25 h. ago F1 testing: what we learned from our first look at the class of 2025 in Bahrain

McLaren the frontrunners in a tight title race, Hamilton reborn at Ferrari and Williams hoping for big thingsConstructors’ champions last season, McLaren finished strongly and the winter has been productive. The MCL39 appears to have a genuine edge on a competitive field. Both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were circumspect about their car and it did demonstrate a spot of instability in the rear but their confidence on track has been palpable. They look to have taken the stable platform of last season and improved it with the long-run race simulations presenting a fearsome pace, even given all the usual caveats of fuel loads, temperatures and card-holding in testing. When off the leash for a burst of potentially qualifying pace it was impressive on the brief occasions McLaren opted to show their hand, Norris aborting one flying lap that would have set tongues wagging. That early show of pace has not gone unnoticed by the other teams, with Lewis Hamilton among others acknowledging th...

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28 h. ago Has spring started? When does winter end and the spring season begin

March is finally upon us and blue skies have arrived, but does this mean spring has started? The Met Office have explained the exact day spring starts in 2025.

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29 h. ago UK weather latest: Sun will stay for whole weekend after UK was hit by fog on first day of new season

UK weather latest: Spring appears to be off to a promising start as the nation enjoys some much-needed sunshine after some early fog threatened to cause weekend travel chaos.

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33 h. ago Dry, sunny conditions for most of UK this weekend to mark start of spring

Saturday is the first day of meteorological spring, which covers the months of March, April and May.

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57 h. ago I’m a fashion stylist – here’s my payday weekend wishlist from M&S, New Look, H&M & River Island

We finally made it to pay day and the sun is shining - which means we can start shopping for a new spring wardrobe.

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62 h. ago Exact time to mow your lawn and how long to leave the grass as spring arrives

Goodbye winter, hello spring. As the temperatures start to warm up, this means that gardening tasks will be piling up - and the lawn is one of the first things to tackle

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3 d. ago ‘Marks & Spencer’s £45 denim jacket is the only coat I’ll be wearing this spring’

With spring on the horizon, it's time to start thinking about our new season wardrobes, and Marks & Spencer's £45 collared denim jacket is the perfect light layer

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3 d. ago Taylor Wimpey expects rising house sales amid planning approval reforms

The FTSE 100 builder said the start of the spring selling season has been 'robust', while affordability is 'moving in the right direction'

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3 d. ago Banish algae from garden fences in just 15 minutes with natural ingredient

Garden fences can suffer during the winter season - causing mould or algae to grow. Luckily, one natural ingredient can help remove the algae in just 15 minutes

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7 d. ago UK snow maps turn purple and white to reveal exact date 7CM AN HOUR Arctic blast will hit

It's looking like a frosty start to spring, with major flurries sweeping across the country in a three-day period early next month and new weather maps turning white and purple

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8 d. ago Ludovico Einaudi: ‘The way you blend the elements you eat is similar to composing a piece of music’

The pianist and composer talks about his passion for chillies, teas and saucepans, and cooking for his dad’s remarkable literary dinner partiesI live in Torino [Turin], a town where I grew up, where I was born. There’s a famous dish from there called bagna cauda. It’s a meeting of the garlic from the area of Piedmont, the mountains, with the anchovies coming from the sea in Liguria. It’s a very simple dish, a bit like a broth, perfect in winter, and you eat it with raw vegetables of the season. But there’s so much garlic in it that, when you eat it, you need a couple of days away from other people.There is a connection between how you eat and how you make music: the way you blend the elements that you eat, the colours, it’s similar to composing a piece of music. If I take my solo piano repertoire, I would associate it with a very simple food, with few elements and few colours, not overelaborate. If I think of a piece of mine with more instruments, more orchestral, I would ...

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8 d. ago Major supermarket slashes prices of Cadbury, Nestle, and Lindt Easter eggs

One major retailer is starting spring with a major price cut

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9 d. ago New UK snow maps blanketed in white and purple as Brits to be hit by 327

Snow maps have dashed early hopes that spring might start warmer in 2025, with temperatures seemingly set to plummet below zero during the first few days of March

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9 d. ago It’s not too early to sow seeds outside – if you follow this surprisingly simple method

You don’t need to clutter your kitchen to get seeds started ahead of spring

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1 week ago When does spring start 2025 and UK bank holiday dates in May

Longer days, blooming flowers and nicer weather - here's the exact date we'll welcome the new season in the UK.

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1 week ago Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues

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1 week ago New study reveals Scotland's most scenic small town winter escapes

From cosy countryside escapes to exciting city festivities, Scotland is a magical place to visit during the winter season — but what are some of the country’s top sights that you simply cannot miss as the temperatures drop?

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1 week ago While all attention was on Bellingham, Osasuna’s greatest striker made history | Sid Lowe

Ante Budimir’s career has taken him on a long and winding road. But now he is in the record books at OsasunaMari Carmen was 78 and late. It was a January morning in Pamplona, cold and wet, and the taxi that was supposed to take her to hospital hadn’t turned up. Standing in the street watching time and traffic pass but no cabs, she was getting a bit worried when she saw a young man she thought she recognised. She, after all, is an Osasuna supporter and he is their striker. Although, like her, he wasn’t having the best of times back then; he was halfway through the season, well into the winter, and had scored just once, when she approached. “Excuse me,” Mari Carmen said. “Are you Ante Budimir? Could you do me a favour? Could you take me to the hospital?”So he did, and there was the selfie to prove it. Mari Carmen knew her family would never believe her but, originally from tiny Carcastillo 50 miles south, recently widowed and having moved to the capital for health reasons, a tumour re...

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1 week ago UK weather: When it will start to feel like spring after fortnight of ‘anticyclonic gloom’?

While parts of the UK can expect more snow, the weather is expected to get milder mid-week

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