Tennyson’s Lincolnshire is a glorious mix of vast countryside, open beaches and quaint little towns 

An hour’s drive north, past the painted storefronts of Norfolk’s boutique towns, lie the undulating wheat fields of Lincolnshire. The county, butted by the North Sea, has long been overshadowed by its cooler neighbour. While it may not have as much allure as Wells-next-the-Sea or the regal attraction of Holkham, this quiet corner of England … Read more

‘Multiple’ Tesco workers are infected with coronavirus at vast distribution centre

‘Multiple’ Tesco workers are infected with coronavirus at vast distribution centre where 1,800 staff supply 318 stores Livingston Distribution Centre in West Lothian said ‘small number’ test positive  Warehouse supplies 318 Tesco branches across Scotland, England and Ireland  Around 3.6million boxes of produce reportedly pass through centre each week  By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: … Read more

London’s vast array of bike lanes lie empty

London’s vast array of new bicycle lanes were mostly empty this week despite Mayor Sadiq Khan launching a huge drive to get people to walk or cycle instead of using public transport. Photographs taken today and yesterday across the capital in the likes of Tooting, Streatham, Balham, Islington, Mayfair and Victoria showed how the lanes … Read more

Tory MP sparks racism row after claiming ‘vast majority’ of lockdown breakers are BAME

Tory MP sparks racism row after claiming the ‘vast majority’ of lockdown rule-breakers are from BAME communities Craig Whittaker, of Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, has sparked a racism row He said ‘sections of our community are just not taking the pandemic seriously’ The MP made the comments after local lockdowns  were imposed in the North By … Read more

David and Victoria Beckham’s plans to build a vast LAKE are BLOCKED

David and Victoria Beckham’s plans to build a vast LAKE on their £6m Cotswolds estate are BLOCKED amid concerns over protected wildlife By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 08:43 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 08:43 BST, 21 July 2020 The Beckham family’s plans to build a lake in the grounds of their £6million Cotswolds … Read more

Britain’s vast road network puts pipits and lapwings at risk

The UK’s complex and dense road network is helping common birds to thrive, but is having a disastrous impact on some of Britain’s most loved species.  Rarer, small-bodied and migrant bird species, such as meadow pipits and lapwings, are impacted the hardest by exposure to Britain’s 246,000 miles of road.  Birds are not only killed … Read more

Vast salty ocean inside Jupiter’s moon Europa ‘contains all the ingredients for life’

ALIENS could be living inside Jupiter’s moon Europa, say scientists as they find salty ice-covered ocean that ‘contains all the ingredients for life’ Researchers in California created simulations of Europa’s past geochemistry They found that minerals in the moon may have broken down to release water This water then formed a salty ocean that could be ‘quite … Read more

Experts fear vast numbers of people will end up on antidepressants they don’t need

As if the Covid-19 pandemic wasn’t enough, unprecedented numbers of people are suffering emotional fallout from isolation, money worries and fear of coronavirus infection, leaving Britain facing a tidal wave of anxiety and depression. That’s the stark warning from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, with the organisation’s president, Professor Wendy Burn, declaring: ‘Our fear is … Read more

Pluto has a vast ocean beneath its frozen crust and could harbour alien life, study shows

Pluto harbours a vast ocean beneath its frozen crust that has been there for 4.5 billion years – 500 million years longer than Earth’s seas – a study has found.  Pluto is known today as a ball of frozen ice and rock orbiting the sun at a distance of 3.7 billion miles.  But a new … Read more