Princess Anne, 71, took on a new role this week becoming a patron of The Remembrance Trust which seeks to find and restore monuments and graves of military personnel worldwide which date back before 1914.... She has long been dubbed the “ best royal ” for the job by the charity’s founder-so what naturally sugary snack does she use to start each day?... Like many people around the world, Princess Anne enjoys snacking on a banana for breakfast. But unlike most people, she prefers them to be out

According to Waste Managed, around 1.4 million bananas are thrown away each day over minor bruises and black marks, amounting to a staggering 190, 000 tonnes annually." Bananas are picked when they are green, very like tomatoes.... The Cavendish variety is the most popular in the UK and accounts for around half of all bananas grown globally.... However, it is vulnerable to disease and unable to adapt to change....

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail* SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent.... The hour-long event transforms the eastern town into a vibrant red spectacle, drawing up to 22, 000 participants. Many attendees travel from across the globe, paying 15 euros for entry, converging on a town where bui

It’s completely rational for the elites to avoid change, although it betrays their inability to look beyond the horizon. They are not frightened enough by the current stagnation to initiate changes in the system for their own sake.

There is a fruit encased in prickly armor that smells of a deep, dank rot.... With its crimson skin studded with green feelers, the egg-sized fruit bears more than a passing resemblance to a coronavirus.... The prospects of expanding to large Western markets like the United States may be appealing, but face some daunting obstacles. Less than 3 percent of Thailand’s fruit was exported to the United States....