British farmers have enjoyed a bumper Brussels sprout harvest this year after the UK’s sweltering summer, with giant specimens double the size of normal crops. In the lead up to Christmas the demand for the popular festive vegetable rockets, often leaving many yuletide dinner makers disappointed. But thanks to the scorching summer sprouts are in … Read more
Some good terns deserve each other: Colony of one of UK’s rarest seabirds enjoys its best breeding season for 25 years Nesting pairs of little terns fledged more than 200 chicks at Blakeney Point The rare seabird has been in serious decline nationally since the 1980s Rangers counted 154 pairs of little terns nesting over … Read more
Some good terns deserve each other: Colony of one of UK’s rarest seabirds enjoys its best breeding season for 25 years Nesting pairs of little terns fledged more than 200 chicks at Blakeney Point The rare seabird has been in serious decline nationally since the 1980s Rangers counted 154 pairs of little terns nesting over … Read more
The UK’s first gigaplant to produce cells for electric vehicle batteries will be built in Blyth, Northumberland, with construction beginning next summer, it has been confirmed today. The firm behind the nation’s first cell manufacturing plant, Britishvolt, has selected the expansive former Blyth Power Station grounds for the gigaplant, which will bring 3,000 new jobs … Read more
Sheridan Smith is set to look for the UK’s best dog groomer as pet stylists go head-to-head in exciting new BBC competition show Pooch Perfect By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 16:46 GMT, 10 December 2020 | Updated: 16:48 GMT, 10 December 2020 Sheridan Smith is set to present the BBC’s new competitive series Pooch … Read more
‘Stop saying sentences are too soft’: Top judge calls for end to criticism of jail terms following row over length of prison time given to PC Andrew Harper’s killers Lord Burnett said ‘ignorant’ attacks on the penalties set by judges are ‘corrosive’ He said the debate on sentencing must ‘proceed on fact and not misconception’ … Read more
‘Stop saying sentences are too soft’: Top judge calls for end to criticism of jail terms following row over length of prison time given to PC Andrew Harper’s killers Lord Burnett said ‘ignorant’ attacks on the penalties set by judges are ‘corrosive’ He said the debate on sentencing must ‘proceed on fact and not misconception’ … Read more
Kate Bingham, head of the UK’s Vaccine Taskforce, said it was her ‘gut feeling’ that summer holidays will be back on the cards next year and social distancing could be scrapped Summer holidays could be back on the cards next year and social distancing may be scrapped, Britain’s vaccine tsar suggested this morning. Asked when … Read more
Britain’s first charging station dedicated to electric cars has opened to customers today. Gridseve’s pioneering Electric Forecourt is located near Braintree, Essex, and is the first of 100 sites to be built across the country in the next five years as part of a £1billion nationwide programme. The one-stop-shop for electric car owners features 36 … Read more
David Attenborough is voted the UK’s top voice ahead of Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley in new poll Sir David Attenborough, aged 94, tops the poll in Britain’s best voice survey The presenter and broadcaster’s wildlife work has made him a national treasure Sir David won more than a quarter of the votes alone in a … Read more