Prince Charles is aiming to get 50 million people reliable and sustainable water sources by 2030 as part of his new initiative. The Resilient Water Accelerator will bring together governments, the private sector, development banks and agencies to help fast-track finances towards protecting vital water services from climate and health threats. Some six locations, due … Read more
How Hitchhiker’s Guide dented author’s pride: Douglas Adams tore his masterpiece to shreds in notes to himself, new book reveals Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, tore his book to shreds in a note to himself He revealed his frustration with his books and their central characters in letter Adams wrote … Read more
New Covid test that spots variants faster could HALVE the time it takes to identify mutant strains, experts say New variant test will soon be testing every Covid positive sample for mutations Genotype assay testing could halve the time it takes to spot virus mutations The new system is currently being trialled in NHS Test … Read more
Proof Meghan and Harry did NOT have a secret early wedding: Couple’s marriage certificate shows their official Windsor Castle nuptials WERE the real deal Meghan told Oprah she and Harry married three days before official ceremony In the interview , the couple claimed the Archbishop of Canterbury wed them Their claim has now been blown … Read more
A few days after my partner David’s death in December 2019, I went to visit Lorna, an old friend who had once been mine and Jimmy Somerville’s manager when we were The Communards. I remember nothing about the journey from Northamptonshire to Sussex, save for straying carelessly into the path of a juggernaut driver, who … Read more
Times are tough for stately home owners. Yes, really — for the aristos still hanging on to their ancestral homes, owning a palace is the ultimate money pit. Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey was filmed, is said to cost more than £1.1 million a year for the Earl of Carnarvon to maintain (before any repairs). … Read more
The Miami Beach city commission on Sunday voted to extend an extraordinary 8pm curfew and emergency powers for up to three more weeks to help control unruly and mostly maskless crowds that have converged on the party destination during Spring Break. Thousands of people have packed the city’s Art Deco Cultural District resulting in bedlam … Read more
Boris Johnson is urged to lift Covid lockdown a month early as MPs warn we risk ‘squandering the advantages’ of vaccines rollout by delaying moves to reopen economy MPs warned ‘squandering advantages of vaccine programme’ by moving slowly String of Tory MPs ready to vote against Government’s plan to extend Covid laws Comes after third … Read more
Each day of lockdown is costing the economy more than £500million, according to research for the Daily Mail. The Centre for Economics and Business Research found that output is £521million a day lower than it was before the pandemic. One in four businesses remains closed and six million workers are on furlough. As well as … Read more
Each day of lockdown is costing the economy more than £500million, according to research for the Daily Mail. The Centre for Economics and Business Research found that output is £521million a day lower than it was before the pandemic. One in four businesses remains closed and six million workers are on furlough. As well as … Read more