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
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
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
Banana Spring Rolls By Phil Vickery Published: 00:02 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 31 May 2020 ENERGY 188kcals PROTEIN 4g FAT 1.5g SATURATED FAT 0.2g CARBOHYDRATE 42g TOTAL SUGARS 19g SALT 0.1g SODIUM 131mg FIBRE 2.7g Simple but packed with flavour. I sometimes freeze these first and bake from frozen; just add … Read more
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
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
Spring rain DOESN’T ‘clear the air’ of pollen and can actually aggravate hayfever by causing grains to shatter into smaller pieces that can remain airborne for up to 11 hours Up to 1.3 million fragments of pollen per metre of air were detected after rainfall Elevation was found by measuring pollen after storms between April … Read more
Britain will be hotter than Malibu as a 600-mile wide ‘continental heat bubble’ brings the hottest day of the year by Wednesday. Weather maps show hot air blowing north from mainland Europe followed by a soggy low pressure system hitting into the Bank Holiday weekend. The Met Office forecast highs from 73F (23C) today, nudging … Read more
M&S puts spring stock in hibernation: Retailer’s last-ditch scheme to mothball clothes as discount war looms By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 Marks & Spencer is among a raft of major clothing retailers busy snapping up warehouse space to ‘hibernate’ stock … Read more
A sunny spring may partly explain why coronavirus cases have fallen dramatically in the UK in recent weeks, according to scientists. COVID-19 spreads via droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes and, under the right conditions, can survive on objects for hours where it stays infectious. But Professor Keith Neal, an epidemiologist at the University of Nottingham, … Read more