The slow return of the high street as shopping malls and retail parks lead consumer recovery

The slow return of the high street: Official footfall figures show town centres are rebounding more slowly than shopping malls and more than one in 10 workers is STILL on furlough leave Footfall in retail streets has stagnated in recent weeks according to the ONS But out-of town retail parks and urban shopping centres have … Read more

Venomous rattle snakes spotted in TREES at wildlife parks in New Mexico and Arizona

Venomous rattle snakes are known to unexpectantly slither out from holes, but what may come to a surprise is that these reptiles also climb trees. The daring feat has been captured by a number of people this summer, who have shared the astounding photos and videos online. A diamondback was seen ‘soaking up the early … Read more

Escape the crowds: Six unsung UK National Parks for serene hikes, from Exmoor to Northumberland

There are an extraordinary 15 National Parks in the UK and as wonderful as the likes of the Lake District, New Forest and Snowdonia decidedly are for walkers, they can get rather busy.  If you prefer more serenity during a hike, head instead to one of the UK’s six less famous National Parks. Not only … Read more

Drive-through flu jabs to be given in doctors’ CAR PARKS this winter

Drive-through flu vaccines are set to be given in doctors’ car parks in a bid to stop a potential second wave of coronavirus combining with winter illnesses.  Ministers are planning to get more than 30million people vaccinated against the flu to protect the NHS from the threat of double viruses later this year.  Experts have … Read more

Wild deer eat from plastic bags in London’s Royal Parks

Shocking images of wild deer eating picnic waste, including plastic bags, from overflowing bins in the Royal Parks have triggered outrage. The pictures, which were captured in Bushy Park, south west London, this week, shine a light on a lockdown litter scandal that has scarred green spaces. The images of the fallow deer come against … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Thierry Bollore parks at Jaguar Land Rover

ALEX BRUMMER: Thierry Bollore making big jump in moving from mass production Renault to image-driven luxury sector of Jaguar Land Rover JLR’s far bigger and better resourced rivals, BMW and Daimler, are throwing everything at developing electric cars that can compete with soaraway Tesla It is reported that JLR is seeking a large credit of … Read more

Beaches and parks brace for an onslaught of visitors as temperatures are set to hit 82F today

Beaches and car parks are bracing for an onslaught of visitors as London and the south is set for 82F (28C) sun hotter than Mexico today – but rain will keep things cooler further north.   The Met Office forecast a weather front to bring a split in temperatures between the two regions with a ‘fairly … Read more

Beaches and parks brace for onslaught of visitors as London and the south is set for 82F sun today

Beaches and car parks are bracing for an onslaught of visitors as London and the south is set for 82F (28C) sun today – but rain will keep things cooler further north.   The Met Office forecast a weather front to bring a split in temperatures between the two regions with a ‘fairly grey’ day for … Read more

The busy UK car parks with the worst crime rates revealed

Crime records at 200 of the country’s busiest car parks in the last year has named the locations where your vehicle is most likely to be at risk, data shows. A review of UK crime statistics for April 2019 and March 2020 found that the NCP car park on Parker Street in Covent Garden, London, suffered … Read more

Zoey Deutch connects with Mother Nature during road trip through the National Parks with Outdoorsy

Zoey Deutch is making the road her home during quarantine. The 25-year-old actress continued her socially distant adventures this week, making her way through some of America’s most treasured National Parks.  Zoey fully embraced nature’s glory, making her way from the California coast to the wild of Wyoming while hitting the highway in a decked … Read more