National Trust accused of hypocrisy for using fake PLASTIC trees to celebrate blossom season

The National Trust has been condemned online after using plastic trees to promote its campaign urging Britons to celebrate the blossom season.  Britons took to Twitter to slam the heritage body after it emerged that the Trust’s #BlossomWatch campaign was being promoted on faux trees on London’s New Bond Street. Posters which read ‘Join a … Read more

After Deliveroo’s IPO flop, how do you back a stock that will blossom?

The takeaway titan Deliveroo made headlines with its stock market debut last week – although not for the reasons it had hoped. Within hours of joining the market, its share price had fallen 30 per cent. The price may recover, but it remains one of the weakest IPOs (initial public offerings) in FTSE history. Float … Read more

Artist Damien Hirst is selling cherry blossom prints for £2,000 (and you can pay by Bitcoin)

A blooming bargain! Artist Damien Hirst is selling cherry blossom prints for £2,000 (and you can even pay for them by Bitcoin) Damien Hirst, 55, is selling the limited edition prints for just over £2,000 The artist is accepting digital currencies Bitcoin and Ether as payment  The prints will be signed by Hirst and will … Read more

Artist Damien Hirst is selling cherry blossom prints for £2,000 (and you can pay by Bitcoin)

A blooming bargain! Artist Damien Hirst is selling cherry blossom prints for £2,000 (and you can even pay for them by Bitcoin) Damien Hirst, 55, is selling the limited edition prints for just over £2,000 The artist is accepting digital currencies Bitcoin and Ether as payment  The prints will be signed by Hirst and will … Read more

Delightful Daphnes: Plant these pretty shrubs and blossom will fill the air

Delightful Daphnes: Plant these pretty shrubs and blossom will fill the air Daphnes are a small but valuable genus of flowering shrubs you can grow in UK They come from Europe, North Africa and Asia with 2 species native to Britain The better known, Daphne mezereum, has fragrant, purple-pink spring flowers  By Nigel Colborn for … Read more

Tencent robot dog navigates plum blossom pile like Kung Fu master

A four-legged robot dog created by Chinese technology company Tencent has the balance of a King Fu master, new video footage shows. Jamoca, which has been created by Tencent’s Robotics X Lab, can walk across a set of uneven poles spaced randomly apart, like ‘plum blossom piles’ used in Kung Fu to teach better balance.  … Read more

Emmerdale’s Jonny McPherson reveals lockdown helped his romance with co-star Natalie J Robb blossom

Their relationship was revealed in June this year after they were spotted together on a cast Zoom call to celebrate co-star Liam Fox’s birthday. And Emmerdale’s Jonny McPherson has revealed his romance with co-star Natalie J Robb has gone from strength-to-strength after the couple made the decision to move in together at the start of … Read more

Jack Fincham coos over baby daughter Blossom after being branded an absent father

Jack Fincham has taken to Instagram to share a video with his baby daughter Blossom, a day after his ex slammed him for being an absent father.  10-month-old Blossom’s mother Casey Ranger accused Love Island winner Jack, 29, of deceiving fans by presenting himself as a doting father on social media. The National Health Service worker, 30, claims … Read more

Love Island’s Jack Fincham feeds daughter Blossom in sweet snap as he laments uneventful love life

Over the past few days, he’s shared glimpses of his daughter Blossom on Instagram, five months after welcoming her birth with longtime friend, Casey Ranger. And Jack Fincham, 29, kept the momentum going on Thursday, when he returned to the image-sharing platform to upload a shot of himself bottle-feeding his offspring. Within hours of sharing … Read more

Spring really has sprung! Britain basks in start of 10-day Spring mini-heatwave as blossom blooms

A ten-day Spring mini-heatwave is on its way as sunshine is expected to dominate the rest of the week – despite Brits being confined inside their homes due to coronavirus. Forecasters have predicted temperatures will climb to a barmy 19C (66F) towards the middle of the week as a 500-mile plume of warm air is … Read more