8 h. ago Professional gardener shares crucial task everyone must do before next week to protect plants

Gardening expert Tom Strowlger recommends protecting cold-sensitive plants with fleece before the harsh winter weather arrives

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9 h. ago Gardener shares the one task everyone should do in their gardens before next week

The gardening expert advises covering sensitive plants like fig trees, olive trees and agapanthus with fleece before winter weather hits to protect them from frost and extreme conditions

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52 h. ago At the dark end of a brutal year, I’m grateful to these heroes for showing us the light | Jonathan Freedland

From Palestinians standing up to Hamas to the Bondi beach rescuers, great acts of courage offer hope even in the bleakest timesSome traditions are getting harder to maintain. Among them, my own custom of devoting the last column before Christmas to reasons to be hopeful. In recent years, amid war and bloodshed, that task has been especially challenging – and this week was no exception.It began with the news from Bondi beach, where 15 people were gunned down and dozens more injured, most of them Jews celebrating the festival of Hanukah. That came just two-and-a-half months after the deadly attack on Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. To be a Jew at the end of 2025 is to fear that to gather together, whether at moments of joy or sorrow, is to take a mortal risk. That even to do relatively ordinary things together has become a matter of life and death.Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist and the author of The Traitors Circl...

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2 w. ago BBC The Wheel player shares crucial Michael McIntyre rule to follow on set

A former contestant on BBC game show The Wheel has let slip the one rule they are asked to adhere to

Sport

2 w. ago Shield your plants from harsh frost this winter with 85p buy that’s probably knocking around your cupboards

SHIELDING your plants from harsh frost this winter doesn’t require pricey equipment — and gardeners are turning to an 85p household buy that’s probably sitting in your cupboards already. A floral expert has revealed how this simple item can help protect your plants from biting temperatures without breaking the bank. As the UK braces for...

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2 w. ago Royal Mail shares crucial deadline to anyone sending post this Christmas

Royal Mail has announced the final Christmas posting dates for 2025, with some international deadlines already passed and UK services ending December 22

Events

3 w. ago Expert diver shares crucial mistake you should never make if you see a shark

A professional diver has shared the vital thing you should never do if you come across a shark – and it's completely the opposite to what you might naturally do

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3 w. ago 'I'm a gardening expert, do this urgent job in November to protect plants in spring'

If you do one thing this week in the garden, make it count, says gardening expert Diarmuid Gavin who advises that certain plants and trees need to receive urgent attention to avoid problems next year

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3 w. ago Best time to sell items on Vinted as expert shares 'crucial' secret

Neesha, who posts on TikTok as The Fun Money Club, shared how she managed to grow views, likes and sales on her Vinted account by 450%

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3 w. ago Fishy fiasco...Nuclear plant's £700million schemes to protect marine life includes 'fish discos'

The Hinkley Point C plant has been made to introduce a range of fish protection measures including a £50million 'fish disco' to appease environmental quangos.

Economics