As warmer temperatures approach and the days grow longer, taking care of our outdoor spaces becomes an important task to ensure our plants thrive in the months ahead

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It's perfect for a stroll on a sunny spring day

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David Wragg faced a cancer diagnosis aged just 16

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Customers are not happy

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Schools and colleges across the U.S. face a Friday deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, yet few are openly rushing to make changes

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Over 50 years, she has become one of the most revered writers in Australia. Is she finally going to get worldwide recognition?In early January, the Australian author Helen Garner decided to cut back an unruly bush in her garden. Garner lives in a Melbourne suburb in the adjoining house to her daughter, son-in-law, three grandchildren, some chickens and a dog. The family were away at the beach for the holidays and Garner found herself alone, in an off-kilter frame of mind. She’s 82, her beach days are over, but she felt her family’s absence. Her grandchildren were growing up, the youngest now 18. Garner realised she was on the brink of a loneliness not felt since she’d moved to live alongside them 20 years ago, after the end of her third and final marriage, to the author Murray Bail.Missing her family, feeling adrift, she went outside with some secateurs and “pruned the shit” out of the bush in such frenzied bursts that the next day, when she looked out of the window, she saw a scene...

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In 1935, Derek Harris was born – and so was the K6 red phone box. Now, Harris is spending his 90th year ensuring this beloved local facility isn’t lostThe battleground at the heart of a struggle between an 89-year-old man and a multi-billion pound multinational is a small junction in a Norfolk village, where a red phone box stands. And at the red phone box, sheltering from the wind, is Derek Harris. Last month, he learned that BT (formerly British Telecom) was threatening to close the phone box in the village of Sharrington, where he has lived for 50 years, when he saw it on the agenda of the parish council meeting. “I thought: ‘I’d better do something about this,’” says Harris.He has described it as a “David and Goliath” campaign. It is that, and – as becomes clear on this sunlit but biting February day – so much more. We will talk mortality and reprieves, heritage and value. I’ll leave with a renewed sense of how it’s possible to feel real affection for an inanimate object, and wh...

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The spare change hanging around the back of your couch or under your car seat could be worth a healthy sum, as a coin collecting expert explained some rare coins have sold for more than £2,000

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The Pentagon has revealed the specifics of its new transgender troop policy in a court filing that says any service member or recruit who has been diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria is disqualified from serving — unless they can prove they meet a specific warfighting need and adhere to severe restrictions on their day-to-day behavior

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The cheese wire believed to have been used to garrotte him was found nearby - but the culprit was never found.

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After the House passed its budget resolution, Senate Majority Leader John Thune called it a ‘first step in what will be a long process, and certainly not an easy one’

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British travellers are expanding their horizons well beyond Europe in 2025, according to flight search data. But which three countries are poised to welcome the most visitors and why?

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Kim Cattrall, Kenan Thompson and Trachtenberg’s ex-boyfriend have also paid tribute

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A royal expert has claimed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not return to the UK and resume their roles as senior members of the Royal Family - and pointed the finger at the Duchess

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Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg's boyfriend Jay Cohen has broken his silence after the actress was found dead at her New York apartment on Wednesday

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Worlds oldest person Maria Antonia Cuero has revealed the healthy habits she lives by and the two foods she believes helped her reach the grand old age of 123

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Frosty temperatures in the UK sank to -5C on Wednesday and it'll remain below freezing in some places today - but the picture will change as meteorological spring arrives

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Claudia Lawrence (pictured) was 35 when she vanished without a trace after failing to turn up to work at York University on March 19, 2009.

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There seemed to be a lot to love about Mark Cassidy, a handsome, affable carpenter from Birkenhead with a ready sense of humour. Alison's family liked him, as did her friends.

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Former reality host Tyra Banks has confirmed that there are things she 'shouldn't have done' as she reflects on her time on hit modelling show America’s Next Top Model

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