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California dreaming: On a dreary grey winter’s day, why not plan for some summer colour? Nigel Colborn shared advice for preparing your garden for a colourful summer British gardening expert suggested planting standard fuchsia in big containers He revealed the best places to buy plants, if you can’t grow your own By Nigel Colborn for the … Read more
Federal health officials say a three-month outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce is finally over. In a statement on Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the contaminated lettuce, which was grown in Salinas, California, is ‘no longer available for sale.’ A total of 167 people were sickened across 27 states … Read more
Sarah Mumper, 23, was born with fibrous dysplasia, a rare bone disease also marked by the ‘cafe-au-lait spots’ that have been visible on her cheek and neck since birth When operations assistant, Sarah Mumper, 23, from California was just two and a half years old, she was diagnosed with McCune-Albright syndrome, or fibrous dysplasia, a … Read more
On Christmas morning, 13-year-old Isabel woke to gifts under the tree, laughter and smiles to be shared with her twin sister and brother, and a new TV for her room. The morning after Christmas, she woke to find her legs paralyzed. Isabel’s legs had suddenly started aching terribly on Christmas day and then went numb, … Read more
During my time as a travel writer, I’ve been everywhere from Alaska to Vietnam with my son. Now he’s a well-travelled teenager, I’m increasingly on the lookout for adventurous breaks where we can make memories together. Here are our stand-out trips for 2020. Action-packed Peru Mountain citadel: The incredible Machu Picchu ruins in Peru. Go this … 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
California schoolteacher Brittany Bruley was elated when she discovered she was expecting her first child earlier this year – and shocked a few weeks later at Easter time when an ultrasound revealed she was carrying twins. Multiples don’t run in either her family or her husband’s, and the babies were conceived naturally. She waited until … Read more
An Inspector Calls at The Pig Shed Motel in Norfolk and immediately loves his room, which is twice the size he expected The Pig Shed Motel is located on the A1065 between Swaffham and Fakenham There are 10 rooms inside two single-storey, wooden, shed-style buildings Hot water is supplied by solar power and rainwater provides … Read more
The California wildfire season has had an awful start this year, scorching hundreds of thousands of acres, fueled by the Santa Ana winds. These fires, which typically begin in September, spring up in hot and dry conditions that make it easy for the flames to spread and, in turn, make the blazes difficult to extinguish. … Read more
The family of a 23-year-old pregnant woman who died after signs of dangerously high blood pressure were ignored is suing the two OBGYNs who treated her. Demi Dominguez, of Bakersfield, California, went to Mercy Hospital on April 15 with swelling and high blood pressure, reported 23ABC. She was kept overnight for observation but was sent … Read more