A quaint Italian town has offered up its abandoned homes for 85p – and without the usual need to pay a deposit like the country’s other 1 euro house schemes. Laurenzana, in the southern region of Basilicata, is enticing newcomers by scrapping the usual caveats of deposits and legal fees which can rise to more … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… our dwindling police stations By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:07 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 02:07 GMT, 2 March 2021 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178. Share or comment on this article:
Radio DJ Chris Moyles has well and truly spilled the tea on his self-image and ex-employers. The 46-year-old made headlines in 2012 when he was replaced as the voice of Radio 1 Breakfast by Nick Grimshaw, before courting more attention with his dramatic weight loss. And speaking to Ross Kemp on his podcast The Kempcast, … Read more
Stagecoach scraps dividend for shareholders amid lower bus passenger numbers and the demise of rail franchises Stagecoach’s commercial revenues are now back at 40% of their pre-Covid level A £254m government package for bus, tram and light rail was announced in May By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 16:29 BST, 22 July 2020 … Read more
Scientists are trying to save’s England’s dwindling glow worm population by introducing them into a preserved fragment of their natural habitat in Devon. Populations of the common glow worm – which is actually not a worm but a beetle – have fallen by around three quarters since the start of the century. Hotter and drier weather … Read more
Plants such as sunflowers and thyme could help save Britain’s dwindling bumblebee population, a new study suggests. Scientists have found that planting rows of pollinator-friendly plants – known as flowering strips – increases bee reproduction and population numbers. While these plants harbour the harmful parasite Crithidia bombi, associated with reduced bee foraging and mortality, reproduction benefits … Read more