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Two people are arrested after ‘utterly despicable’ incident where pair of men licked their hands and smeared them on fresh supermarket produce Lancashire Police circulated CCTV images of two suspects on Wednesday Pair had gone into their local Sainsbury’s in Morecambe and licked their hands Police said it was ‘despicable’ that anyone would behave that … Read more
Every parent has them: a collection of treasured daubings, lovingly drawn by their children, but barely recognisable to anyone outside the immediate family. With a couple of stick legs, two lopsided eyes and a blob for a body, their naivety is part of their charm and a poignant reminder of the innocence of childhood. But … Read more
Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in and produce sci-fi adaption of Project Hail Mary from the author of The Martian By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 01:51 GMT, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 02:05 GMT, 28 March 2020 He played the first man to set foot on the moon in 2018’s First Man. … Read more
President Donald Trump is using the Defense Production Act to require General Motors to manufacture ventilators to be used by overwhelmed hospitals – in a move that follows an angry blow-up online. Democrats and administration critics have been pushing the Trump administration to use Korean War-era military authority to speed production of vital equipment. Trump … Read more
The strawberry blossom has just started to appear on Christine Snell’s farm, turning her corner of Herefordshire into a riot of colour and heralding the arrival of spring. In exactly six weeks, the endless sea of yellow and white flowers will have been replaced by hundreds of thousands of berries, each turning slowly red in … Read more
Botanists have created a ‘plant selection guide’ of tree species and their traits that can help to combat air pollution. The black pine, the common yew, the Spanish oak and Turner’s oak all combat air pollution caused by road traffic, including harmful nitrogen oxides. UK researchers identified 12 ‘influential’ traits for 61 tree species that … Read more
Chemicals giant Ineos to build new factory in TEN days to produce a MILLION bottles of hand sanitiser a month The new factory will be in Middlesbrough and will be built in just ten days Products given to hospitals for free and shipped across the UK and Europe Ineos also manufactures rubber gloves, PVC saline … Read more
Police in Virginia are not pressing charges against two teenagers identified as having filmed themselves coughing on produce in a grocery store and uploading the video to social media. Authorities are warning of the ‘disturbing trend’ which has appeared on social media as the coronavirus pandemic worsened, calling on parents to monitor their children’s actions … Read more
Pashmina goats, source of the world’s most valuable form of cashmere wool, are facing a growing threat from climate change. The goats roam the mountainsides of the Changtang plateau, 14,000 feet above sea level between Tibet and India, an arid landscape covered in seasonal grasses that have traditionally kept the goats fed. The landscape’s winter … Read more
Luxury perfume brands Christian Dior and Givenchy will make free hand sanitiser for the French authorities amid shortage during the coronavirus outbreak Louis Vuitton owner LVMH will use perfume production lines to make product They will give free to French health authorities amid a ‘lack of product in France’ France has seen 120 deaths from virus … Read more