The innovatorsEnergyAfter launch to laundries and hotels, technology using tiny nylon beads and 80% less water planned for US domestic marketThe days of a rogue red sock turning a load of white shirts an unwelcome shade of pink in the washing machine could soon be over.
After last year launching to laundries and hotels a system that uses thousands of tiny nylon beads to clean clothes, Sheffield-based Xeros is planning its next step – a home washing machine where clothes do not need to be sorted in advance and can simply all be loaded together in one cycle. Read More...
FamilyKate Gross died of cancer on Christmas morning. She was 36, and left behind a husband and five-year-old twin boys. Her mother describes Kate’s final momentsMy daughter Kate died at 6.29 am on Christmas Day – 10 minutes before her five-year-old twins, Oscar and Isaac, came out of their room and asked: “Is it morning?” Barely enough time for her husband Billy to hold Kate’s hand and say goodbye before stocking-opening, which, of course, cannot be delayed. Read More...
France This article is more than 5 months oldFrench singer’s criticism of ‘rightwing’ hit song causes political stirThis article is more than 5 months oldPoliticians weigh in on Michel Sardou’s 1980s Lakes of Connemara after Juliette Armanet calls it ‘odious’
French politicians have interrupted their holidays to wade into a national debate – described in one newspaper headline as “absurd” – after a singer criticised the massively popular 1980s hit Les Lacs du Connemara (Lakes of Connemara). Read More...