Lloyds Bank tells most of its 65,000 staff to work from home until SPRING

Lloyds Bank tells most of its 65,000 staff to work from home until SPRING in fresh coronavirus blow for the City Lloyds Bank has told most of its 65,000 staff to work from home until spring   About two-thirds are working from home but branch staff are serving customers It wants them to stay away from … Read more

TV host Renee Bargh soaks up the Spring sunshine in a flirty floral midi dress

Boho beauty! TV host Renee Bargh soaks up the Spring sunshine in a flirty floral midi dress as she catches up with friends for lunch in Sydney By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 22:35 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 15 October 2020 She has moved back to Australia permanently after a decade … Read more

Theatres could reopen in the spring: Oliver Dowden pushes for ‘not before’ date in March or April

Theatres could reopen in the spring: Oliver Dowden pushes for ‘not before’ date in March or April to give producers time to plan  Oliver Dowden told MPs it was not possible to give a firm date for reopening He defended the London Palladium over controversy about recent performances The plan is to organise theatre so that … Read more

Bring spring home early: Plant bulbs and their companions now to banish winter blues 

Bring spring home early: Plant bulbs and their companions now to banish winter blues Nigel Colborn shared advice for preparing gardens for a gorgeous spring show  British gardening expert said tulips and hyacinths make good main stars He revealed it could be time to rip out colourful summer plants to make room By Nigel Colborn … Read more

Kate Waterhouse stuns in a $11,000 Louis Vuitton minidress at the Spring Champion Stakes Day lunch

Racing royalty Kate Waterhouse stuns as she shows off her trim pins in a $11,000 Louis Vuitton minidress as she joins the likes of Natalie Rosa at the Spring Champions Stakes Day lunch By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:55 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 03:55 BST, 10 October 2020 Kate Waterhouse … Read more

Europe’s second spike of Covid-19 is still only a TENTH of the size of the crisis in spring

The second wave of coronavirus rolling across Europe is still only a tenth of the size of the first, data suggests. Some 300,000 people are being diagnosed with the disease on the continent every week, but scientists estimate that figure was at least 3million back in April. Only 200,000 positive tests were being recorded weekly … Read more

CDC director says more than 90% of US susceptible to COVID-19 but vaccine predicted by spring 2021

The majority of Americans are vulnerable to contracting the novel coronavirus, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday. Dr Robert Redfield was testifying during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing when he revealed most of the US population is at risk of falling ill with … Read more

It’s grass roots time! Give your lawn a makeover and prepare for the rewards in spring

It’s grass roots time! Give your lawn a makeover and prepare for the rewards in spring British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for making a new lawn He advised using a grass seed including ryegrass for hard-wearing family lawns Whether laying turf or growing seed Nigel offers advice for preparing the soil  By Nigel Colborn for … Read more

Monty Don recalls a magical spring and summer in his garden in My Garden World: The Natural Year

Monty Don describes the myriad creatures and plants he sees in his garden throughout the calendar year in his joyous new book My Garden World.  Last week, in our first extract, he shared his diary entries for autumn and winter, but now spring has arrived… with an unwelcome hazard! Monty Don describes the myriad creatures … Read more

Slingshot spider launches itself 100 times faster than cheetah by creating spring coils in its web

Slingshot spider launches itself 100 times faster than cheetah by creating spring coils in its web – and experts say the design could improve robots Launching from a spring-like web, the acrobatic arachnid hits speeds of 4,300 feet a second squared Barely 1/25 inch tall, it can take down much larger flies and mosquitoes It’s one … Read more