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BOOK OF THE WEEK DIARY OF A MODERN COUNTRY GARDENER by Tamsin Westhorpe (Orphans £20, 248 pp) When it comes to gardens, no one does it better than us Brits. From Sissinghurst and Kew in the South to Harlow Carr and Chatsworth in the North, we have some of the world’s most dazzling gardens. A … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Three things happened yesterday that made me think the sh*t with coronavirus just got very real. First, the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned after massive spikes in coronavirus infection in worst hit countries like South Korea, Italy, Iran and Japan: ‘We are in unchartered territory.’ And he revealed the death … Read more
Boris Johnson today vowed to drive a ‘hard bargain’ with the US as the government sets out its trade demands. The UK is pushing for a Transatlantic deal at the same time as negotiating a new relationship with the EU – in the hopes that will increase pressure on Brussels to offer good terms. Ministers … Read more
The chorus of congratulations that greeted the message posted on Carrie Symonds’s Instagram account over the weekend — that she and Boris are engaged and ‘hatching a baby early this summer’ — is as it should be. In essence, here is some good news in a sea of often grim headlines. But, while the friends … Read more
Boy, 10, dies after BMW hits highway maintenance vehicle on motorway hard shoulder as another child, six, is left with serious injuries Boy, 10, dies after car hits highway maintenance vehicle on M60 hard shoulder The silver BMW crashed on motorway near Audenshaw, Greater Manchester Driver arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous and drug … Read more
When Hailee Steinfeld dropped her latest single on New Years day, listeners were quick to draw the line to her most recent ex, Niall Horan, through lyrics. And over a month later the singer and actress, 23, performed Wrong Direction on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday night. Discussing the performance on Twitter … Read more
Type the word ‘perfectionism’ into Google and these are some of the news stories you might find: ‘Perfectionistic students get higher grades, but at what cost?’, ‘Why businesses should reject perfectionism in 2020’, and ‘Why is it so hard to change perfectionism?’ As a mental health issue, it’s being increasingly talked about. And when Shakira, … Read more
Earthquakes disrupt the ability of sperm whales to find food for at least a year, a study has found. Noise from an earthquake causes hearing damage and significant tremors can destroy key foraging areas and trigger food shortages. Scientists in New Zealand examined the behaviour of 54 sperm whales over the course of four years … Read more
Written by Arun Janardhanan | New Delhi | Updated: February 17, 2020 8:52:21 pm Step by step: Nrithya Pillai at a performance in Chennai. (Source: Arun Janardhanan) Last month, in the middle of Chennai’s famed Margazhi season, connoisseurs at the Brahma Gana Sabha were taken by surprise when they realised that the young Bharatanatyam dancer … Read more