Henry Bird

Dec 8, 2024 | thetimes.com | Henry Bird

Anyone who has set foot inside the bucolic oasis that is Petersham Nurseries in Richmond will know the feeling of wanting to transplant its entire aesthetic into their own home. Created by the Boglione family after they moved into the stately 17th-century Petersham House in 1997, this once disused plant nursery is now London’s worst-kept secret, a culinary and horticultural haven for those seeking some pastoral respite from the bustle of the city.

Nov 18, 2024 | thetimes.com | Henry Bird |Clive Davis |Neil Fisher |Alice Jones

Fetch your broomstick, fly to the multiplex: Wicked is about to come to cinemas and, even by Hollywood standards, it’s been a wild ride. Wicked, the story of how the green-skinned villain from The Wizard of Oz became a baddie, is Broadway’s second-highest grossing musical and has been running in the West End since 2006. The film adaptation of Stephen Schwartz’s musical was announced in 2012, but the yellow brick road to this month’s cinematic release has been exceptionally windy.

Oct 22, 2024 | climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Henry Bird

https://link.thetimes.co.uk/view/643dae8e52f5b18ea2028d73m4gb9.9ve/689291e2When the Conservative government published its “jet zero” strategy in July 2022, designed to achieve net zero aviation emissions by 2050, it said that “passengers can look forward to guilt-free travel”. Coincidentally, the strategy was announced on the UK’s hottest day on record – leaving some to question the desire to essentially maintain the status quo.

Oct 16, 2024 | thetimes.com | Henry Bird

In a bright blue box in Oxford airport, a machine is doing its bit to solve one of the toughest technological questions in the fight against climate change: can we fly to faraway beauty spots without helping burn them to a crisp? This machine is combining carbon dioxide and hydrogen to make jet fuel. Whereas normal fuel is pumped from deep underground, adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere when burnt, the carbon dioxide this machine uses comes from an industrial facility.

Jul 26, 2024 | thetimes.com | Henry Bird

How many television hits begin with congealed couscous? Not many — but it was an overboiled side dish that inspired Nell Butler to cook up one of the UK’s most successful reality shows, Come Dine with Me.“The idea came when I was newly married and very house-proud. We invited my posh cousin Carolyn around for dinner with her even posher husband,” she says. “I had spent a lot of time tidying, but hadn’t thought about the food properly.