Tea-drinking Brits waste enough water to fill 28 Olympic swimming pools a day by boiling double amount of water they really need, says energy supplier Utilita. The 49.7 million British tea drinkers, who drink an average of four cups of tea a day, are actually boiling enough water for around 400 million drinks a day, … Read more
Tea-drinking Brits waste enough water to fill 28 Olympic swimming pools a year by boiling double amount of water they really need, says energy supplier Utilita. The 49.7 million British tea drinkers, who drink an average of four cups of tea a day, are actually boiling enough water for around 400 million drinks a year, … Read more
This is certainly a great book to plunge into. Lido: A Dip into Outdoor Swimming Pools by author Christopher Beanland showcases the world’s best lidos, from a spaceship-like pool in Hong Kong to Icebergs – a pool full of ‘frothy surf’ in Sydney. As well as presenting the best places for an alfresco dip, the … Read more
This is certainly a great book to plunge into. Lido: A Dip into Outdoor Swimming Pools by author Christopher Beanland showcases the world’s best lidos, from a spaceship-like pool in Hong Kong to Icebergs – a pool full of ‘frothy surf’ in Sydney. As well as presenting the best places for an alfresco dip, the … Read more
There is one thing these hotels all have in common – they have gone to great lengths to provide guests with a spectacular swimming pool. Whether you’re looking for somewhere to clock up the laps or the perfect spot to unwind, dive head first into our round-up of the UK’s finest hotel pools. The Scarlet, … Read more
Art from David Hockney’s Paper Pools series makes a £4.8million splash Pool on a Cloudy Day with Rain has sold for £4,867,900 at Sotheby’s in London The picture, one of 29 made in 1978, was being sold by an anonymous collector Experts describe piece as ‘a dazzling testament to Hockney’s virtuosity in the medium of colour and form’ … Read more
Swimmers have returned to Hampstead Heath’s outdoor pools and Parliament Hill’s lido for an early morning dip today as the UK is set for a sunny weekend with temperatures expected to hit 74F (23C). Britons waking up to blue skies today splashed about in the north London beauty spot on the first day of decent summer … Read more
Swimmers have returned to Hampstead Heath’s outdoor pools and Parliament Hill’s lido for an early morning dip today as the UK is set for a sunny weekend with temperatures expected to hit 74F (23C). Britons waking up to blue skies today splashed about in the north London beauty spot on the first day of decent summer … Read more
Wealthy Britons have been splashing out on private swimming pools and outdoor kitchens during the coronavirus lockdown. Without expensive holidays to pay for, Britain’s super rich are spending their money on home improvements designed to recreate the luxury they had sought abroad. Premier League footballers, company directors and pharmaceutical bosses are spending a minimum of £90,000 … Read more
Swimmers will be asked to arrive to pools with their costumes under their clothes and to avoid the butterfly stroke under new guidelines unveiled yesterday. Swim England, the sport’s governing body, said the guidelines focus on ‘reducing the risk of Covid-19 transmission within the swimming pool environment’. The rulebook has been developed with the Department for … Read more