Roasted Sweet Potato with Feta, Spring Onions & Peanuts By Rukmini Iyer Published: 00:02 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 26 April 2020 One of the easiest and nicest dinners I can think of is roasted sweet potato – and this smoky version, jazzed up with sharp feta, spring onions and some crunch … Read more
The smell of spring really is in the air: Scientists reveal why the chemical behind the distinctive earthy scent of the season is produced for the first time A bacteria named streptomyces produces the chemical compound geosmin This chemical has the distinctive odour we associate with springtime and storms Humans have a strong ability to … Read more
How’s your lockdown going? It’s ‘explosive’ says dad who found a WWI German hand GRENADE in his garage while doing some spring cleaning Charlie Bubear and his family found a WWI grenade at their Hampshire home They were doing some spring cleaning during the coronavirus lockdown The Royal Navy bomb disposal unit safely detonated the … Read more
NATURE GREENERY: JOURNEYS IN SPRINGTIME by Tim Dee (Jonathan Cape £18.99, 355pp) One of the most joyous sights of spring is the return of the swallows, swooping and diving in the air, their forked tails slicing through the sky. Few of us give much thought to the journey that brings them back to Britain each year. … Read more
Ashley Roberts oozes spring chic in a floral dress and plaid jacket as she continues to host radio show amid coronavirus lockdown By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 10:57 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 10:57 BST, 8 April 2020 She has continued to present the Heart Breakfast show during the UK lockdown. And Ashley … Read more
David Hockney has unveiled vibrant artwork created on his iPad during isolation at his Normandy home, capturing the turn of the season in all its glory as he tries to offer people ‘a respite from the news’. The 82-year-old painter, often dubbed Britain’s greatest living artist, plans to spend every spring day painting in the garden with … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: See Holland’s tulips next spring with Adam Frost – join the star from TV’s Gardeners’ World on a great Dutch river cruise By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 Each spring, Holland’s famous bulb fields burst into bloom … Read more
Lynsey Crombie is the original ‘cleanfluencer’, with countless fans following her cleaning tips online. In this special pullout, based on her must-read new book, she’ll explain why a Deep Spring Clean is exactly what you need right now. And how her foolproof methods make it easy to turn your home into a happier, healthier and more … Read more
Meghan Markle ‘feels like a new person’ now that she’s left the UK where she felt ‘trapped and claustrophobic’, a source tells Us Weekly Meghan Markle, 38, is ‘thrilled to have escaped the chaos’ of the UK, source said Insider added Duchess of Sussex had felt trapped and claustrophobic in UK She is now a ‘new … Read more