26 h. ago Best dehumidifier deals for July 2025 – top picks to banish damp and mould

These models stood out in our tried and tested review – and they’re now discounted

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54 h. ago Ancient maize v agribusiness: why Colombia’s ‘seed guardians’ are fighting the use of GM crops

Biotech companies say genetically modified plants give higher yields and reduce pesticide use. But in rural communities, questions are growing over who really benefits – and the threat to native varietiesOn a hillside farm in San Lorenzo, in the mountains of Colombia’s southern Nariño department, Aura Alina Domínguez presses maize seeds into the damp soil. Around her, farmers Alberto Gómez, José Castillo and Javier Castillo arrive with their selected seeds, stored in shigras – hand-woven shoulder bags – as has been done for generations.In San Lorenzo, they call themselves “seed guardians” for their role in protecting this living heritage and passing it down the generations. “Each seed carries our grandparents’ story,” says Domínguez, arranging the dried cobs that hang from her rafters. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago London weather: Second heatwave only days away after brief pause to sweltering summer

Warm sunshine is expected to return very soon after a damp start to Tuesday

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1 week ago ‘Fashion is about fantasy’: Max Mara’s short shorts are inspired by postwar Naples

Brand known for no-nonsense style and camel coats channels the glamour and poverty of the city in Italian cinemaMax Mara is known for its deep-pile camel coats and conservative northern Italian style. But in tune with the times, this season’s show at the baroque Palace of Caserta outside Naples opened with a pair of very short shorts.Tight and high-waisted, the vibe was Vogue but the inspiration was the 1949 Italian realist film Riso Amaro (Bitter Rice) and a 19-year-old Italian actor, Silvana Mangano, in a paddy field wearing damp shorts and stockings, which ended up on global billboards. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Docs warn of dreaded Glastonbury health condition caused by damp pants and 'drip drying'

From tight outfits and sweaty dance tents to alcohol-fuelled decisions and a lack of toilet paper, the risk of thrush, UTIs, and bacterial vaginosis is real and rising

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1 week ago Shoppers rush to buy stylish 'fantastic quality' picnic blanket that's 'perfect on damp grass'

No more damp trousers on dewy picnics thanks to this picnic blanket

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1 week ago Beautiful UK holiday spot is 'total relaxation' right by world's fastest zipwire

Sky's the limit - damp weather didn’t put Fiona Whitty off the most perfect of family breaks in North Wales

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2 w. ago Best dehumidifiers to help tackle damp and mould, tried and tested by an expert

Speed up laundry drying times while ousting odours with these tried and tested appliances

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2 w. ago Swimming Dogs 2025: Here are the 13 breeds of adorable water

These glorious dogs will never turn down the chance to have a quick dip to get their paws damp.

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2 w. ago Skintight leggings or baggy joggers? What your gymwear says about you – and the world

Social media will tell you that all millennials dress one way to work out, while gen Z dresses another. The truth is more complex and far more interestingAround me, a group of women in skintight gym sets are side planking. Some are wearing full-coverage unitards, others leave slices of midriff bare. No one is wearing a baggy T-shirt from 2008 with a naked Rufus Wainwright on it, and hardened flecks of damp-proof paint. Except me.If TikTok is to be believed, my gym-mates must be millennials, born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s; gen Z would find such skin-tightness a bit retro, or basic, or even “jurassic fitness”. Another generational schism has opened online – to add to socks, jeans and boundaries – this time over what millennials and gen Z are wearing to work out in. Tight-on-tight outfits supposedly single you out as a millennial – it is “giving middle school”, said one gen Z user witheringly – while gen Z prefers something baggier. Looking around me at pilates and in t...

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2 w. ago Protests after death of baby boy who lived in ‘mouldy and damp’ north London flat

Akram Mohammed’s parents claim ‘no one’ from Notting Hill Genesis helped depite repeated requests for repairs

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3 w. ago Three giant ‘doomsday fish’ wash up in one week, but harbinger of calamity a damp squib, say experts

After one oarfish was found in Tasmania, two were discovered in New Zealand, but there is no evidence of link between sightings and natural disaster, say scientistsBad luck comes in threes, according to the saying. And this week three ethereal oarfish, nicknamed “the doomsday fish”, have washed up on the shores of Australia and New Zealand.Two headless specimens were found near Dunedin and Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island, following the discovery of an oarfish on Tasmania’s west coast on Monday.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

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3 w. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Dan Snow & The Lost City: Like the foggy view, Dan Snow's trip to Machu Picchu is a damp squib

The fabled Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru is apparently the wettest place in South America. It certainly was on the day Dan Snow visited.

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3 w. ago ADRIAN THRILLS: Beyoncé turned damp Tottenham Hotspur into a giant nightclub (and didn't let the rain stop her!)... the night was a masterpiece!

Opening her six-night residency at a damp Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Texan superstar was in her element.

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3 w. ago Damp & Mould Action and Awareness Week to return for second year

The UK’s first ever Damp & Mould Action and Awareness Week is returning for a second year - promising even more resources, expert insights, and practical solutions to combat one of the most pressing housing and health crises.

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4 w. ago Best dehumidifier deals for June 2025 – top picks to banish damp and mould

These models stood out in our tried and tested review – and they’re now discounted

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last month Best dehumidifiers to help tackle damp and mould at home, tried and tested by an expert

Speed up laundry drying times while ousting odours with these tried and tested appliances

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