keep animals, and maybe grow crops, the problems intensify, and the search can sometimes seem impossible.

Hot Flash cast members Elios Douglas, Roz Gemma and Matt Jameson on acting, identity, and barriers to success. Elios: The biggest difficulty I’ve faced as a trans actor is simply that there aren’t many trans roles. They’re not being written, and when they are, loads of us go up for them, so the chances are tiny. Without an agent or a first credit, breaking in is even harder.

Over the past decade, the way we work in the UK has changed dramatically. Remote working, which once felt like a niche option reserved for a select few, is now a staple of British employment. The COVID-19 pandemic acted as a huge catalyst, forcing companies to adapt almost overnight.

Picture the scenario. You arrive at your destination by train, exhausted and disoriented, and find yourself hunting for a taxi to complete the final leg to your hotel. Ten minutes become thirty. By the time you reach your room, the journey has outlasted its welcome. Arriving at The Milner York is nothing like that.

If Eternal Sunshine hinted at a more reflective Ariana, Petal fully embraces that direction. These songs unfold gently, rewarding patience rather than demanding attention. The production is smooth and understated, blending soft pop with contemporary R&B textures that give the record a dreamy, almost weightless feel.

Far too often, anniversary albums feel like contractual obligations or exercises in nostalgia. Waiting for the Day: Artist Sessions is neither. It breathes new life into an already exceptional collection of songs while introducing them to a new generation through some of Australia's finest artists. More importantly, it serves as a reminder that Bachelor Girl's songwriting has always deserved to be spoken about alongside the very best pop of its era.

Mâcon-Igé Blanc François Carillon 2022. White Burgundy has long been the benchmark for Chardonnay. At its best, it combines ripe fruit with bright acidity and the unmistakable mineral character that comes from Burgundy's limestone soils.

The textures throughout are stunning, and the resonance and reverberation are captured with real skill—this is a beautifully engineered record, not just a gimmick with a good story. What next—a bishop or dean DJing the gospel reading to a four-on-the-floor beat? Whatever it takes to draw new audiences into our cathedrals and abbeys, let's try it. I love its difference. I love its challenging nature. I love the disco beat. And for a critic over 60, I thoroughly enjoyed every irreverent, reverberating minute of it. Try it—and dare yourself to like it.

Throughout the summer months, as we spend more time outdoors, it’s a good moment to pause and think about protecting our skin. Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK, and rates have been rising in recent years.

Anyone familiar with the business section of the p.ublished group of newspapers will probably be a fan of Ian’s regular musings on a broad range of modern business dilemmas.

Isuzu first showed us its D-Max EV at the Commercial Vehicle Show earlier this year. It made the headlines, being the first fully electric pickup in the UK to provide over 1-tonne payload, 3.5-tonne towing capacity and permanent four-wheel drive.

When in any doubt or perhaps when facing too much choice, it’s a safe bet to reach for an old faithful, so I did just that when I picked this Grisham from the TBR pile by the bed. For the uninitiated, TBR means To Be Read or should that be BTBR – Begging To Be Read.

Over the last couple of years, we have visited a few different SeaLife centres, so we were not sure how Hull's The Deep would alter our take on aquariums. We arrived with an open mind, especially given that my children thought that we were visiting some secret spy headquarters when they saw the impressive building.

The North of England is home to some of the UK's most ambitious entrepreneurs, fastest-growing businesses and most exciting innovation hubs. From Manchester and Leeds to Newcastle and Liverpool, businesses across the region are creating jobs, attracting investment and driving economic growth.

The world's largest annual open-air classical concert needs no introduction, but Schönbrunn's Baroque park still supplies one every June: torchlit gardens standing in for a concert hall and a Viennese audience with the best seats in Europe. This year's instalment, recorded on 19 June, brought two Summer Night Concert debuts of consequence — Lorenzo Viotti on the podium and Sir Bryn Terfel as soloist, despite decades of prior collaboration with the orchestra. It hardly sounds like a first date.

Jones Myers’ commitment to inspire the next generation has seen the niche family law firm recognise the exceptional performance of a Masters law student for the seventh consecutive year.

Contemporary Uzbek Music for Clarinet and Piano is the first commercial recording given over wholly to this repertoire, and it arrives with several works written for and dedicated to its soloist. Sayyod Mirzomurodov, an international soloist, chamber musician, and educator, is about as well placed as any clarinettist could be to bring this music to disc: several of the pieces exist because he does.

For travellers who enjoy venturing overseas, adjusting to timezone changes can be difficult and take up precious holiday time. While jet lag can affect us at any age, older travellers are more likely to feel the impact due to their sensitivity to circadian misalignment. To help Brits maximise their time away this summer, travel insurer Total Travel Protection has partnered with Dr.

There's a sunny windowsill in most homes doing nothing but holding a candle or a stack of post. With the UK in the middle of another summer heatwave and temperatures pushing well into the high thirties, that patch of light is hotter and stronger than it's been all year, and it's wasted on anything but the plants that actually crave it.

Fintech and support services provider reports strong trading momentum, higher organic revenue, and strategic acquisitions.

Northern rivers will play a key role in a national project to save England’s only native freshwater crayfish from disappearing from our rivers and streams. A major conservation effort is underway across the North of England to help save the UK’s only native freshwater crayfish from disappearing from rivers and streams.

With 7 million Brits set to travel abroad this summer, thousands will suffer with issues of 'travel tummy' and the painful 'ear popping' that occurs when flying. The team at LivingCare Group share tips on how holidayers can avoid this pain and the best treatment. 1.