Journalist and broadcaster Dan Saladino's Eating to Extinction is a serious hunk of a book to give as a Christmas present - but reassure your recipients, it is an absolutely fascinating read. Scary but hugely uplifting. Potentially catastrophic as global warming may be, many …
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Cultural Kirkwall – and bere (pronounced bear) barley
For a very small town (population round 9,000) whose surrounding fields you can see from its centre, Kirkwall has a fine collection of antique buildings. This is what's left of the 16th century bishop's palace (replacing 12th century, 13th century and 14th century palaces) which …