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Everyone knows medicines can have side effects. But do you know the possible downsides of the pills you take regularly? One Briton in five over the age of 65 takes at least seven different medications, a report revealed last week. And a startling 86 per cent of this age group take at least one prescription … Read more
A trip to Spain doesn’t have to mean staying in a high-rise hotel on the Costas. A string of former royal palaces, castles, manor houses, monasteries and convents have been turned into government-owned paradors and they are the perfect places to experience authentic Spanish culture. Here are ten of the best to suit every budget. … Read more
‘Tourists go away’: Graffiti appears in the Spanish city of Granada telling visitors that they’re not wanted Granada was declared a World Heritage Site in 1984 due to its Moorish past According to local media, over 27,000 visitors come to Granada every day Police suspect that an organised movement is behind the anti-tourism graffiti By … Read more
Britain has over 1,000 islands and many of them, as a fascinating new book reveals, are ripe for exploring. Islandeering: Adventures Around The Edge Of Britain’s Hidden Islands, by Lisa Drewe, charts 50 hidden islands, many accessible but little known – all perfect for adventure and circumnavigation. The new book underscores what each island is … Read more
We have reached peak blossom season but I want to celebrate a plant family that looks wonderful beneath that floral canopy and which every garden should have – euphorbia. The euphorbia family is huge, with around 2,000 species ranging in our gardens from annuals to large evergreen shrubs, and across the globe from cactus-like succulents … Read more
Scientists on the cusp of curing blindness with pioneering treatment that injects stem cells into the back of patients’ eyeballs British firm reported early success with procedure that repairs damaged retina Treatment involves growing billions of ‘progenitor’ stem cells in a laboratory Have the ability to transform themselves into other types of cell There is … Read more