8 h. ago Expert reveals the outdoor furniture that makes your garden look tacky (plus the items you SHOULD invest in!)

As the UK prepares for summer and enjoys spring, many homeowners may be wondering whether it is time to give their garden a much needed revamp.

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11 h. ago Aldi reveals the exact date its sell out new garden range will be back in stores

The exciting new range will be in store from April 24 with additions to the range dropping on April 27 and May 1.

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15 h. ago Expert reveals how to protect your garden from a slug invasion this spring

As we step into spring, warmer days, humid nights and showery conditions can mean one thing for gardeners – the unwelcome return of slugs. With young plants on the menu, it’s a race against time for gardeners to stop them before these voracious pests could wreak havoc just as the growing season kicks off.

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30 h. ago Shed heaven: Meet the ‘sheddies’ with everything from pubs to Roman temples in their gardens

He’s the man with the keys to Britain’s most glamorous sheds. Now Andrew Wilcox – founder of the Cuprinol Shed of the Year competition – reveals his ultimate garden hidey-holes

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6 d. ago Simple fence trick that will make your garden look much bigger this spring

Gardening experts have revealed a cheap hack which will make your garden look much bigger in the sunshine this year.

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7 d. ago Musk reportedly made several pushes for Trump to back off global tariffs surge

Musk’s unsuccessful attempts may be sign of growing rift between US president and tech billionaireElon Musk made personal, repeated attempts to try to get Donald Trump to back off from the wave of global tariffs that have created turmoil in international markets, it was reported on Tuesday.Musk’s failure to get Trump to listen, however, is evidence to some observers of a growing rift between the US president and the world’s richest person, who has been leading the White House’s efforts to curb federal spending as head of the unofficial department of government efficiency (Doge). Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Garden experts reveal one simple spring task needed to grow spectacular Japanese maples

Japanese maple trees are known for their magnificent red foliage that can light up a garden, but they need to be looked after at the right time to grow properly - here's what you need to do

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8 d. ago 'World's oldest person' marks 125th birthday and reveals food he eats every day

A man in Peru is thought to be the world's oldest person and recently turned 125 in his care home - standing at 4ft 3in, Marcelino reckons his healthy eating is his secret

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8 d. ago Tiny 4ft3 man reveals 'Garden of Eden' secret to becoming world's oldest person at 125

Marcelino Abad Tolentino, who is just 4ft 3in tall, has reached the no small feat of turning 125 years old in a claim which would make him nine years older than the current recognised world's oldest man

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8 d. ago Gardening expert reveals essential jobs to do in your garden this April

With warmer weather finally here and lots of spring shoots beginning to appear, it can be a busy time for those with green thumbs and Louise, who is based in London, has shared her tips.

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1 week ago Escape To The Country buyer sobs 'it's making me cry' after breathtaking garden reveal

Couple Rich and Sue enlisted help from Steve Brown to help find their perfect property for £600,000, in Powys, Wales

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1 week ago Trump claims Starmer is ‘very happy’ about tariffs imposed on Britain

UK foreign secretary regrets ‘return to protectionism’ and says Britons will be concerned about impact on financesBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has claimed that the UK is “very happy” with tariffs imposed on the country as part of his shock upending of global trade, but the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, said he regretted the “return to protectionism”.Wielding a chart in the White House Rose Garden, the US president revealed on Wednesday that the UK would be hit with 10% so-called “reciprocal” tariffs as part of a sweeping drive on all countries. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Elon Musk reportedly to step down from lead Trump role as service limit nears

Insiders say Musk will leave soon, when 130-day cap on government service expires but ‘Doge’ team set to continueElon Musk’s polarizing stint slashing and bashing federal bureaucracy will probably soon end, with the world’s richest person’s government service hitting its legal limit in the coming weeks.“He’s got a big company to run at some point he’s going to be going back,” Donald Trump told reporters on Monday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Could antibiotics stop working? Yes – but the biggest danger isn’t prescription

To prevent a catastrophic failure of the drugs modern medicine relies on, look to animal farming in middle-income countriesIf the antibiotics we use to treat infections ever stopped working, the consequences would be catastrophic. It is estimated that the use of antibiotics adds about 20 years of life expectancy for every person worldwide (on average). As the King’s Fund put it, if we lose antibiotics, “we would lose modern medicine as we know it”. Doctors, public health experts and governments take the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) very seriously, yet the problem appears to be getting worse.A report from the National Audit Office in February finds that out of five domestic targets set in 2019 to tackle AMR, only one has been met – to reduce antibiotic use in food-producing animals. Others, such as the target to reduce drug-resistant infections in humans by 10%, haven’t made much progress; in fact, these infections have actually increased by 13% since 2018.Prof Devi Sridh...

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2 w. ago Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows

Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’Economic models have systematically underestimated how global heating will affect people’s wealth, according to a new study that finds 4C warming will make the average person 40% poorer – an almost four-fold increase on some estimates.The study, by Australian scientists, says average global GDP per person will be reduced by 16% even if warming is kept to 2C higher, , much higher than previous estimates of a drop of about 1.4%. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Monty Don reveals best remedy for soil is already growing in your garden

Grass cuttings can be crucial to helping strengthen your compost - and it costs nothing to add it to the heap once you've finished with the lawn mower

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2 w. ago Made in Chelsea's 'bird boy' Tristan Phipps reveals unlikely 'nightmare' travel partner

Made in Chelsea's Tristan Phipps spoke with the Mirror about his experiences travelling the world — from working on safaris to revealing the unlikely person he is close with that is a 'nightmare' to travel with

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2 w. ago BBC Antiques Roadshow guest dug up object in garden that turned out to be 2,500 years old and worth a fortune

An Antiques Roadshow expert was thrilled when a guest appeared on the BBC show with an item that had been dug up in their garden, with an incredible value revealed

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2 w. ago The London buffet that costs £110 per person branded the 'best in the world'

The London buffet that costs £110 per person branded the 'best in the world'  Wandsworth Guardian

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2 w. ago Monty Don reveals the best way to protect your garden and keep slugs from eating your plants

With seedlings only just beginning to raise their heads, green spaces across the UK could soon be filled with greedy slugs. But Monty Don has revealed how to keep them at bay.

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