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In 2020 prepare to eat bugs, bags and weed While haggis, neeps and tatties typically represent the best of Scottish cooking, 2020 has other plans in a culinary clash of evolution, innovation and sustainability. In a new publication from Zero Waste Scotland, entomophagy (the practice of humans eating insects) could be the future, with the report suggesting that a change from cattle to critters could be lucrative and better for the environment. Dr William Clark, ZWS’s bio-economy specialist, says that insects would offer a sustainable way to produce more food using less resources: “Insect farms offer a reliable, sustainable, circular-economy solution to the protein gap. For although the world produces enough food for everyone, more than a third of it ...

Numerous cars TORCHED during New Year’s Eve mayhem in Strasbourg, France (VIDEOS) Vandals in Strasbourg, France, marked the start of 2020 by setting countless vehicles on fire. Videos on social media purportedly show shocking acts of arson that took place across the city. Police have not disclosed how many cars were torched, but a source told AFP that the figure was larger than the previous year. A number of arrests and some minor injuries have also been reported. Pendant que les Français fêtaient tranquillement la nouvelle année, la racaille n’a pas pu s’empêcher de déroger à « ses » traditions.Voitures brûlées, jets de projectiles sur pompiers et policiers : des scènes de chaos cette nuit à #Strasbourg ! pic.twitter.com/0L4j0c7fSa— Ni...

'Hail Cesar': Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta scores first Premier League goal of the decade Chelsea's Spanish skipper Cesar Azpilicueta carved out his own little piece of history by scoring the first Premier League goal of the decade during his side's early New Year's Day kick-off against Brighton. The full-back was in the right place at the right time to turn in a Tammy Abraham shot following a Kurt Zouma knockdown from a corner, to hand Frank Lampard's men an early advantage against relegation-threatened Brighton at the American Express Community Stadium. The goal prompted a tweet from Match of the Day host Gary Lineker to acknowledge the strike, which came exactly 10,000 days since the inception of the Premier League in 1992.  Hai...

Keep Ron going! Juventus considering new deal to keep Cristiano Ronaldo at club until age of 38 – reports Juventus are considering offering Cristiano Ronaldo a contract extension which could keep the Portuguese ace at the club until the age of 38, according to reports in Italy. Ronaldo, 34, penned a four-year deal with the Turin giants when he joined for a fee of €100 million (US$112 million) from Real Madrid in the summer of 2018.   But according to Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport, Ronaldo and Juventus have both shown interest in extending that deal, potentially until 2023 when the star forward would be 38. Ronaldo and agent Jorge Mendes are reported to have discussed the forward’s future on a recent trip to the Emirates, where the Juve and Por...

Iran’s Supreme Leader hits back at Trump’s ‘big price’ threat, says US ‘took revenge’ for defeating ISIS Giving a sharp rebuke to Donald Trump’s threat to make Iran pay for an attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said tirades like this usually end up nowhere. On the heels of the Tuesday siege of the US diplomatic mission in Baghdad, President Trump fired off a series of inflammatory tweets, vowing to hold Iran “fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities.” Shortly thereafter, he took a different tone, saying he doesn’t see a war with Iran coming. But the initial escapade didn’t go unnoticed in Tehran, with Ali Khamenei returning the verbal attack by “that guy.” The Supreme Leader stated that ...

Million-dollar woman: Kayla Harrison - dubbed 'the female Khabib' - wins PFL Championship & mega payday (VIDEO) Kayla Harrison, the two-time Olympic medalist in judo who's described herself as a "female Khabib Nurmagomedov," is $1 million richer after winning the PFL lightweight tournament late on New Year's Eve. Harrison was one of six millionaires crowned by the PFL at their year-end event in Madison Square Garden, with the undefeated judoka topping the bill and making light work of Brazilian fighter Pacheco to enhance her reputation as one of the most dominant female fighters in the world. ‘I’m a female Khabib, but better’ – undefeated women’s MMA star Kayla Harrison (VIDEO) Her suffocating style of ground attack has been compared to that of ...

WATCH: Russia’s Ali Isaev smashes his way to MILLION with victory at PFL Championship in New York Russian MMA heavyweight Ali Isaev is walking into 2020 with an extra $1 million in his bank account after winning the PFL championship at the promotion's end-of-year extravaganza in New York. Isaev, 36, outgrappled American opponent Jared Rosholt over four rounds before launching a ground-and-pound barrage to finish the contest and take the PFL heavyweight championship. The bout was one of six championship fights in New York, with the winner of each walking home with a cool $1 million in a bumper end-of-year payday. With devastating ground-and-pound, Ali Isaev stays undefeated in the 2019 #PFLChampionship season and is a PFL Champion! pic....

Australia deploys military aircraft & navy ships to help fire-ravaged communities Australia has sent military aircraft and ships to relieve towns that have been caught in the violent infernos sweeping the country’s southeast coast. Thousands of people have been forced to camp on beaches as they await rescue. Wednesday’s deployment used military helicopters and naval vessels to deliver water, food and fuel to areas that have been completely cut off by the fires in the states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. An estimated 4,000 people in the Victorian coastal town of Mallacoota fled to the seashore on Tuesday, after winds pushed wildfires toward their homes. At 3am on 1 January 2020, there are 112 fires burning across NSW. Severa...

Chelsea post 0 million loss – but insist they WILL stay within Financial Fair Play limits Chelsea have posted losses of £96.8million (US$128.3 million), although the club owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich insist they are not in danger of breaching UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits. The Blues released their results for the financial year (ending June 30, 2019) just hours before the New Year.   The figures made mixed reading as turnover increased from £443.4 million to £446.7 million, but outgoings meant that the Blues posted an overall loss of almost £100 million. In a statement, Chelsea said the negative balance “reflected a number of player acquisitions and related costs, as well as a lack of Champions League football together wit...