Drivers urged to download app that can track insect populations by counting splats on number plates

The world has experienced five mass extinctions over the course of its history, and experts claim we are seeing another one happen right now.    A 2017 research paper claimed a ‘biological annihilation’ of wildlife in recent decades has triggered the sixth mass extinction and says the planet is heading towards a ‘global crisis’.  Scientists warn … Read more

Jodie Kidd reveals she’s counting down the days until her West Sussex pub can reopen after lockdown

Jodie Kidd has revealed that she’s excitedly awaiting her pub’s reopening, saying that she ‘can’t wait to see her regulars’ faces’. The model-turned-landlady, 42, has ran the Half Moon pub in Kirdford, West Sussex, since 2017 but had to close the doors during the coronavirus pandemic. And although counting down the days until restrictions ease and … Read more

Business owners in England counting days until re-opening

Business owners in England counting down the days until they can re-open on April 12: Karen Hall is expecting to be busy in her boutique By Sarah Bridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 3 April 2021 Business owners in England are counting down the days until … Read more

Counting On star Justin Duggar, 18, weds his fiancee

Counting On star Justin Duggar, 18, weds his fiancee of only three months Claire Spivey, 19, as she looks angelic in a white lace dress By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 17:43 GMT, 28 February 2021 | Updated: 17:43 GMT, 28 February 2021 Justin Duggar has wed his fiance of only three months. The 18-year-old … Read more

Beauty Knowhow: These beat counting sheep 

Beauty Knowhow: These beat counting sheep By Edwina Ings-chambers Published: 00:01 GMT, 31 January 2021 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 31 January 2021 Meet the bedtime saviours that never let me down. Beauty sleep guaranteed When it comes to recommended doses of my sleep-aiding beauty favourites, I’m not always a stickler for following the rules. The … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Counting the cost of Coronavirus

ALEX BRUMMER: By opening sluice gates of big spending, a huge appetite for ‘more’ – as Dickens caricatured it in Oliver Twist – has been encouraged By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:59 GMT, 22 January 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 22 January 2021 Every morning the nation awakes to a cacophony of … Read more

Advent calendars 2020: Meet the small shops and businesses counting down to Christmas

The entire country is in need of a bit of Christmas cheer after almost 10 months of pandemic crisis and economic turmoil – but small businesses are optimistic.   With many suffering plunging sales or having to shut up shop completely, making the most of the festive spending this year is even more important than usual.  … Read more

Why Liverpool is STILL counting the cost of Carillion failure

Standing next to Liverpool’s flagship hospital, a £1.1billion replacement lies unfinished even as the city battles the pandemic. The new Royal Liverpool was meant to be opened in 2017 – but the 13-storey building is five years behind schedule. It has been branded a ‘monument to greed’ and is a towering reminder of construction giant … Read more

Melania Trump is ‘counting the minutes until divorce’ when Donald leaves the White House

Melania Trump is ‘counting the minutes until divorce’ when Donald leaves the White House after their 15-year ‘transactional marriage’, former aides claim Melania Trump is famously said to have burst into tears when her husband won Melania waited five months before moving from New York to Washington DC Former aide Stephanie Wolkoff claims Melania negotiated … Read more

Social media memes mock the slow counting of ballots in crucial swing states 

With the nation waking up to yet another day of uncertainty as several critical swing states are still in play, Americans are turning to social media for some much-needed light relief.  Twitter and Instagram has gone into overdrive with memes mocking the slow counting of ballots as the election hangs in the balance of votes … Read more