A council has been blasted for blowing taxpayers’ cash on ‘garish’ giant green plant pots that left the town centre ‘looking like something from Super Mario Brothers’. Walsall Council forked out thousands of pounds on around 15 massive planters to ‘promote a feeling of wellbeing and safety’ in the Black Country town. But residents have … Read more
A council has been blasted for blowing taxpayers’ cash on ‘garish’ giant green plant pots that left the town centre ‘looking like something from Super Mario Brothers’. Walsall Council forked out thousands of pounds on around 15 massive planters to ‘promote a feeling of wellbeing and safety’ in the Black Country town. But residents have … Read more
Britain aims to plant 143 million new trees a YEAR by 2035 in huge bid to hit carbon emissions targets – turning swathes of farmland into forest Number of trees planted across UK per year is set to rise to 143million by 2035 Plan will turn swathes of farmland and areas of natural beauty into … Read more
Britain aims to plant 143 million new trees a YEAR by 2035 in huge bid to hit carbon emissions targets – turning swathes of farmland into forest Number of trees planted across UK per year is set to rise to 143million by 2035 Plan will turn swathes of farmland and areas of natural beauty into … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protesters blockade Faslane nuclear base by locking themselves onto giant plant pots Environmental activists have blocked the north gate of HMNB Clyde in Scotland The naval base houses Britain’s nuclear submarines armed with Trident missiles Protesters locked onto planters have stopped all but emergency access to base XR say the action is part of … Read more
Gupta faces legal battle over £100m takeover of rival Tata’s speciality steel operations By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:10 BST, 22 April 2021 | Updated: 23:10 BST, 22 April 2021 Sanjeev Gupta faces a legal battle over his £100million takeover of a rival’s speciality steel operations. The embattled tycoon’s empire bought the … Read more
Researchers around the country are testing a new two-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate that is plant-based. Developed by Medicago vaccination, a biopharmaceutical company based in Canada, the shot uses a tobacco shrub to produce coronavirus-like particles. The help the body recognize the pathogen so that it can induce an immune response and launch an attack if … Read more
FDA orders US plant to STOP making J&J’s Covid vaccine as it investigates ingredient mix-up that ruined 15 MILLION doses of the shot The FDA asked Emergent BioSolutions manufacturing plant in Baltimore to halt production of J&J’s vaccine on April 16 It comes after the plant accidentally used an ingredient intended for the AstraZeneca vaccine – … Read more
Dog owner issues urgent warning over deadly ‘lords-and-ladies’ plant after her beloved golden retriever Lola suffered severe brain damage from eating its poisonous berries and had to be put down Chloe Allen, 22, was forced to put her golden retriever Lola down on March 26 Her dog consumed a couple of ‘lord-and-ladies’ berries last year … Read more
Britain’s first agricultural bank in 100 years has launched a new best buy one-year fixed-rate bond, except for one catch: none of the interest will be paid to savers. Oxbury Bank, which opened its doors in early February and lends money solely to British farmers, has launched a new ‘Forest Saver’ that will plant trees … Read more