Inside the amazing eco-hotel made from CORK – which is waterproof, fireproof and helps to keep the building at a steady temperature The dark facade of the Tivoli Eco-Resort in Alentejo is made entirely from cork Portugal is the largest producer of cork and the hotel is full of the material All the materials used … Read more
Summer WON’T curb the spread of the coronavirus: Study debunks claims that warmer weather will halt the pandemic Researchers examined the rate of spread of COVID-19 across 224 Chinese cities They compared this with local temperature, humidity and incoming UV radiation The team found no significant association between weather and infection rates Learn more about how … Read more
Pregnant Millie Mackintosh gushes about being in ‘full bloom’ as she shows off her blossoming baby bump in a blue floral gown By Ellie Phillips and Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 12:33 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 13:00 BST, 14 April 2020 She is expecting her first child, a daughter, with husband Hugo Taylor … Read more
The news that the Prime Minister had been moved to intensive care on Monday night was a shock to every one of us. Proof, if we needed it, that anyone is vulnerable to the ravages of Covid-19. Thankfully, Boris Johnson is now out of the ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital and said to be walking. … Read more
The former editor of British Vogue has said she was left feeling ‘persona non grata’ after her successor took over. Alexandra Shulman, 62, who was at the helm of the fashion magazine for 25 years, said a bitterness had emerged when her successor Edward Enninful, 48, took over in 2017. In her latest book, Clothes … … Read more
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Tinder Press £20, 384 pp) Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Tinder Press £20, 384 pp) This is Maggie O’Farrell’s first foray into historical fiction, and, as with her contemporary work, it’s the ebb and flow of emotions that carry this heartbreaking, beautifully written story along on its melancholy current. On a hazy … Read more
‘Got more beer!’ Coors Light delivers 150 cans to 93-year-old Pennsylvania woman whose hilarious plea for beer during lockdown earned her legions of fans Olive Veronesi, 93, of Seminole, Pennsylvania, was pictured earlier this week She held a sign reading ‘I need more beer’ while holding a can of Coors Light Coors Light saw the picture … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: See the Northern Lights with Carol Kirkwood – join the popular weather presenter on a search for the magical aurora borealis By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:02 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 08:51 BST, 7 April 2020 The magical Northern Lights have enchanted travellers for centuries. And … Read more
Giant greenhouses the size of 26 football pitches are being built in Britain to grow tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers using excess heat from sewage farms The first two greenhouses are being opened in East Anglia powered by sewage The Norfolk facility is the same size as 26 football pithes with miles of piping The company … Read more
A pharmaceutical firm will donate two million antimalarials to the world’s largest COVID-19 medication trial following Donald Trump‘s praise of the drug. Accord Healthcare Ltd, a global medicine distributor, will supply hydroxychloroquine to 40,000 frontline healthcare workers in the COPCOV study. They will take a hydroxychloroquine tablet daily and be followed for a five-month period to … Read more