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BBC News
4 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Ideas vital to regenerate town centre decay, lobby group says
Ideas from residents in the north of the Isle of Man are "vital" to regenerating town centres in "decay", a steering group has said. The Northern Chamber of Commerce (NCOC) is holding an exhibition in Ramsey, urging people share their views of the town's potential sessions in the town hall are running until 14 August, and the NCOC hopes it can use the input to draw up a "master plan" that has the community backing. NCOC chairman Keith Dalrymple said: "The retail sector in Ramsey is in need of increased footfall, not just [people] visiting the town to shop, but people living in the town and working in the town." He said public confidence in the island's economic situation was at "a low ebb", as was "confidence in decision makers".Small businesses and enterprises were "thinking a week ahead not years", he continued, adding he hoped a master plan developed through the exhibition could stimulate investment. 'Empty buildings' While he said there was "no simple magic bullet that is going to reinvigorate the high streets", he wanted to engage "the whole community" in efforts "to increase footfall, to address the empty buildings, to address the fact that town centres have been allowed to decay over decades".Mr Dalrymple said: "One only has to walk around the town to see the opportunities that are there."But opportunities for development are one thing, making them economically viable and sustainable is another, and this is part of the exercise."He said the steering group had taken inspiration from volunteers working on the town's dilapidated Victorian Queen's Pier. They "got tired" of waiting for "anybody else to step in and do something about it, so they're doing it themselves", he exhibition is open Monday to Thursday from 08:45 until 16:30 BST and on Saturdays between 08:45 until 16:00 Dalrymple said: "Residents' ideas are vital."Ramsey and the north have a proud history, a colourful history."We have wonderful assets and we are endeavouring to encourage people to look around, see them and to make their voices heard." Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
CNET
17 hours ago
- Business
- CNET
Hot, Tangy, Smoky and Sweet. We Tested 17 BBQ Sauces and These Are the Best
CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Alongside ketchup and mustard, barbecue sauce wears the crown as summer's saucy royalty -- and unlike its more basic cousins, BBQ sauce knows how to party. Whether you're slathering it on grilled ribs, dunking air fryer wings or just 'accidentally' licking it off your fingers, there's really no wrong way to enjoy it. I hauled in 15 bottles of barbecue sauce to see which ones deserve a slot in your fridge door this season. David Watsky/CNET The only hard part? Choosing one. The sauce aisle is a smoky, spicy jungle filled with bold claims, regional pride and enough award-winning bottles to fill a trophy case. The best barbecue sauces hit that magical trifecta of sweet, tangy and smoky -- or sometimes go rogue with bold heat or molasses-laced sweetness. Finding your go-to bottle may take some taste-testing, but hey, what a delicious problem to have. To find the best BBQ sauces available, I gathered more than 15 bottles of sauce and some hungry friends to help taste. It took a lot of napkins to find the best barbecue sauce in 2025. Here they are. Read more: Best Meal Kits of 2025 A quick note: Up north, sweeter varieties dominate the sauce market, but my taste testers and I all enjoy vinegar-based sauces too, so we included several Carolina barbecue sauces (among other styles, like a Japanese barbecue sauce for umami, or brown-sugar-based recipes for that iconic sweet flavor) to make this list as inclusive and unbiased as possible. Best BBQ sauces for 2025 Full Moon Photo Gallery 1/1 Full Moon Best overall barbecue sauce Full Moon Bar-B-Que sauce Full Moon is a regional chain of barbecue restaurants in Alabama and Mississippi that's been in operation since 1986. You likely won't find Full Moon's incredible sauce on store shelves, but it can be purchased online for $7.49 a bottle. Thank goodness for that, because this classic-style sauce has a near-perfect balance of sweetness, smokiness, tang and spice. ... Show more Get it now $25 at Amazon $7 at Full Moon Tamarind Heads Photo Gallery 1/1 Tamarind Heads Best spicy BBQ sauce Tamarind Heads BBQ sauce If you like your sauce with warm spice and fiery heat, Tamarind Heads' sauce will scratch both itches -- and then some. This sweet and spicy sauce is made from a tamarind base with no tomato or vinegar. The recipe doesn't slouch on chili and even the "medium" will have you loosening your collar after a few bites. Despite its higher Scoville score, the tamarind spice and chili heat are balanced nicely with some sweetness from brown sugar and toasted notes from sesame. ... Show more Get it now $13 at TikTok Shop $13 at Tamarind Heads Stubb's Photo Gallery 1/1 Stubb's Best grocery store barbecue sauce Stubb's BBQ sauce If you prefer to scoop your barbecue sauce up from the store, Stubb's stuff can be found in most supermarkets and it's an excellent alternative to Full Moon. Like the winner above, Stubb's has a good balance with no single flavor taking over. This one is thick but not gloppy and gets its sweetness from brown sugar (no corn syrup) with a good kick from lots of black pepper. ... Show more Get it now $4 at Walmart Bachan Photo Gallery 1/1 Bachan Best Japanese-style barbecue sauce Bachan's Japanese barbecue sauce I've been on the Bachan's bandwagon for some time now and I don't plan on hopping off. Bachan's is atypical compared with classic barbecue sauces in that it's laced with Japanese flavors, giving it a huge umami punch. You'll notice soy sauce immediately, along with sesame, ginger and a delicate sweetness. This is one of the thinner sauces so it might not adhere as well to ribs and chicken or caramelize as others do, so it's probably best used as a finishing sauce. Bachan's is also pricey for one bottle, but you can save a few bucks when you order multiple at a time. (Trust me, you'll want more than one bottle.) ... Show more Get it now $6 at Amazon Carolina Q Photo Gallery 1/1 Carolina Q Best smoky barbecue sauce Carolina Q' Sweet Hickory sauce This rich, dark and smoky sauce is made by a small producer in North Carolina. It's probably the most flavor-packed sauce we tried, with a big sweetness that's cut with rich, smoky hickory and lots of heat. There's a lot going on here but it harmonizes nicely to create one very tasty sauce. ... Show more Get it now $6 at Carolina BBQ Sauce Bull's Eye Photo Gallery 1/1 Bull's Eye Best budget barbecue sauce Bull's-Eye Original At under $3 a bottle, this was the favorite of the "cheap" barbecue sauces, and it's one you'll find easily in most grocery stores or on Amazon. Bull's-Eye has a formidable sweetness but gets great balance from mustard, garlic and natural hickory smoke. If you go through sauce like water, this is a great sauce to stock up on for ribs, chicken and burgers. ... Show more Get it now $3 at Walmart Texas Pete Photo Gallery 1/1 Texas Pete Best barbecue sauce for hot sauce lovers Texas Pete E. Carolina BBQ sauce If you're a hot sauce junkie looking for a barbecue sauce, Texas Pete's Eastern Carolina sauce is the one to get. Texas Pete is a hot sauce maker, first and foremost, so this take on vinegar-heavy Carolina-style sauce tastes quite a bit like hot sauce but with a subtle sweetness and tomato tang. It's made with just five ingredients and no corn syrup. At 15 calories per serving, it's probably the "healthiest" barbecue sauce on this list. ... Show more Get it now $10 at Texas Pete Sweet Baby Ray's Photo Gallery 1/1 Sweet Baby Ray's Best sweet barbecue sauce Sweet Baby Ray's I'll be honest, this wasn't one of my personal favorites, but some of the other tasters with a penchant for sweeter foods were really into it. Sweet Baby Ray's (hey, it's right there in the name) is made with corn syrup and pineapple juice and is so sweet that it can be overwhelming. It's also rather thick, almost like a barbecue jam or jelly. If you're a barbecue lover with a sweet tooth, this is the sauce you should stock. ... Show more Get it now $3 at Walmart What makes a good barbecue sauce? Start by deciding if you want a sweet tomato-based sauce, creamy white sauce or a tangier vinegar-based bottle to pour over your meat. CNET Most pitmasters agree that achieving balance is essential for a great barbecue sauce. Typically, these sauces are made with a tomato base, vinegar, and a sweetener like honey or molasses, along with a component for heat. From this foundation, sauces can be enhanced with a variety of spices and flavors, including mustard, garlic, fruit and smoke. If a sauce becomes too dominant in one flavor profile, it usually doesn't work well. On the other hand, overly simple sauces lacking spice or complexity often fall flat. We tasted many traditional Kansas City-style sauces for this list, a host of vinegar-heavy Carolina-style sauces, some keto-friendly sauces, Bachan's cult-favorite Japanese-style sauce and a few Alabama white sauces to see which ones really tickled our taste buds. We tried each one with plain unseasoned chicken breast since it's a rather blank slate as far as classic grilled foods go. When tasting, we noted things like overall balance, heat, sweetness, overwhelming flavors or anything else that jumped out, both bad and good.
Business Insider
a day ago
- Science
- Business Insider
The $5.3 million sale of a precious rock from Mars belonging to Niger spurs outrage
A rare Martian meteorite unearthed in Niger sold for a whopping $5.3 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York, prompting outrage from scientists and cultural heritage defenders who are now seeking answers and its return. A Martian meteorite weighing 24.6 kilograms and discovered in Niger was auctioned for $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York. The meteorite, known as NWA 16788, is the largest Martian rock ever found on Earth, estimated to have traveled 140 million miles. Concerns were raised about the legality and ethical implications of exporting this significant artifact from Niger. In November 2023, a meteorite hunter discovered NWA 16788 in the Agadez area of northern Niger. It weighs more than 24.6 kilograms (54 pounds) and is the biggest Martian rock ever recovered on Earth, according to Sotheby's. Experts estimate it traveled 140 million miles from Mars' surface, likely dislodged by an ancient asteroid impact, before landing in the Sahara sands. The auction started at $1.9 million and quickly jumped to $4.3 million, with premiums and fees bringing the total to $5.3 million. However, Sotheby's has not revealed the identity of either the buyer or the seller, heightening speculation over how such an important alien item departed its nation of origin. The auction took place during the auction house's "Geek Week," which features goods related to natural history, science, and space. A private gallery in Tuscany, Italy, and the Italian Space Agency had both previously exhibited the rock. Conversation on meteorites in Africa The specimen's provenance remains a matter of debate, however, as reported by Forbes. 'The NWA 16788 meteorite was shipped and transported in line with the standard procedure of all meteorites that come out of Niger. As with everything we sell, all relevant documentation was in order at each stage of its journey,' Sotheby's tells Forbes Africa. According to Giovanni Pratesi, a professor at the University of Florence in Italy and one of the authors of two of the three papers referenced in the Sotheby's catalogue, he was 'only involved in the characterization and study of this specimen (NWA 16788), without having received, for a while, any information about provenance.' 'In fact, the place of recovery of the meteorites is not so important for science because their real provenance, of course, is not the Earth but other bodies of the Solar System,' Pratesi says. 'Anyway, there is no doubt that the Sahara represents a very important reservoir of extraterrestrial material. 'A confirmation of this is given by the high number of meteorite specimens bearing the name NWA (North West Africa) that is used when the exact place of recovery is not known. In this respect, I believe that African countries should organize a network to recover and valorize these meteorites.' The sale has reignited concerns about the unregulated trade of meteorites, particularly those discovered in developing countries. Nigerien officials and international cultural watchdogs are now questioning the legality and ethics of the meteorite's export, with many demanding its immediate return. 'It was discovered in Niger? How come it ended up being sold in New York?' says Alia Baré, a fashion designer and daughter of former Nigerien president Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, to Forbes Africa. 'It is a crucial matter of sovereignty… This is a national treasure that shouldn't have been sold. Things have to change,' she added.
CBC
a day ago
- Health
- CBC
Virtual dermatology care coming to Nunavut
The Ottawa and Qikiqtani General Hospitals are working to bring virtual dermatology care to Nunavummiut, to help alleviate the need for patients to fly out of the territory for care.
North Wales Live
2 days ago
- North Wales Live
Two men die in 'absolutely tragic' early-hours crash
A North Wales man is among two people killed in a horror crash near the Welsh border. Emergency services were called to Eccleston in Cheshire at around 1.40am on Sunday, July 20 after reports a black Vauxhall Astra had crashed into a wall. The driver of the car, a 25-year-old man from Smallwood, died at the scene. Cheshire Police said a passenger in the vehicle, a 47-year-old man from Rossett, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment. He has since died from his injuries. Their next of kin have been informed and they are being supported by specialist officers, police said. Officers are now appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash, which happened on Hill Road, to contact them. A police spokesperson said: "Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing and anyone with any information is urged to get in touch." Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox Inspector Steve Griffiths, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: 'This was an absolutely tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the families of the men involved. 'Enquiries in relation to the collision are ongoing and as part of our investigation we're keen to hear for anyone who witnessed the collision. The same goes for anyone with any video footage of which may aid the investigation.'
