MONTY DON: It’s time to wake up your dahlias from winter hibernation

Back in the 80s, and even the 90s, there were only a few dahlias that were at all acceptable to self-appointed arbiters of horticultural good taste, but thankfully we have moved beyond all that nonsense and I’d recommend that every garden should grow as many dahlias as they have room for. I certainly do. Dahlias … Read more

Poundland will close 44 stores from tomorrow as it goes into ‘hibernation’ due to lockdown

From Saturday, January 10, the following Poundland branches will close:  England  St Marks Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire Isaac Newton Centre, Grantham, Lincolnshire Eden Walk, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire  Harvey Shopping Centre, Harlow, Essex  Britten Shopping Centre, Lowestoft, Suffolk Culver Street, Colchester, Essex  Sailmakers Shopping Centre, Ipswich, Suffolk   Castle Mall, … Read more

Scientists discover ‘snooze button’ in the brain that could induce ‘hibernation’

Being able to put someone in a state of suspended animation may be a step closer after scientists found the trigger in mammal brains that can induce hibernation. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba and Harvard Medical School identified the ‘snooze button’ in mice that triggered naturally occurring temporary hibernation. This natural sleeping state was also … Read more

Marks & Spencer puts spring stock in hibernation

M&S puts spring stock in hibernation: Retailer’s last-ditch scheme to mothball clothes as discount war looms By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 Marks & Spencer is among a raft of major clothing retailers busy snapping up warehouse space to ‘hibernate’ stock … Read more

Will empty Nightingale hospital be moved into hibernation? ExCel Centre could be mothballed

Will empty Nightingale hospital be moved into hibernation? ExCel Centre facility could be mothballed within days after it treated just 51 patients in three weeks The ExCel Centre, which opened on April 3, has the capacity for 4,000 beds  But it faces closure after remaining largely empty, with just 51 patients treated Staff told that … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Bring business, finance and economy out of hibernation

ALEX BRUMMER: Bring business, finance and economy out of hibernation as soon and as safely as possible By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 22:59 BST, 3 April 2020 The amazing aspect of the business support schemes on both sides of the Atlantic, flaws and all, is … Read more

Bears are coming out of hibernation a month ahead of schedule after record-breaking winter

Bears coming out of hibernation more than a month early after one of the hottest winters in human history Bears in Russia, Finland, and New England have come out of hibernation early Researchers believe the record high winter temperatures have woken the bears In some parts of Siberia, bears never started hibernation as temperatures hovered … Read more