Colour me happy! Fragrant phloxes help brighten up those tricky gaps between seasons Nigel Colborn says border phloxes are valuable summer perennials Colourful, fragrant and with sturdy stems, best could carry flowers in September UK-based gardening expert they grow best in fertile, free – draining soil By Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail Published: 22:05 … Read more
For more than a decade I’ve spent my life thinking and writing about money. As a financial journalist, I’ve written hundreds of columns on the City, the stock market, the super-rich, pension funds and family budgets. I don’t think money buys you happiness but I know it gives you freedom. Having enough money gives you … Read more
NHS gets green light to target more staff from overseas to fill gaps in workforce… including from 100 countries that were previously blacklisted on ethical grounds Just 47 nations are now off-limits to health and social care organisations and private headhunters Countries are excluded if they have their own major shortages of doctors, nurses and … Read more
Heathrow chiefs warn of quarantine chaos as ‘significant gaps’ remain just hours before travellers are set to be locked in hotels The majority of those required to quarantine will arrive at Heathrow Airport But border staff say they are unaware of exactly what rules they will be enforcing Heathrow bosses say that gaps remain about how … Read more
Pfizer and AstraZeneca have rejected Government warnings of months-long vaccine supply gaps, claiming there will be enough doses to hit the country’s ambitious targets. England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty this week warned that vaccine availability issues will ‘remain the case for several months’ as firms struggle to keep up with global demand. In a bid … Read more
Roads bosses to crack down on tailgaters using new cameras which monitor gaps between vehicles The technology is being trialled on a stretch of motorway in the Midlands Devices have caught more than 26,000 drivers in two months, figures show The offence can lead to prosecution for driving without due care and attention By Tom … Read more
Spooky moment raccoon reaches its hands through the gaps in a wooden deck to steal kittens’ food Two kittens had an uninvited dinner guest while eating outside earlier this month Cheeky raccoon stuck its hands through decking and pinched their cat food Another raccoon then walked straight up to their plate in Dothan, Alabama By … Read more
Companies may soon be required to publish their ethnic pay gaps under new legislation following a review ordered by Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week confirmed the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities would reconsider current legislation which only requires organisations to publish a disparity in gender pay. The new proposal, which … Read more
Universities to get £2.6billion government support package as they are told not squeeze in extra students amid coronavirus cash crisis This will give the Government temporary controls over student numbers Nearly one in five prospective students have changed their mind about university this autumn because of coronavirus Universities will be unable to take extra students … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more