This is a good news story and as expected it is all over the Internet but I feel compelled to add one more page about it based on the reporting in my daily newspaper, The Times. It concerns a man, Brandon Garrett, in Oregon, who …
In the UK (and elsewhere?) enterprises training dogs to sniff for truffles are booming. Yes, truffle hunting is a booming business. And what’s happening is this: businesses engaged in training dogs to sniff out truffles are oversubscribed as it has become very popular because the …
In the UK, the great crested newt is protected under European law. The species is quite widespread across the UK. It is illegal to harm them or damage their habitat. This presents a problem to building developers in planning applications. They have to apply for …
