The Set PiecesSoccerAre you mispronouncing Bruno Fernandes, Gianluigi Buffon and Wojciech Szczesny’s names? You’re not alone
By Euan Burns for The Set Pieces
International tournaments expose us to new players, teams and styles of football. Euro 2020 gave us the chance to watch North Macedonia and Finland on such a grand stage for the first time. Although, what can be exciting for football fans, can be challenging for commentators, who have to master new pronunciations.
EnergyA fridge but in reverse? The fascinating science of heat pumps – visualisedDespite being more like a refrigerator than a gas boiler, this home heating technology could slash Britain’s emissions, and bills
Only 1% of British homes have a heat pump, but to hit the government’s climate goals, an estimated 80% of homes should be heated by one in the next 25 years.
Whereas gas boilers burn gas to produce heat, heat pumps do something more complicated.
ColoradoColorado shooter who killed five at LGBTQ+ club charged with hate crimesAnderson Aldrich plans to plead guilty to federal charges with an agreement that would allow him to avoid the death penalty
The shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs plans to plead guilty to new federal charges for hate crimes and firearm violations under an agreement that would allow the defendant to avoid the death penalty, according to court documents made public on Tuesday.
OpinionRestaurants This article is more than 2 years old‘Dark kitchens’ serving food delivery apps are everywhere – but what goes on inside?This article is more than 2 years oldZoe WilliamsTheir name makes them sound nefarious, and kitchen work at the best of times can be brutal - which makes me keen to know more
In my neighbourhood, there’s a “dark kitchen” – a warehouse run by a major takeaway platform, housing cooks for eight or nine restaurants.
The Gran Abuelo tree in Alerce Costero national park, Chile. Buried alerce trunks can hold carbon for more than 4,000 years. Photograph: Salomón HenríquezThe Gran Abuelo tree in Alerce Costero national park, Chile. Buried alerce trunks can hold carbon for more than 4,000 years. Photograph: Salomón HenríquezTrees and forests100ft alerce has estimated age of 5,484, more than 600 years older than Methuselah in California
In a secluded valley in southern Chile, a lone alerce tree stands above the canopy of an ancient forest.