Pat's Sunday Paper Review May 31st

She remains one of the most recognisable and fascinating figures of the 20th century - a Hollywood icon whose image has endured for generations, but whose real life was far more complex than the ‘blonde bombshell’ persona the world came to know. Bestselling author and biographer, ... Show More

Juvenile sentencing for sex offences and rape hit the headlines in the UK this week when it came to light that a judge had given three boys convicted of the rape and serious sexual assault of two underage girls rehabilitation orders, rather than prison sentences. Noeline Blackwel ... Show More

Nearly 30 years on from one of the most notorious murders in modern Irish history, the investigation into the killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier has taken a new turn. Gardaí are now seeking assistance from police forces across Europe and beyond, in an effort to identify a DNA t ... Show More

<p>Most farms host crops and animals, but body farms specialize in corpses. Join Josh and Chuck as they tackle the fascinatingly gross phenomenon of body farms in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodca ... Show More

New democratic freedoms are allowing farmers to protest as companies grab their land for agriculture and land. Lucy Ash reporting. 

<p>AgriPilar is a young farmer from Spain who is involved in both her family's pistachio farm and her boyfriend's farm. She studied agricultural engineering (agronomy) and is passionate about farming and the countryside. </p><br><p>AgriPilar has built a following on social media, ... Show More

<p>In some circles, it seems that sustainable farming is on the rise. Farmers markets are growing more and more popular, and young people are volunteering to work on organic farms. But sales at farmers market are down, overall, and less than 2% of the population is directly respo ... Show More

<p>Over ten thousand farmers marched on Westminster this week, protesting changes to inheritance tax. But does the government’s new policy mean the end of family farms or is it a sensible move that only targets the richest landowners? And as nearly 60% of the food we eat in the U ... Show More