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‘Our town is making jeans again’: meet the firm reviving jobs and skills in Wales

In the first article in a series on high end British manufacturing, we visit the Hiut Denim factory in Cardigan Worn on the streets of London’s Soho, San Francisco or Sydney, every pair of high-end jeans made by Hiut Denim comes from the rather unlikely location of a small coastal town in west Wales. Cardigan, with a population of just 4,200, has a proud history of denim production and was once home to Britain’s largest jeans factory, even if the town’s name recalls a different garment entirely. Continue reading...

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Science

Taking antibiotics? Sugar may be making the damage worse

Eating more sugar while taking antibiotics was linked to greater disruption of the gut microbiome and increased growth of potentially harmful bacteria. Researchers say temporarily cutting back on sweets during and after antibiotic treatment could be a simple way to reduce this damage, though clinical trials are still needed.

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Entertainment

Steven Knight on Making the Leap From ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ to ‘Dirty Pretty Things’ to, Eventually, James Bond

One of the most prolific writers and creators working today, Steven Knight’s body of work includes the likes of “Peaky Blinders,” “SAS: Rogue Heroes,” “House of Guinness,” “A Thousand Blows” and, most famously (even though it’s not even started filming), the next James Bond film. But, as many might not be aware, his first major […]