Buy-to-let green mortgages: What’s available to landlords?

Three in five landlords are now interested in a ‘green’ mortgage – but only four lenders are offering them, and only one on new purchases.   A total of 62 per cent of landlords described themselves as ‘interested’ in the loans, which reward them for making their properties more energy efficient, according to research by mortgage … Read more

What’s inside the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2, watch teardown here

There came a point when Durability Tests and Teardowns became boring. You get the same results. But then there will still be that shock when you hear the screeching sound of a display being scratched especially if you’re wearing earphones. Teardowns can get crazy too because you don’t know what you’re going to see. In … Read more

What’s the TRUTH about those SAGE models?

SAGE’s doomsday models which predicted more than a thousand coronavirus deaths at the peak of a third wave later in the year cherry-picked ‘very pessimistic assumptions’, scientists warned today. Independent experts told MailOnline the data used by the Government’s scientific advisers ‘didn’t match’ how well the vaccine rollout is going and played down how effective … Read more

What’s the TRUTH about those SAGE models?

SAGE’s doomsday models which predicted more than a thousand coronavirus deaths at the peak of a third wave later in the year were based on ‘very pessimistic assumptions’, scientists warned today. Independent experts told MailOnline the data used by the Government’s scientific advisers ‘didn’t match’ how well the vaccine rollout is going and played down … Read more

Third of the planet’s farmland has pesticides levels 1,000 times higher than what’s considered safe

Nearly a third of the farmland around the world is at high risk of pesticide pollution, according to a new report. Scientists in Australia examined how nearly 100 agricultural chemicals were used across 168 countries, to determine which pesticides surpassed recommended levels. Pointing to ‘widespread global pesticide pollution risk,’ the research found 64 percent of … Read more

What’s Monty Don’s favourite flower? It’s the pretty perennial that celebrates the coming of spring

Monty revisits one of his classic books, Gardening at Longmeadow, in an occasional series.   British gardening expert Monty Don shares his advice for growing primrose. Pictured: Monty with his primroses People ask me often what my favourite flower is. The truth is that it depends on the season, the situation, on what I am doing – … Read more