At last, some midsummer light at the end of Britain’s long and immensely damaging lockdown tunnel. Boris Johnson’s Government has finally listened to this country’s businesses and given the seemingly doomed hospitality industry a chance of survival by easing the stifling two-metre rule. And finally, those of us with wild, …...Read More

Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick pushed through a decision to allow a Tory donor's £1billion housing development to allow him to save tens of millions of pounds in tax, documents tonight appear to show. The Housing Secretary tonight finally bowed to pressure to release correspondence over his role in the 'cash …...Read More

When her beloved Jack Russell terrier Sunny died aged 14 last Saturday, Lucy Ledgeway thought she would never see her face again. But the broken-hearted owner was amazed to glimpse Sunny’s unmistakable features in a cloud only hours later. A distraught Miss Ledgeway, 19, had gone outside to clear her …...Read More

A swimmer has been filmed wrestling a shark with his bare hands in the shallow waters of a Delaware beach before holding the animal's mouth open to pose for photos. The man caught the shark at the Cape Henlopen State Park Beach in the state's south over the weekend. Video …...Read More

NASA is set to fly where no one has flown before – Mars’ atmosphere. The American space agency is gearing up to launch its Perseverance rover along with a terrestrial helicopter this summer that will soar through the layers of gas that hang over the Red Planet. Named Ingenuity, the …...Read More

Advertisement A six-bedroom Scottish home with its own private temple has gone on the market for the same price as a two-bedroom flat in London and could be the perfect pad for city dwellers hunting tranquility. Craigiehall Temple, located west of capital Edinburgh, boasts a private temple with an extensive …...Read More

A dog named after the fiery character from 'Pete's Dragon' is inseparable from a cuddly toy from the Disney film on the much-loved tale. Elliott Mae, a three-year-old Merle Great Dane from Denver, Colorado, was named after the character from the children's story, and adorable photos chart her friendship with …...Read More

House viewings may be stopped and the property market moved back into lockdown as buyers and sellers fail to take adequate safety precautions, an industry boss has warned. The warning comes from the boss of a trade body representing estate agents, who claimed that some house viewings were taking place …...Read More

TACKLE THE ROUGH GRASS Farmers are making hay right now. So if you have rough grass planted with daffodils and other spring bulbs, you may as well follow suit and cut it now. Daffodil foliage has withered and little bulbs, such as crocuses or scillas, will have seeded, thereby boosting …...Read More

' Knowing the link between the days and the planets can help you lead a happier life' Need to tackle a tricky issue? Do it on Tuesday. Want a pay rise? Wait till Thursday. Every day of the week is governed by the stars, says astrologer Carolyne Faulkner. And you …...Read More