Encampments spring up on city streets amid growing number of complaints

New York City has seen homeless encampments springing up across the city leading to a huge spike in complaints from residents living in some of Manhattan’s wealthiest neighborhoods.    The encampments have reportedly been popping up across all of New York City’s five boroughs, with residents in areas including Chelsea, Upper West Side, Hells Kitchen, Bushwick … Read more

Spring will be a ‘new dawn’ for Britain, says deputy chief medical officer

Spring will be a ‘new dawn’ for Britain and people should be able to live safely without fear of the coronavirus, says top government adviser Jonathan Van Tam Deputy chief medical officer said a working vaccine could transform daily life He said he hoped people could ‘live fairly safely’ by Easter next year  Though admitting … Read more

Great British Spring Clean: Daily Mail’s joins UK war on litter

 A massive nationwide campaign to clean up Britain backed by the Daily Mail is relaunched today after being postponed by the coronavirus crisis. Shocking pictures have shown the lockdown litter blighting the nation’s beauty spots in recent weeks. From the countryside to the coast, thoughtless people have left piles of waste and plastic while meeting … Read more

Spring Vegetable Tart with Mustard Cream and Watercress

Spring Vegetable Tart with Mustard Cream and Watercress By Signe Johansen Published: 00:02 BST, 28 June 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 28 June 2020 A great accompaniment to fish and meat dishes Wonderful as a vegetarian centrepiece for a springtime smörgåsbord (Scandinavian buffet) or as an accompaniment to fish and meat dishes, this tart tastes … Read more

Spring breakers DID fuel the spread of coronavirus, study suggests

GPS tracking of seven million US college students who traveled for spring break this year ahead of lockdowns suggests they may have brought coronavirus home with them, and spread it in their communities.  It supports public health experts suspicions that spring break helped to fuel the virus’s spread in March, when the pandemic was beginning … Read more

Spring break trip got 64 Texas college students infected with COVID-19

A group of University of Texas college students travelled en masse to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for spring break – and 64 of them returned infected with coronavirus, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report reveals.  The Texas group, dubbed Cabo 211, was by no means the only set of spring breakers … Read more

Abundance of spring flowers ‘could fuel summer droughts’

An abundance of spring flowers, such as daffodils, crocuses and tulips, could be fuelling summer droughts, scientists claim, based on new computer simulations.  The unusually warm and sunny conditions experienced in Spring 2018 boosted flower growth, and therefore depleted moisture in the soil just before summer hit. This plant-driven transfer of water to the atmosphere … Read more

How to swap your skincare regime from spring to summer, according to a dermatologist

How to get your skin glowing as temperatures soar: Dermatologist shares heatwave complexion boosts- including switching to a water-based moisturiser and treating the skin under your sunglasses Dr Murad is a board certified dermatologist and founder of Murad Skincare Recommends changing skincare routine in summer using lighter products Shares tips from exfoliating regularly to eating … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Hopes of an end to lockdown put a spring in FTSE’s step

The FTSE 100 hit an 11-week high as hopes that normality is in sight put a rocket under travel and engineering shares. London’s premier index rose 1.3 per cent, or 76.49 points, to close at 6144.25. The gains mean it has climbed 23 per cent from depths it plunged to in March, when markets were engulfed … Read more