9 h. ago Buy small plants – and consider a ‘bulb lasagne’: how to give your garden a late

From planting in odd numbers to painting fences and walls the same colour, here are some easy, effective ways to give your outdoor space a seasonal spruce-up“It is not always necessary to rip out everything and start again,” says Ella Malt, who runs the gardening company Soil and Soul Norfolk. “It is much more sustainable to work with what you have. You can make such a difference with a bit of cutting back, clearing up leaves, cutting an edge on a lawn. People notice edges: you could spend hours making a herbaceous border perfect but if the edge of that border isn’t crisp, it will automatically look untidy.” Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Palestine Action is a ‘violent organisation’, Downing Street says after mass arrests over the weekend – UK politics live

Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, says justice minister as government defends decision to proscribe protest groupRichard Adams is the Guardian’s education editorStudents in England are expected to receive A-level grades that are closer to normal for the first time since the Covid pandemic triggered school closures and exam cancellations.If the student, for instance, needed three As [and] gets AAB, as long as the B is not in something that’s absolutely crucial for the course, I think there’s a very strong possibility the student would find they’d be getting a place. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Trump demands homeless leave Washington DC ‘immediately’ ahead of street crime press conference: Live

President to unveil plan to stop violent offences on the streets of Washington, despite official figures suggesting unlawful behavior actually on the decline

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58 h. ago LIVE: Street taped off as crews spend hours tackling hours fire

Police are also at the scene

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2 d. ago Street taped off and emergency crews at scene following 'explosion'

Residents heard a 'bang' before emergency crews cordoned off the area

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3 d. ago The chic guide to Margate: How to spend 24 hours in the Kent seaside town

Thought ‘Shoreditch-on-sea’ was overdone? After visiting on a hot summer’s day, Jes Salter is reminded why it’s the perfect mini break for foodies and culture-lovers alike

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7 d. ago LIVE: Police descend on Manchester street with forensic tent seen in alley

A cordon is in place

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7 d. ago Coronation Street's Bernie Winter star fights back tears live on This Morning

Coronation Street actress Jane Hazlegrove, who plays Bernie Winter on the ITV soap, appeared on This Morning

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7 d. ago Coronation Street's Bernie star fights tears on live TV as she admits 'it's still so fresh'

Jane Hazlegrove was left fighting tears on during he latest live TV appearance as she was reminded of her time on the cobbles so far

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8 d. ago Man, 45, shot dead as police shut Stoke Newington High Street

Man, 45, shot dead as police shut Stoke Newington High Street - live updates  London Evening Standard

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8 d. ago Stoke Newington High Street closed off by police after 'shooting'

Stoke Newington High Street closed off by police after 'shooting' - live updates  London Evening Standard

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9 d. ago Downing Street urges people not to take part in protest in support of Palestine Action

London demonstration organised by Defend Our Juries to protest proscription of group under terrorism lawsUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has urged people not to take part in a protest in support of the banned group Palestine Action as police warned they would arrest anyone breaking terrorism laws.Palestine Action has been banned under terrorism laws, and this weekend a large event protesting against its proscription has been organised by the group Defend Our Juries. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago We once loved pigeons. We might not remember that, but they do | Joseph Earp

The gentle, beautiful curiosity of humans led to the discovery that these birds are able to differentiate between paintings by Monet and PicassoA month or so ago, my partner and I went on a painfully short trip to northern Tasmania. Tucked away in a tiny cabin in the middle of nowhere, we lit fires, watched sunlight dip over the mountains; and, as avid birdwatchers, saw an abundance of avian life, nestled in the trees, awash with golden light.So at first, returning to our home in Sydney, where we live in a flat on a major street, triangulated between three different vape shops, my overwhelming feeling was one of despair. Gone were the rolling hills, replaced by convenience stores selling AI-generated posters of monkeys smoking cigars. Suddenly, everything I observed about city life became evidence for a growing theory that the human race had gone terribly, unavoidably wrong. Continue reading...

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1 week ago How to spend a perfect 72 hours in Toronto: What to eat, drink, see and where to stay

Right now flights are affordable, your currency will go further and an epic food scene awaits. There’s never been a better time to visit Toronto, says Jonathan Samuels

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3 w. ago Child killer Lucy Letby & Sara Sharif’s evil stepmum spend hours playing Uno in cushy jail

Child killers Lucy Letby and Beinash Batool have become extremely friendly in their cushy jail, as they enrage staff and other prisoners loudly playing Uno and making cheese toasties

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3 w. ago Evil nurse Lucy Letby and Sara Sharif's killer stepmother 'are pals and spend hours playing Uno together behind bars'

The child killers (pictured, Lucy Letby) while away the hours in their comfortable cells at Surrey's HMP Bronzefield with endless rounds of the popular card game.

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3 w. ago Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over Epstein report

President follows through on libel threat over report that said he sent Epstein ‘bawdy’ birthday note and sketchTrump files libel suit against Murdoch – US politics live Donald Trump has sued Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal newspaper reporters for libel and slander over claims that he sent sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a bawdy note and sketch of a naked woman.Trump’s lawsuit on Friday, which also targets Dow Jones and News Corp, was filed in the southern district of Florida federal court in Miami. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago LIVE updates as emergency services flood busy city street and cordon in place

A scene is in place just outside Manchester city centre this morning

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3 w. ago LIVE updates as emergency services flood busy city street and diving teams scour River Irwell

A scene is in place just outside Manchester city centre this morning

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3 w. ago Killer inmates on America's harshest death row get rare privileges and incredible new perk

The program allows the selected prisoners to spend several hours a day outside their cells and allows them to enjoy communal meals, TV time, prayer circles and - for the first time in decades - direct human contact

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