Skip to main contentSkip to navigationSkip to navigationRobert Macfarlane says tree’s felling was part of hostile culture and calls for forest to be planted in its honourMatthew WeaverFirst published on Fri 29 Sep 2023 04.54 EDTThe felling of the Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall symbolises a wider attack on nature in the UK, according to an award-winning landscape writer and poet.Robert Macfarlane said the sight of the downed 300-year-old tree made him and many others feel sick. “I just see this as part of a piece with a much broader hostile environment towards the living world in this...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigationSkip to navigationRobert Macfarlane says tree’s felling was part of hostile culture and calls for forest to be planted in its honourMatthew WeaverFirst published on Fri 29 Sep 2023 04.54 EDTThe felling of the Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall symbolises a wider attack on nature in the UK, according to an award-winning landscape writer and poet.Robert Macfarlane said the sight of the downed 300-year-old tree made him and many others feel sick. “I just see this as part of a piece with a much broader hostile environment towards the living world in this...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldHollywood actor urged to stop spreading misinformation after promoting ‘intuitive fasting’Last modified on Wed 24 Feb 2021 15.07 ESTGwyneth Paltrow has been urged to stop spreading misinformation by the medical director of NHS England after she suggested could be treated with “intuitive fasting”, herbal cocktails and regular visits to an “infrared sauna”.The Hollywood star, who markets unproven new age potions on her Goop website, that she caught Covid-19 early and had since suffered “long-tail fatigue and brain...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldHollywood actor urged to stop spreading misinformation after promoting ‘intuitive fasting’Last modified on Wed 24 Feb 2021 15.07 ESTGwyneth Paltrow has been urged to stop spreading misinformation by the medical director of NHS England after she suggested could be treated with “intuitive fasting”, herbal cocktails and regular visits to an “infrared sauna”.The Hollywood star, who markets unproven new age potions on her Goop website, that she caught Covid-19 early and had since suffered “long-tail fatigue and brain...WW…

Legend says at least six ravens must be kept at the castle or the kingdom will fallLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.36 EDTOne of the ravens at the Tower of is feared to have died, in a potentially gloomy omen for Britain. It means that the tower is close to having fewer than six ravens, a level that would spell doom for the kingdom, according to legend.Ravenmaster Christopher Skaife confirmed that one of the birds, Merlina, known as the queen of the tower’s unkindness of ravens, is presumed dead after being missing for weeks.Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Skaife said:...…Legend says at least six ravens must be kept at the castle or the kingdom will fallLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.36 EDTOne of the ravens at the Tower of is feared to have died, in a potentially gloomy omen for Britain. It means that the tower is close to having fewer than six ravens, a level that would spell doom for the kingdom, according to legend.Ravenmaster Christopher Skaife confirmed that one of the birds, Merlina, known as the queen of the tower’s unkindness of ravens, is presumed dead after being missing for weeks.Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Skaife said:...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldRule requiring travellers to show negative test to come into force on Monday, not Friday as plannedFirst published on Thu 14 Jan 2021 03.38 ESTThe government has suggested it is delaying the requirement for travellers to England to have a negative coronavirus test to soften the impact of the move on businesses.Late on Wednesday night, the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said the new rule would come into force on Monday at 4am instead of Friday as planned.Asked to explain the delay for a move that was signalled last...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldRule requiring travellers to show negative test to come into force on Monday, not Friday as plannedFirst published on Thu 14 Jan 2021 03.38 ESTThe government has suggested it is delaying the requirement for travellers to England to have a negative coronavirus test to soften the impact of the move on businesses.Late on Wednesday night, the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said the new rule would come into force on Monday at 4am instead of Friday as planned.Asked to explain the delay for a move that was signalled last...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMinister says extra check on travellers introduced as ‘we simply cannot take chances’First published on Fri 8 Jan 2021 03.39 ESTFears that Covid vaccines will not work against the new South African strain of the virus have prompted the introduction of testing for new arrivals into England and Scotland from abroad, the transport secretary, , has said.Outlining the new testing regime for England and Scotland, he told Sky News: “This is an extra check and we’re doing this now because there are these variants that we’re...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMinister says extra check on travellers introduced as ‘we simply cannot take chances’First published on Fri 8 Jan 2021 03.39 ESTFears that Covid vaccines will not work against the new South African strain of the virus have prompted the introduction of testing for new arrivals into England and Scotland from abroad, the transport secretary, , has said.Outlining the new testing regime for England and Scotland, he told Sky News: “This is an extra check and we’re doing this now because there are these variants that we’re...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLarge gatherings broken up across country but police say vast majority of people stuck to rulesFirst published on Fri 1 Jan 2021 05.13 ESTPolice across the UK have made several arrests and issued hundreds of fines for New Year’s Eve parties and large gatherings that breached strict Covid regulations.Parties were broken up in Brighton, Manchester, Leicestershire, Sheffield, Essex, London and Lancashire where breaches of stay-at-home guidelines occurred. In Edinburgh, despite warnings to keep away.But according to the...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLarge gatherings broken up across country but police say vast majority of people stuck to rulesFirst published on Fri 1 Jan 2021 05.13 ESTPolice across the UK have made several arrests and issued hundreds of fines for New Year’s Eve parties and large gatherings that breached strict Covid regulations.Parties were broken up in Brighton, Manchester, Leicestershire, Sheffield, Essex, London and Lancashire where breaches of stay-at-home guidelines occurred. In Edinburgh, despite warnings to keep away.But according to the...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldStores reported to have been warned to stockpile food and other essential supplies in anticipation of shortagesFirst published on Sun 13 Dec 2020 06.39 ESTThe UK government is reported to have warned supermarkets to stockpile food and other essential supplies amid increasing fears of a no-deal in less than three weeks’ time.Boris Johnson and the president of EU commission, Ursula von der Leyen, with the fraught trade negotiations, but ministers have played down the chances of a deal.And in anticipation of shortages...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldStores reported to have been warned to stockpile food and other essential supplies in anticipation of shortagesFirst published on Sun 13 Dec 2020 06.39 ESTThe UK government is reported to have warned supermarkets to stockpile food and other essential supplies amid increasing fears of a no-deal in less than three weeks’ time.Boris Johnson and the president of EU commission, Ursula von der Leyen, with the fraught trade negotiations, but ministers have played down the chances of a deal.And in anticipation of shortages...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldActor ordered to pay £630,000 after libel action against Sun over ‘wife beater’ allegationsLast modified on Wed 25 Nov 2020 15.00 ESTThe Hollywood actor has been refused permission to appeal after losing his high stakes libel action against the Sun over its description of him as a “wife beater”.A high court judge also ordered the actor to make an initial payment to the Sun’s publishers, New Group (NGN), of almost £630,000 in legal fees.Depp, 57, brought legal action over a column by the newspaper’s executive editor, Dan...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldActor ordered to pay £630,000 after libel action against Sun over ‘wife beater’ allegationsLast modified on Wed 25 Nov 2020 15.00 ESTThe Hollywood actor has been refused permission to appeal after losing his high stakes libel action against the Sun over its description of him as a “wife beater”.A high court judge also ordered the actor to make an initial payment to the Sun’s publishers, New Group (NGN), of almost £630,000 in legal fees.Depp, 57, brought legal action over a column by the newspaper’s executive editor, Dan...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year old; ;We’re closing this blog now but you can carry on monitoring all the latest developments at our new blog here. Thanks for reading.That’s all from me, Jessica Murray, today - thanks for following along.I’ll leave you with this story of the Austrian village which has renamed itself Fugging after years of ridicule for its previous - more explicit in English - name. Britain has asked its medicines regulator to assess Oxford University and AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate for temporary supply, a step towards...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year old; ;We’re closing this blog now but you can carry on monitoring all the latest developments at our new blog here. Thanks for reading.That’s all from me, Jessica Murray, today - thanks for following along.I’ll leave you with this story of the Austrian village which has renamed itself Fugging after years of ridicule for its previous - more explicit in English - name. Britain has asked its medicines regulator to assess Oxford University and AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate for temporary supply, a step towards...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldCampaigners say report on first wave shows government failed to protect the most vulnerableLast modified on Thu 12 Nov 2020 23.37 ESTPeople with learning disabilities are dying of coronavirus at more than six times the rate of the general population, according to “deeply troubling” figures that have prompted a government review.A report from Public Health England (PHE) found that 451 in every 100,000 people registered as having learning disabilities died after contracting Covid-19 in the first wave of the pandemic, when...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldCampaigners say report on first wave shows government failed to protect the most vulnerableLast modified on Thu 12 Nov 2020 23.37 ESTPeople with learning disabilities are dying of coronavirus at more than six times the rate of the general population, according to “deeply troubling” figures that have prompted a government review.A report from Public Health England (PHE) found that 451 in every 100,000 people registered as having learning disabilities died after contracting Covid-19 in the first wave of the pandemic, when...WW…