Thyme for sage advice: Home-grown herbs are best for fragrance and flavour

Thyme for sage advice: Home-grown herbs are best for fragrance and flavour Nigel Colborn says herbs are as pretty and fragrant as the finest garden plants British gardening expert claims they’re easy to grow, especially in sunny spaces He says each summer you can increase herb numbers with annual varieties  By Nigel Colborn for the … Read more

US scientists discover SEVEN homegrown variants

Scientists discover SEVEN worrying homegrown coronavirus variants with nearly identical mutations in the US Scientists have discovered seven coronavirus variants with nearly identical mutations to their spike proteins in the US  Two have gained ground in Louisiana and Mississippi, but the variants, known by their 677 mutations have been spotted in numerous states  Scientists aren’t … Read more

Let’s eat British! MARCO PIERRE WHITE serves up home-grown delicacies

While fishing off the English South Coast recently, Marco Pierre White (above) almost caught a large spider crab While fishing off the English South Coast recently, Marco Pierre White almost caught a large spider crab. ‘I saw it rising to the surface and immediately thought: delicious,’ says the celebrated chef.  ‘I lost it, sadly, but … Read more

Let’s eat British! MARCO PIERRE WHITE serves up home-grown delicacies

While fishing off the English South Coast recently, Marco Pierre White (above) almost caught a large spider crab While fishing off the English South Coast recently, Marco Pierre White almost caught a large spider crab. ‘I saw it rising to the surface and immediately thought: delicious,’ says the celebrated chef.  ‘I lost it, sadly, but … Read more

California’s homegrown coronavirus variant has now spread to 19 states and SIX countries

A new local strain of the novel coronavirus first identified in California has spread to 19 U.S. states and six countries, a new study finds. The strain, called CAL.20C, was first discovered by researchers at Cedars Sinai Los Angeles in Los Angeles County in July 2020. It went relatively undetected before exploding in the fall … Read more

Coronavirus US: Third homegrown variant may have originated in MAY

Researchers have discovered a third new variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. and say it could end up being the most easily transmissible one yet. A team from Southern Illinois University Carbondale traced the earliest appearance of new variant, called 20C-US, to Texas in May 2020. The variant carries several mutations, including to the … Read more

Third homegrown coronavirus variant found in U.S. as researchers say first emerged in Texas in MAY

BREAKING NEWS: Third homegrown coronavirus variant is found in the U.S. as Illinois researchers say it first emerged in Texas in MAY A third homegrown variant of the coronavirus has been found in the U.S. Illinois researchers say the earliest appearance of new variant, called 20C-U, was in Texas in May 2020 The variant has … Read more

It’s a barked potato: Dog owner digs up home-grown spud that looks just like her pet pooch 

It’s a barked potato! Dog owner digs up home-grown spud that looks just like her pet pooch Joanne Gudger, 47, was floored when she found a potato that looked like her dog  The potato bore an uncanny resemblance to her 13-year-old bulldog, Dave  She now calls the dog ‘potato head Dave’ and hasn’t eaten the … Read more

Music company boss was sick for four days after eating homegrown courgette

I was laid low by a toxic COURGETTE: Music company boss was sick for four days after eating homegrown vegetable Mike Andrews, 64, from east Yorkshire, hallucinated with toxic squash syndrome The music management company director suffered sickness and diarrhoea  He join dozens who have fallen victim to a rogue batch of poisonous courgettes By Chris Brooke … Read more