Chris Packham is a cult hero of wildlife television, but at 58 he is more of a punk rebel than ever. When it comes to climate change and biodiversity, he says there's no more pussyfooting around
Nearly four years on from the day when Ellie Harrison's chips caused a national outcry, the artist is back to tell us more about why she did it – and how she survived that year in Glasgow in the media firing-line
EDINBURGH right now jostles with people from all over the world. The Fringe boasts, this year, shows from a record 63 countries. The Edinburgh International Festival saw 2,800 artists arrive from 41 countries including Australia, Nigeria, Canada, Belgium, China, Mali, Holland, South Africa, France, Germany and India, and opened with a breath-taking concert by the LA Philharmonic. All these global connections sound worthy of celebration – until you pause to think that in order to return-fly eno
We used to promise to love, honour and obey. But these days your vows can be almost anything you want them to be, as humanist celebrant Tim Maguire and some of the people he married explain.
The plough is history. A new breed of farmers are redefining the rules of farming as they take on the climate change fight. Just don't tell them we all have to go vegan. Vicky Allan reports...
When author Lorna Gibb found herself childless because of infertility, she began to seek out other people's stories. What she discovered was that nowhere in the world makes it easy for those without children
Jim Smith loves being the only stand-up farmer on the comedy circuit. But there's one thing he loves more, being back on the farm with his yows, the single mothers he has made into social media stars.
What would it be like to live as William Morris and other Arts and Crafts pioneers did? The BBC put six makers and designers into a house for a month to test it out. Now they tell us what they learned from the experience – and we could too.
In the depths of winter, wild swimmers are wading out into the chill waters – not just because it's bonkers, but because it helps them deal with pain, depression and grief. Photographer Anna Deacon and writer, Vicky Allan, now a keen outdoor swimmer, have followed their stories.
It was just another Wednesday and Charmaine Laurie just another driver with the Beast from the East storm on her mind when she turned up for her shift at Lothian Buses on February 28.
