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An ill wind blows no plant any good, and although this winter has been miserably wet, the snowdrops have not minded in the least – in fact, they have been exceptional again this year. My own garden has flooded a number of times this winter and lots of snowdrops have spent weeks with the bulbs … Read more
I am bobbing along beside a fish bigger than a school bus, ahead lies a boundless sea of marine life, and I have a shark’s-eye view of the southern Atlantic Ocean. This is St Helena, the edge-of-the-world British territory adrift off West Africa, and my adrenaline levels soar as I eyeball an absolutely gargantuan whale … Read more
Vintage posters with designs linked to winter travel and winter sports are set to sell for thousands of pounds at auction. The rare posters, which date back to the 1920s, are due to go under the hammer at Swann Auction Galleries in New York on February 13 as part of its wider Vintage Posters sale. … Read more
She made a chic arrival in Milan on Tuesday after partying with her A-list pals Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles at a BRITs after-party in London the night before. And Bella Hadid resumed her role as queen of the runway as she took to the catwalk for the Alberta Ferretti Autumn/Winter 2020 show during Milan Fashion Week. … Read more
Scientists blame record-setting warm winter temperatures on Arctic oscillation, a global jet stream that circles the upper Northern hemisphere and is keeping cold air trapped around the North Pole Climate researchers say the Arctic oscillation has kept winter temperatures high The AO is a ring of high speed wind that circles the Arctic During some … Read more
With rich flavours and sunshine bottled from less wintry climates, these toasty reds will help you survive the February blues By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 15 February 2020 When the weather is belching invisible icy barnacles into your eyeballs, nothing beats … Read more
A tangerine dream: Cheery clivias are the ideal indoor plants to brighten up winter days British gardening expert Nigel Colborn, shares advice for thriving clivias They are best as house or conservatory plants, flourishing even in low light He revealed that wild Clivia miniata is the easiest to grow By Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail … Read more
Hospital beds in England were fuller last week than they have been all winter, according to NHS statistics. Fewer than five per cent of overnight beds were open to new patients between January 6 and 12. A surge in norovirus cases added extra pressure to already-stretched hospitals, the NHS said, after the number of infections … Read more
A champion combo: With an Olympic run skiers of all abilities can tackle and fascinating sights, Innsbruck is a winter winner both on and off the mountain In 1976 Franz Klammer won gold at the Winter Olympics in Austria’s Innsbruck The downhill run where he won can still be tackled today by skiers of all abilities … Read more
The vaunted iPhone 11 Pro has a ‘night mode’ – and where better to test it than in Arctic Murmansk during December, when the sun never rises? That was the thinking behind Radio Free Europe photographer Amos Chapple’s odyssey to the Russian city. And the results are mesmerising. Radio Free Europe photographer Amos Chapple visited … Read more