Tory MPs savage Boris Johnson’s wind farms pledge

‘Covid is the biggest disaster since 1945. Do we think £160mn of floating windmills will make everyone forget?’ Tory MPs savage Boris’s pledge for windpower for every home – as analysts warn it could cost £50BILLION Boris Johnson pledged to power every UK home with offshore wind in 10 years But analysts suggested massive surge … Read more

Mariah Carey uses a WIND MACHINE to blow back her hair for virtual interview

Mariah Carey REALLY ramps up the glamour as she uses an actual WIND MACHINE during virtual interview on The Daily Show By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 06:43 BST, 3 October 2020 | Updated: 06:43 BST, 3 October 2020 She is known for always wanting to look her absolute best, even insisting on taking photos … Read more

Mini ‘wind turbine’ can scavenge energy from the breeze and power your phone

Scientists have created a miniature ‘wind turbine’ that ‘scavenges’ energy from a breeze created during a brisk walk.  The ‘nano-generator’, which is made of two plastic strips in a tube, captures and stores wind energy to power electronic devices.  It’s inspired by giant wind turbines that convert the kinetic energy of wind into power, but … Read more

Summer is over! Temperatures are set to plummet as today’s autumn equinox brings wind and rain

Summer is over! Temperatures are set to plummet as today’s autumn equinox sees wind and rain sweep in from the West – before FROST hits the parts of UK by the weekend Today is the last day of Indian Summer’s sunshine in Britain before wind and rain move in across the country  Temperatures are expected … Read more

BP spends £850m on 50% American wind farms as it battles to go green

BP spends £850m on 50% stakes in two American wind farms as it battles to go green By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 10 September 2020 BP has broken into the offshore wind market as it battles to go green. The oil major has … Read more

Visit the Thames – the inspiration behind Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind In The Willows

Book me in: Feeling a bit ratty? Follow in the footsteps of The Wind In The Willows’ Mr Toad along the Thames Author Kenneth Grahame was introduced to the joys of the Thames as a boy His inspiration for Toad Hall is said to be the grand Harleyford Manor in Marlow Along the Thames Path … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Fair wind for Vent-Axia?

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Economic prospects remain uncertain, but is a fair wind blows for Vent-Axia? By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 29 August 2020 Volution chief executive Ronnie George has been at the helm for eight years and has worked at the ventilation … Read more

Bird deaths from wind turbine’s drop by 72 per cent when one blade is painted black

Number of birds killed by wind turbines drops by 72 per cent when a single blade is painted black, study finds Researchers paints a blade black on four wind turbines on island of Smola Researchers used sniffer dogs to look for bird carcasses underneath the turbines After they were painted, the amount of bird deaths dropped … Read more

Gone with the Wind star Olivia de Havilland dies at 104

Gone with the Wind star Olivia de Havilland dies at 104… Oscar-winning actress passed away ‘peacefully in her sleep’ at her home in Paris By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 16:55 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 16:56 BST, 26 July 2020 Olivia de Havilland has died aged 104. The British-American Dame, perhaps best-known for … Read more

Sunseekers flock to beaches as they bask in 77F heat before wind and rain returns for rest of week

Parts of Britain enjoyed the last of a brief warm spell today with temperatures rising above 75F in Kent, before wind and rain returns for the rest of the week – but there’s a glimmer of hope for the weekend. Canterbury basked in 77F temperatures while London and other parts of the South East enjoyed dry … Read more