Great British Boltholes: Why The Sun Inn is the shining star of Constable country The Sun Inn is located in the quintessential English village of Dedham in Essex There are 7 rooms, which are pretty and country modern, but not ‘achingly so’ Don’t miss the dried fruit compote poached in Earl Grey tea at breakfast … Read more
Back to the future for holidays? Photographs from Butlin’s hey-day reveal Britons enjoying glamorous granny and knobbly knees competition just as millions are told there will be no breaks abroad this year Photographer Barry Lewis captures British holidaymakers at Skegness Butlin’s holiday camp in summer 1982 Images included ‘Knobbly Knees’ competitions and Redcoat entertainers in … Read more
‘I’m REALLY annoying!’ Pixie Geldof prances around her garden in the sun as she admits she’s getting on her husband’s nerves in lockdown By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 16:45 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 17:36 BST, 7 May 2020 Pixie Geldof shared snaps and videos from lockdown on Thursday, declaring herself ‘really annoying’ … Read more
I am bobbing along beside a fish bigger than a school bus, ahead lies a boundless sea of marine life, and I have a shark’s-eye view of the southern Atlantic Ocean. This is St Helena, the edge-of-the-world British territory adrift off West Africa, and my adrenaline levels soar as I eyeball an absolutely gargantuan whale … Read more
The Sun is the ‘most important source of energy for life on Earth’ but it is ‘a little sleepy’ compared to other stars in the universe, a new study revealed. Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany compared the Sun to hundreds of similar stars and found it fluctuated up to five times weaker. … Read more
Multi-layered coloured paint designed to cool buildings by reflecting the sun could become an eco-friendly alternative to air conditioners Coloured two-layer paint can dramatically cool building surfaces facing the sun Top layer absorbs light and a porous underlayer reflects infrared to resist heating US scientists’ new creation could also help keep vehicles and data centres … Read more
For many decades, the message on sun exposure has been unequivocal: cover up in the midday sun, wear high-protection factor sunscreen and avoid sunburn at all costs. A slew of public health campaigns warn of the deadly skin-cancer risk linked to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays… not to mention the fact that they give you … Read more
Britons continue to flout lockdown rules as they break social-distancing measures by running, cycling, and strolling within 6ft of each other through London’s parks and along the seafront. Men, women, and children of all ages rushed outside today to enjoy beautiful spring weather on another weekend of total lockdown, strolling through Kensington Palace Gardens and … Read more
Incredible high-definition snaps show the International Space Station as a tiny speck as it passes in front of the Sun. The ISS, which is the largest object ever put into space by humanity at 357 feet long, looks like a fly as it zooms in front of the perfectly round orange star. The images were … Read more