Saunas and cold plunge pools are popping up everywhere in the UK, bringing scorching heat and icy cold to a beach, city farm or park near you. Their users will be drawn to all the reasons why it is good for both mind and body. But what is the evidence for the benefits of saunas
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Science correspondent Nicola Davies investigates the strange story of Tam O’Byrne and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In the third episode of this miniseries, first broadcast in October 2025, all of O’Byrne’s lies are revealed and it is revealed where he was obtaining the tea supplied to hotels and shops. During the trial,
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Science correspondent Nicola Davies investigates the strange story of Tam O’Byrne and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In the second episode of this mini-series, first broadcast in October 2025, Nicola hears how O’Byrne’s network of Scottish tea growers began to suspect what he was actually selling and where it came from, and how
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Science correspondent Nicola Davies investigates the strange story of Tam O’Byrne and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In the first episode of this miniseries, first broadcast in October 2025, Nicola recalls her first meeting with O’Byrne while working on a feature about tea plantations in the UK. He was selling his award-winning Scottish-made