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As Britain’s most beloved vet, James Herriot’s delightfully honest and at times hilarious reminiscences of a vet’s life in 1930s Yorkshire charmed millions in his books — and were turned into a long-running hit BBC series. And as this exclusive reprint reveals around 50 years after it was first published, his magical work is still … Read more
Top immunologist says people should be able to ‘sit down and take a bit of sun’ outdoors because the light ‘damages’ coronavirus as Government attempts to continue lock-down over mild Easter weekend Peter Openshaw said he thought it was ‘fair enough thing’ for people to get sun He is professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College … Read more
Holly Willoughby does her bit for the NHS by wearing a £295 charity sweater designed to raise cash for non-profit initiative providing meals to frontline staff The This Morning presenter, 39, sported a distinctive Blue Anni Heart sweater from retailer Chinti & Parker 100% of all funds raised by the sweater, which retails at £295, … Read more
The travel world is in turmoil right now but hoteliers, tour operators and transport firms are making great efforts to help Britons stranded abroad or needing help at home. Others are offering accommodation, food and online advice as we pull together to fight the global crisis. A full refund Budget ski specialist Action Outdoors has … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
The massive red supergiant star Betelgeuse won’t be going supernovae anytime soon as astronomers discover it is ‘just a little bit dusty’. Last year the giant star started to dim and at one point reached just 30 per cent of its usual brightness, prompting some speculation that it was about to explode. The star has … Read more
A grandmother was dragged out of court today by police after being cleared of kicking a Swiss Air pilot who her daughter bit and scratched – but has been spared jail. Henrietta Mitaiare, 23, was let off with a four-month suspended jail sentence this afternoon, despite attacking Swiss Air Captain Guido Keel when the flight … Read more
Pinot Gris has bigger flavours and a fuller texture than Pinot Grigio making it perfect for a springtime sup By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 22 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 22 February 2020 Pinot Grigio was the darling of the white wine world. Yet some wine fans … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK DANCING BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON by Gyles Brandreth (Michael Joseph £14.99, 464 pp) What a piece of work is Gyles Brandreth, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, and how like an irrepressible Butlin’s Redcoat or jolly tambourine-banging clergyman, insisting that we absolutely must ‘keep those synapses happy!’ … Read more
Frances Arnold of the US was awarded for using the principles of evolution to develop new enzymes, which are the basic chemical tools of life. At first she tried to force such changes using more traditional methods, but her breakthrough came when she allowed evolutionary forces such as selection and even chance to govern the … Read more