Fast fashion is facing its Fast Food Nation moment, with technical innovation and consumer power driving change, according to a new bookThe shameful human and environmental cost of fashion has been . Clearly, the system is woefully broken, as the journalist Dana Thomas writes in her new book, Fashionopolis. But, having spent three years writing it, and many more researching the issue, she remains...

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Among the many delights of Italian cafe-bars are ciambelli – deep-fried doughnuts“You have to order iris,” the girl behind the counter at Pasticceria Catania tells me, before glancing up at the clock, then at the door, then back to me. “Great, good, excellent: I would like to order two,” I reply, apologising if she’s about to close. “And the filling?” she asks, while flipping to...

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A moreish Mexican salad-cum-nachos made with charred corn, crisp tortillas, tahini sauce and salsa – perfect for munching on the sofaI was recently at a Soil Association dinner in a new London vegan restaurant that had rather a lot of Mexican food on its menu. I am always delighted by how easily one can eat great vegetarian or vegan Mexican with very few tweaks. This salad is inspired by that...

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Dominic Raab and Jo Johnson appear in unexpected social and culinary contexts in our pick of the broadsheets’ crypticsDear me. As we entered the short-lived parliamentary phase of the Johnson era, the first appearance, as far as I can see, of “Johnson” in a puzzle is a reference not to the prime minister …

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The BBC asks former members of India's space agency what went wrong with its most complex mission.

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'What we are finding is so exciting — like 'being a kid again' level exciting.'

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After almost being cancelled, the sci-fi show with heart and brains became a shadow of its former selfBabylon 5 was a show that should never have been commissioned. Five seasons of the United Nations set in space, anyone? Well, set your phasers to stunned because while gets all the glory – what with its big-name actors, great special effects and lasting cultural cachet – it was Babylon 5...

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Former judge said he 'liked it as it was'

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Baker was fired by the corporation after tweeting about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's baby using a photo of a chimpanzee

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Mathematician Bobby Seagull has tried to use numbers to solve his romantic difficulties. Is he on to something?They say love is a numbers game. Bobby Seagull – the mathematician who rose to fame as a finalist on University Challenge in 2017 – took them literally.A few years ago, he sat down to try to work out why he had been so unlucky in life. “I was 32 or 33, I was single, I loved maths...

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