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Tiny pies have been a favourite food in Britain since the Middle Ages – and have changed the English language with idioms, nursery rhyme verses, even a mention by Shakespeare. Every March, St Mary’s church in the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray becomes a cathedral of pies: it fills with tables bearing more than 800 pastries. Some recipes are particularly offbeat. While the quirkiest entry in this year's Speciality Meat category was a cricket pie, one celebrated past winner was Phil Warmsley's squirrel pie in 2014. Warmsley told me that it has medieval origins, but still sells out at Market Harborough’s twice-monthly farmers’ market. “They're also a great way to deal with a pest,” he laughs. market. “They're also a great way to deal with a pest,” he laughs. Once a year, St Mary’s church in Melton Mowbray becomes host of the British Pie Awards (Credit: Alamy) ADVERTISEMENT Home of Amazing Fans: Liverpool Liverpool is as well known for its football as it is

'Life' creators made its alien scary real Director Daniel Espinosa and writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick say they strove for scientific realism so the thriller's life-form would be all the more terrifying. Which are scarier, aliens or zombies? The creators of "Life" -- director Daniel Espinosa and writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick -- differ on their personal terror levels when it comes to the undead. But they were unanimous in their mission to ratchet up the scariness of their space thriller's lethal alien by making it as scientifically accurate as possible. "We wanted the movie to pass the Neil deGrasse Tyson test," said Reese in an interview with CNET, alluding to the astrophysicist's penchant for rating films on their scientific accuracy. Wernick quipped the pair "should have named the creature Neil." "Life," which officially opened in wide release Friday, stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds as members of an

Trump defiant after healthcare bill pulled before vote US President Donald Trump has suffered a major setback after his healthcare bill was withdrawn before a vote in Congress on Friday night. The bill faced certain defeat from members of Mr Trump's Republican party, who control both houses of Congress. However, Mr Trump blamed the minority Democrats for the failure. Repealing and replacing the healthcare programme enacted by his predecessor, Barack Obama, was one of the president's major election pledges. Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said he and Mr Trump agreed to withdraw the vote, after it became apparent it would not get the minimum of 215 Republican votes needed. How disastrous for Trump? Gloats and warnings over failed bill Ryan: 'We came really close today' Multiple reports suggested that between 28 and 35 Republicans were opposed to President Trump's draft American Health Care Act (AHCA). Some were said to be unhappy that the bil

I shot down drones and jumped between rooftops -- in VR The startup Nomadic wants to build VR rooms where you experience in a whole new way the virtual world you see. Its setup changed the way I think about VR. I'd been exploring a room when a TV report said drones were attacking the city. A man suddenly crackled through on the radio, telling me to grab a gun from the filing cabinet near the door, head onto the roof, and start defending the city. Soon, the humming of drones filled the skies, and I was shooting them down. I must have notched half a dozen when my radio buddy told me to walk across a narrow wooden plank that led to the roof of another building. I'd get more instructions on the other side. Time was of the essence. Drones were invading. I walked over to the plank and froze. "What if I fall?" I thought, looking down at the alley below. I cautiously stepped onto the rough wood. It wobbled. So did my stomach. Then I reminded myself of an important fact.

Apple Beats 1 chief wants to rekindle the record-store romance Zane Lowe, the head of Apple's radio channel, sees Beats 1 DJs filling a music culture void left by automated streaming libraries. Record stores mean a lot to Zane Lowe. Best known for his 12 years as one of the BBC's top Radio 1 DJs, Lowe uncovered the earliest recordings of hip-hop by devotedly riffling through record store bins, and he found the way to Nirvana by awkwardly humming the guitar riff to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to his local record store clerk. Moving to London from New Zealand as a radio DJ in 1997, he worked at a record store himself before joining MTV2 and, later, Radio 1. Now, as the the head of Apple's global streaming radio channel, he sees Beats 1 mimicking the expertise of that behind-the-counter guru in today's age of streaming libraries. "I use playlists and I make them, but there should be a room for creativity, and for culture, and for romance as well," he

Is it safe to drink Fanta and Sprite in Nigeria? A recent court case in Nigeria has highlighted concerns that locally made soft drinks may be considered unsafe for human consumption elsewhere, as Ijeoma Ndukwe explains. There has been uproar in Nigeria after it emerged that the company that manufactures Fanta and Sprite, the Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC), has been ordered by a court to place warning labels on its products, stating that they are unsafe when consumed alongside vitamin C. The drinks are said by critics to contain high levels of the preservative benzoic acid and the colouring sunset yellow. NBC is challenging the ruling. The case has caused deepening concern in a country where Fanta, Sprite and Coca-Cola are probably the most widely consumed soft drinks. Barbara Ukpabi owns a grill restaurant which serves local food in Oniru, Lagos. She says she might stop buying Fanta and Sprite for the restaurant and also has concerns about giving the drinks to her children. "I

'Hero' MP Tobias Ellwood tried to save stabbed officer Image copyright PA London terror attack Five dead and 40 injured in London attack Image gallery In pictures: Terror attack on Westminster LIVE London attack - latest updates London attack: What we know so far Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood has been called a "hero" after he was pictured giving first aid to PC Keith Palmer, one of the casualties of the London terror attack. PC Palmer was stabbed by the attacker, who was shot by police. Mr Ellwood, a Conservative MP and former Army officer, performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on PC Palmer in New Palace Yard, Westminster. Five people, including the police officer and the attacker, died. At least 40 people were injured, including three other officers. Latest updates: Westminster attack Four dead in Westminster attack In pictures: 'Terrorist incident' at Westminster Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic as the attacker was shot several times as

YouTube apologizes for blocking LGBT videos Many vloggers remain unimpressed with how YouTube classifies "sensitive content" under its Restricted Mode. YouTube boasts a strong and significant LGBTQ community. YouTube apologized on Monday for upsetting its community by blocking and filtering videos made by its LGBTQ+ community. But the apology was met with a lukewarm response. The problem occurred with YouTube's "Restricted Mode", a feature designed to "use community flagging, age-restrictions, and other signals to identify and filter out potentially inappropriate content." Restricted mode is supposed to protect users who don't want to see mature content, but has also been filtering out videos that don't contain mature content. "LGBTQ+ videos are available in Restricted Mode, but videos that discuss more sensitive issues may not be,"  said YouTube in a statement . "We regret any confusion this has caused and

Galaxy S8 and beyond: Samsung bets big on Bixby's AI   The digital voice assistant will debut soon on Samsung's next flagship phone, and the company plans to quickly add it to more products. "Hi, Bixby. What's Samsung planning to do with you?" A lot, it turns out. Bixby is Samsung's new digital voice assistant, and it will debut on the upcoming Galaxy S8. It will have its own dedicated button on the side of the phone, letting you communicate with the artificial intelligence in a sort of a walkie-talkie way. But Samsung's plan for Bixby, which it views as a "bright sidekick" to control your phone, doesn't stop there, said Injong Rhee, head of R&D for Samsung's mobile software and services operations. Enlarge Image Injong Rhee, Samsung's head of R&D for mobile software and services, has led the development of Bixby.Shara Tibken/CNET "We start off with the phone and can quickly expand into other devices," said Rhee