Thousands of National Trust sites are at risk from climate change as floods, humidity and higher temperatures could pose hazard at locations such as Ham House and Lyme Park, bosses say National Trust has developed ‘game-changing’ map to illustrate the risks Without action on emissions, the number of sites at highest level from climate change … Read more
The nominations for BAFTAs 2021 EE Rising Star award were revealed on Wednesday. George McKay revealed the all-British line-up in a special virtual event, and named Bukky Bakray, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Morfydd Clark, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, and Conrad Khan as the nominees. Bukky, 16, was shortlisted for her incredible turn as Olushola ‘Rocks’ in Rocks, while Kingsley, 35, … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Combination of big spending and monetary laxity is stoking future inflation fears, sending interest rate yields higher By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:53 GMT, 26 February 2021 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 26 February 2021 The fretwork of any budget is the state of the public finances. The closer we have … Read more
Coronavirus infection rates are rising in around one in four local authorities in Britain, official data revealed today. Department of Health statistics showed 98 out of 380 UK councils – 25 per cent of the total – recorded a rise in cases over the week to February 21, the latest available. In England it was … Read more
Mount Etna streams red-hot lava and sends columns of ash rising more than 3,000ft in spectacular eruption Eruption started on Tuesday afternoon and sent ash billowing 3,000ft high Catania’s airport was closed and emergency services in nearby villages on alert Footage shows smoke glowing red and yellow as it stretches for miles in the sky … Read more
George and Amal Clooney now have flood water just feet away from the back of their £12million mansion – after heavy rain caused the nearby River Thames to break its banks. The couple’s 17th-century, Grade II-listed house in the celebrity haunt of Sonning, Berkshire is located on an island in the river, which runs past … Read more
Rising sea temperatures are shrinking our favourite commercial fish — including cod and haddock — in the North Sea and West of Scotland, researchers have found. Experts from Aberdeen analysed 30 years of trawl survey data on cod, haddock, whiting and saith from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. They found that while … Read more
Animals founder Hilton Valentine dies age 77: Guitarist’s death is announced by his wife Germaine after topping the charts with 60s hit The House of the Rising Sun By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 09:12 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 09:12 GMT, 30 January 2021 Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine has died at the age of … Read more
Coronavirus cases are still rising in parts of England and are falling too slowly in others to relieve the pressure on hospitals, scientists warn – but they say the brutal national lockdown is still working. Professor Paul Elliot, the director of the Imperial College London study, said infections rose slightly in the East Midlands over … Read more
George and Amal Clooney‘s £12million mansion has fallen victim to Storm Christoph – after flood water from the swollen River Thames seeped onto the lawn. The 17th-century, Grade II-listed house in the celebrity haunt of Sonning is located on an island in the river, which past the edge of their grounds. Photos taken today showed a large … Read more