All by Emma Martin

Making dough

Born from the first ever pizza Margherita which was invented in Naples in 1889, Pizza is one of the world’s most popular dishes....

A new era for Sierra Leone?

The so named ‘Peace Diamond’ of Sierra Leone has successfully been sold at auction for $6.5m, hopefully marking a new era for the West African country. Peace Diamond looks to be a positive change for the people of Sierra Leone, and one that can be celebrated in the sector....

Apple slips up with software bug

Often touted as one of the most advanced, secure and competent firms, Apple is not often subject to scrutiny. However the tables have turned for the tech giants this week as it clambers to fix an almighty security flaw....

Yields from fields

AETHAER, whose strapline is ‘breathe clean, live refreshed’, has caused a stir across the globe for the sale of its flagship product: bottled air. The company, headed up by 27 year old businessman Leo De Watts, sells jars of air ‘farmed’ from the British countryside. The AETHAER jars contain fresh air from locations across the UK including Somerset, Dorset, Wales and Wiltshire and will set you back a hefty £80....

The world’s most advanced dog?

Robotic design company Boston Dynamics, which was sold back in June by Google's parent company Alphabet Inc to Japanese telecommunications firm SoftBank Group Corp, has just released a teaser video for its latest project, the SpotMini....

The People’s Pier

Destroyed by a fire in 2010 the historic Hastings Pier has been bought back to its full glory, rounded off by winning the accolade of the 2017 RIBA Stirling prize for the best building in the UK....

Twitter pledges to support honest ads

Twitter has recently announced new plans to try and tackle potentially harmful online advertisements in support of the proposed Honest Ads Act. The act looks to clamp down on the way that adverts are portrayed to the masses – in particular those of a political or ‘issue-based’ nature....

Graduates look to join the startup economy

As the wage squeeze continues to leave millennials struggling to make ends meet new research shows that under thirties are turning their back on graduate jobs in favour of starting their own businesses – contributing to the so named ‘startup economy’....

Dubai tests drone taxi service

In a week where taxi firm Uber have found themselves in hot water, facing the withdrawal of their service in London, across the world Dubai have been taking huge steps forward in the autonomous travel sector with the test of a new drone taxi service....

Polaroid: the rise and decline

In recent years there has been a clear trend on the rise – the upsurge in popularity of all things vintage. Polaroid Originals is the latest company to join the revival of analogue, with the release of a brand new Polaroid model. Whilst much of the world is obsessed with new tech, with the likes of Apple and Google reaping....

The iPhone fever

With over 1.16bn iPhones having been sold since 2007, and over 700 million iPhones currently being used globally, there is no question as to the influence of Apple. Now 10 years old, those of us who can remember life before the iPhone would admit that the introduction of the technology has turned the industry on its head, and catapulted us into a new digital age....

The Domino effect

American pizza giants Domino’s and car manufactures Ford Motor Co have recently announced they are teaming up in a new project that aims to deliver pizzas in an altogether fresh way…

Bin the bags

On August the 28th 2017 Kenya became the latest country to ban plastic bags. The country, which circulates 100 million plastic bags annually through supermarkets, has imposed hard-hitting sanctions against anyone found breaking the new environmental law....

Is ‘overtourism’ ruining our cities?

One of the greatest wonders in life is travel. With the whole world to explore we love nothing more than booking a holiday, often with the promise of sun, sea, relaxation, and of course to soak up the local culture. But as population swells....

Shopping made simple

As a nation there is no doubt that we like to shop. With the emergence of online retailers offering us the ability to window shop around the clock our spending habits are changing as we embrace new, easier ways to feed our retail cravings....

Food for thought

The fast food market has historically been dominated by burger joints, pizza places and chicken shops, with industry giants like McDonald’s setting the precedent in junk food ideals. But as society becomes more and more concerned with what we consume, where it comes from and the implications it may have on our health, the face of fast food is changing....