3 d. ago Gardeners warned to complete one task or risk plants becoming 'diseased'

Black spot is a fungal disease that causes dark spots to appear on rose leaves, often with yellow halos. It can lead to premature leaf drop, which weakens the plant

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3 d. ago Harvey Weinstein speaks from behind bars to reveal what really happened with Gwyneth Paltrow, Rose McGowan: 'Don't tell my wife'

Harvey Weinstein has finally shed light on allegations made by Gwyneth Paltrow and Rose McGowan, admitting one detail he didn't want his wife to know.

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3 d. ago Rose West 'will go to grave with secrets' as lawyer reveals her darkest thoughts

Rose West, one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, is currently serving life in prison for 10 murders - but one lawyer who knew her best has revealed she will "go to the grave with many secrets"

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4 d. ago EastEnders star looks unrecognisable 25 years after leaving soap as they re

The six-part series sees a deaf waitress (Rose Ayling-Ellis) pulled into an investigation to help with her lip-reading skills.

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5 d. ago Fred and Rose West's child's chilling joke about their sister that helped expose murders

Serial killers Fred and Rose West got away with murder for years – but it may have been a disturbing joke made by their children which finally exposed their horrific crimes

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6 d. ago Fred West 'used secret tunnels' during murder spree with Rose, says witness

Serial killer Fred West was known to have carried out work throughout the 22-mile secret underground network of tunnels across Gloucester when he was actively murdering

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7 d. ago Amanda Holden reveals she attended parents’ evening in a swimsuit and with a rosé in hand

The 54-year-old said her child’s teachers said she was ‘jammy’ as they were stuck at school

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7 d. ago AP PHOTOS: The desert blooms, roses perfume the air and a Moroccan town comes to life

Mild temperatures, steady sunlight and low humidity make the fields around the mountain town of Kalaat M’Gouna a perfect cradle for growing its signature flower: the Damask rose. Abundant precipitation and several desert downpours this year have bestowed Morocco with an exceptional yield of the flower, used for rosewater and rose oil. Pink and pungent, the roses are set to come in at 4,800 tons this year, a bloom far beyond the 2020-2023 average, according to the Regional Office for Agricultural Development, in nearby Ouarzazate.

Culture

8 d. ago I was in prison with Rose West and know the TRUTH about her jail experience

Former inmate Denise Sullivan told The Central Club Podcast in 2023 that West was quiet in prison. In 2019, West was transferred to HMP New Hall in West Yorkshire, where she remains.

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8 d. ago Pete Rose returns to the Hall conversation as baseball embraces his original sin

MLB’s all-time hits leader was exiled from the sport he loved because of his gambling. Now the game is embracing betting at every opportunityThe not-so-bombshell decision on Tuesday by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to reinstate Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson and others to eligibility for the Hall of Fame, was actually months in the making. In January, representatives for Rose filed a petition in support of the former Reds star, who died last September, with MLB. Then in an April White House meeting, Manfred met with Donald Trump and discussed the Rose affair. Trump has made his opinions known about Rose for years. Though the wheels were already in motion, the meeting made Rose’s reinstatement feel inevitable.Manfred was – and is – in a difficult position. Across American institutions – from law firms to media outlets to universities – the intense pressure from the White House to conform to Trump has been hard to ignore. And with immigration from countries that produce many of MLB’...

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8 d. ago Missed opportunity to stop Fred and Rose West as they were slapped with £50 fine instead

Fred West killed at least 12 young women during his two-decade murder spree, with at least nine of them also involving his wife Rose who helped carry out the sickening attacks

Economics

9 d. ago European firms ramping up lobbying for climate action, report finds

Research shows companies ‘aligned’ with strategies to meet climate goals have risen from 3% in 2019 to 23% in 2025European companies are increasingly lobbying for strong climate action, research has found, in a “profound shift” that analysts say challenges the narrative that businesses see green rules as a threat to profits.The share of companies whose corporate lobbying is “aligned” with pathways to meet global climate goals rose from 3% in 2019 to 23% in 2025, according to an analysis of 200 of the largest European companies by InfluenceMap, while the share of companies who were deemed “misaligned” fell from 34% to 14%. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘These murders still live with me’: the show that goes inside Fred and Rose West’s ‘house of horrors’

Featuring moving interviews from the relatives of victims and chilling new footage of a handcuffed Fred locating the bodies at Cromwell Street, a new Netflix documentary pushes the true crime genre to its limitDez Chambers waited 15 years to get the news she didn’t want. All that time, she thought her missing little sister, Alison, might still be out there. Dez would watch documentaries about homelessness to see if perhaps she’d recognise a face, and even attempted the Salvation Army’s family tracing service. “It was hope,” she says from her home in the Netherlands.Hope faded one day in 1994. Calling her from the UK, Dez’s mother-in-law cried down the phone. There was panic, there was confusion, “so I had to ask her. And then she said it was in the papers that the remains had been identified as Alison.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Peloton Hosting Outdoor Run Club Event in London on May 21, 2025 with Joslyn Thompson Rule & Bradley Rose

Peloton Hosting Outdoor Run Club Event in London on May 21, 2025 with Joslyn Thompson Rule & Bradley Rose  Peloton Buddy

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1 week ago When is Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story out on Netflix? Release date confirmed

Netflix is releasing a documentary about Fred and Rose West with ‘unseen footage’ 📺

Economics

1 week ago Royal Ballet's Anna Rose O'Sullivan: 'my duty is to give it my absolute everything'

Being Principal dancer at Royal Ballet comes with serious demands, but Anna Rose O’Sullivan is someone taking on the role with absolute commitment and a good hunk of joy

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1 week ago My immigrant mother can’t stop saying thank you. Why does that make me uncomfortable? | Gaia Neiman

Amid growing hostility to foreigners, my Italian-born mum feels she should be grateful to be in the UK. Yet she gives so much to a society lucky to have herOn the day of the last general election, my mother rose at 5am to head to the polling station. With any kind of voting, she volunteers her days off from work to help out with the ballots. Although she can’t vote in this country.My mother feels patriotic about her country of origin, Italy, but her home has been England for the past 15 years. She has a British partner, holds legal residence in the UK, and has been paying British taxes as long as she has been here. She never felt fully accepted by people in this country. She is often talked down to because of her accent, although her English is proficient. She also finds some difficulty with everyday things, such as worrying about being understood by her manager or applying for pension assistance – struggling with everything from British humour, to the country’s administration. And ...

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2 w. ago The Catherine Rose is revealed! RHS honour Princess of Wales' 'work to highlight healing power of nature' as they name stunning pink flower after her

Catherine's Rose, a coral-pink floribunda, has a rich perfume with hints of Turkish Delight and mango, the UK's leading gardening charity RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) said.

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2 w. ago How a humble Chicago schoolboy Robert Prevost with a veteran father rose to become America's first Pope

Newly elected American Pope Robert Francis Prevost came from humble beginnings in southern Chicago suburbs, where he was regarded as an integral part of the local Catholic community.

Culture

2 w. ago Review: Laura Ashley China Rose Stand Mixer marries vintage charm with modern functionality

Available in two capacities - 4.5L and 6L - the mixer caters to pretty much any baking need

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