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Alan Titchmarsh explains how to repair and protect your lawn This article contains affiliate links, we may receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more How to keep your lawn lush, borders beautiful and more with our FREE email SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Sugar is natural, affordable, and accessible, so it’s unsurprising that many gardeners use it alongside planting grass seeds to make lawns greener and thicker. However, gardening experts do urge us to use this unconventional gardening hack sparingly. Here’s what gardeners need to know before they bring this cupboard staple out of their kitchen and into their garden . Related articles ‘The best way’ to get your lawn to … [Read more...] about ‘Boosts your lawn’s greenness’: Use sugar to ‘improve the health’ of your grass for summer

The expert panel gave good marks to measures imposed for containment of the COVID pandemic , aimed at stopping the spread of the disease at an early stage. The panel was commissioned by the federal government and its members included scientists specialized in medicine, law, ethics, economy, and public administration. After months of evaluating the wide range of research that has been published in the two and a half years since the outbreak of the pandemic, they found the wearing of medical masks (FFP2/N95) have been an especially effective measure to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2. "Since the transmission of the coronavirus is incomparably stronger indoors than outdoors, a mask requirement should be limited to indoor areas and places with a higher risk of infection," the report said. The COVID expert panel presented its much-awaited report on the government's measures It said lockdowns made sense, especially at the beginning of a pandemic, to reduce transmission as … [Read more...] about COVID: How useful are restrictions as infection numbers soar?

Supermarkets are masters at making us spend. Nothing – from vibrant produce at the entrance, to the sweet treats at checkout – is left to chance. Marketing and retail experts explain how to clock the most common psychological tricks in the book on your next shopping trip. READ MORE: How do Kiwi supermarket prices compare to overseas? 10 staples, 10 supermarkets, 10 countries Why is New Zealand so darn expensive? 5 meals from one roast: Grandmas share their penny-pinching food hacks Battle of the produce: Is frozen or fresh going to save you more at the checkout? Top 5 'fakeaways': How to cook popular takeaways for less than $6 per serve Battle of the prices: Which supermarket has the cheapest essentials? Eye level is buy level It’s easier for products to catch your eye when they’re right in front of your face. Brands pay big bucks for this positioning. But generally: “Retailers tend to position the most profitable products in this area,” said Dr Megan … [Read more...] about The tricks supermarkets use to get us to spend more money – and how to defeat them

Alan Titchmarsh gives advice on growing shrub roses This article contains affiliate links, we may receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more How to keep your lawn lush, borders beautiful and more with our FREE email SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Roses flower abundantly from early summer in a choice of various colours including pastel shades of pink and cream to vibrant yellow and red. They are fragrant and add a gorgeous touch of colour into any garden . According to a gardening expert, using banana peel can help boost the nutrients a rose needs to survive its flowering season. Related articles Gardening tips: Use eggshell trick as ‘fantastic fertiliser’ to plants When to … [Read more...] about Flowers: ‘Boost the nutrients’ of roses using banana peel trick – ‘provide an advantage’

Millions of Brits say they’d find it hard to go vegan because they couldn't live without cheese, eggs and pancakes. According to a poll of 2,000 people, classics such as roast chicken, fish and chips, and bacon sandwiches would also be tough to resist. Cheese topped the list of the top 40 items Brits couldn’t give up, with 56% saying cutting it out would make the plant based diet a major challenge. Another one in six couldn't give up pepperoni on a pizza, and nearly a quarter wouldn't want to do without cream. Sausages, a juicy steak or a lasagne, would also tip people over the edge were they to try a plant-based diet. It also emerged the average adult reckons they would only make it to January 8th before returning to old favourites if they were to give Veganuary a go. Elmlea Plant commissioned the research, and teamed up with So Vegan, to create plant-based recipes for Veganuary. Company spokesperson Catherine Lloyd said: "It's fascinating to see that such a big … [Read more...] about Millions of Brits think it’d be too hard to go vegan as they love cheese too much

SOMETIME later this year a three-ton slab of bluestone will complete a 240-mile journey from Mynachlogddu, in western Wales, to the ring of Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire, England. Mynachlogddu is where some of Stonehenge's raw material is thought to have been quarried, 4,000 years ago, and archaeologists have proposed various theories to explain how the megaliths were transported. The current journey -- a demonstration of one of these theories -- involves a wooden sledge, runners made of tree trunks, two replicas of a Neolithic currach, a lot of rope, and teams of volunteers working in shifts (but not in animal skins). The volunteers began their exertions last April, dragging the bluestone slab about a mile a day for several weeks. At Milford Haven the megalith embarked by water for England. It sank and was recovered, and the journey resumed. By the time the slab gets to Stonehenge, the teams will have invested some 30,000 man-hours in the endeavor. "We still don't know … [Read more...] about It’s a Jumble Out There

If you’re anything like me, your best friend is probably the snooze button . When my alarm goes off at 6am, I usually reach for it and hit snooze four times before finally dragging myself out of bed. I’m not alone, because research says that the average Brit sets their alarm for 6.47am, but most people snooze their alarm for another 25 minutes before actually getting up. Crawling out of bed in this manner can often leave people feeling lacklustre, tired and like they could sleep for another three hours. But could waking up even earlier be the secret to being more productive and doing better at work? The ‘4am club’ isn’t a new phenomenon, but in 2022 it seems to be the answer to getting ahead, according to business support platform Rovva . It promises productivity , efficiency and a clear head – so do we need to rise before the sun in order to do smash through our to-do lists? The productive professionals who claim to be a part of the 4am club get up … [Read more...] about The ‘4am club’ could be the secret to being better at work – this is how to join it for an earlier start

Greg Hands makes Putin jibe at SNP over oil and gas Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info According to reports, Brent crude futures for September delivery fell $3.42 (£2.82), or three percent, to settle at $109.03 (£89.96) per barrel. The August contract, which expires on Thursday, fell $1.45 (£1.20), or 1.3 percent, to settle at $114.81)(£94.73) a barrel. Related articles An American dream that turned into a nightmare Britain's first asylum camp to have own GPs and dentists The US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell $4.02 (£3.32), or 3.7 percent, to settle at $105.76 (£87.27) a barrel. The OPEC+ group of … [Read more...] about Oil price fall: Fear of recession grows over uncertainty over future OPEC output

There are now 1,235 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the UK, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed, as it issued a warning ahead of Pride weekend. The figure has risen by 159 cases since the last set of data , when 1,076 infections were reported up to 26 June. Wendi Shepherd, monkeypox incident director at UKHSA, said: "The Monkeypox outbreak continues to grow. Our investigations and information from confirmed cases continue to show that the overwhelming majority of cases are in gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men. "This weekend, let's enjoy Pride safely - before you go to any events or parties, check yourself for blister-like spots and rashes. Please don't attend if you have monkeypox symptoms or feel unwell. If you have a rash or blisters, stay at home, phone a sexual health clinic, and get tested." She added: "Please be vigilant for any monkeypox symptoms in the coming weeks - especially if you are having sex with someone new. … [Read more...] about Monkeypox cases rise to 1,235 as officials issue warning for Pride weekend

The day after Emad al-Swealmeen blew himself up with an improvised bomb in a Liverpool taxi, the Government apologised in court to a Muslim academic it had accused of hate speech. Dr Salman Butt, who runs a website called Islam21c, was branded an extremist in a Home Office press release issued in 2015 to accompany the creation of a new task force aimed at combating the spread of Islamist, anti-Western ideas in universities and colleges. Aidan Eardley, legal counsel for the Home Secretary, told the court: “The Government accepts that it was wholly false to allege that Dr Butt is an extremist hate preacher who legitimises terrorism and therefore someone from whose influence students should be protected. It is sorry for the harm caused to him.” However, what the Government does not accept, and neither can the rest of us, is that there is no such thing as extremist speech. After receiving his apology, Dr Butt said: “One of the clearest lessons of this case in particular is just how … [Read more...] about Twenty years after 9/11, we still don’t know how to stop radicalisation