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Garden firm Thompson & Morgan sows seeds for £200m sale

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One of Britain’s oldest mail order plant and seed companies could be about to change hands for up to £200m By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 16:50 EDT, 31 July 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 31 July 2021 One of Britain’s oldest mail order plant and seed companies could be about to change … Read more

How the seeds of Keir Starmer’s meltdown began when Labour MP Eric Joyce punched two Tories

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The seeds of Sir Keir Starmer’s humiliation on Thursday were sown nine years ago on a cold February evening in a House of Commons bar, when Labour MP Eric Joyce punched two Tory politicians. By starting the blood-soaked confrontation, the former Labour MP for Falkirk set off a chain of events that could lead to … Read more

How the seeds of Keir Starmer’s meltdown began when Labour MP Eric Joyce punched two Tories

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The seeds of Sir Keir Starmer’s humiliation on Thursday were sown nine years ago on a cold February evening in a House of Commons bar, when Labour MP Eric Joyce punched two Tory politicians. By starting the blood-soaked confrontation, the former Labour MP for Falkirk set off a chain of events that could lead to … Read more

The new barbie stars: Gunpowder potatoes with fennel seeds, chilli, coriander and cashews

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The new barbie stars: Gunpowder potatoes with fennel seeds, chilli, coriander and cashews By Rukmini Iyer Published: 00:03 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 00:03 BST, 25 April 2021 This might be one of my favourite dishes – beautifully spiced potatoes with crisp cashews, sharp with lemon. SERVES 4 as a side PREP: 15 minutes … Read more

UK scientists search for ‘Moon Trees’ grown from seeds taken on 1971 NASA Apollo 14 mission

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There could be 15 trees throughout the UK grown from seeds that were flown around the moon by NASA on the Apollo 14 mission, and scientists are trying to find them. The Moon Trees, grown from orbiting seeds flown in 1971, could be anywhere in the UK, including in private gardens, according to the Royal … Read more

Can Indian seeds really roll back the years? Ingredient said to reduce wrinkles and calm blemishes

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You may not know how to say it, but bakuchiol is the hottest thing in skincare. Pronounced ba-koo-chee-ol, this hard-working ingredient tackles the biggest beauty bugbears including wrinkles, brown spots, breakouts and inflammation. Made from the seeds of the Indian babchi plant, it has been used to treat skin diseases for centuries — and now … Read more

SESAME SEEDS could reduce risk of Parkinson’s Disease and preventing neuronal damage

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Eating SESAME SEEDS could reduce the risk of Parkinson’s by preventing neuronal damage, study finds Osaka City University experts tested a chemical in sesame seeds on Parkinson’s  Chemical sesaminol is found in shells discarded in the production of sesame oil  Tests on mice found the chemical improved dopamine levels and motor function By Ryan Morrison … Read more

Where on Earth are ‘Moon Trees?’ NASA reveals where ‘space seeds’ were planted around the world

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About 500 seeds of different tree species were launched into space in 1971 that circled around the moon 34 times before returning to Earth where they were then planted in different spots around the globe. NASA has shared a map showing the locations of these ‘Moon Trees,’ which total to 83 that mainly reside in … Read more

Where on Earth are ‘Moon Trees?’ NASA reveals where ‘space seeds’ were planted around the world

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About 500 seeds of different tree species were launched into space in 1971 that circled around the moon 34 times before returning to Earth where they were then planted in different spots around the globe. NASA has shared a map showing the locations of these ‘Moon Trees,’ which total to 83 that mainly reside in … Read more