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A greenhouse is a godsend, SAYS ALAN TITCHMARSH

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 13:13:00 +0000

FOR frustrated kitchen gardeners who can't wait for spring, a greenhouse is a godsend. You can start the growing season early by sowing crops undercover in the soil border, or in growing bags on the staging. If you aren't so well equipped you can still make an early start if you have a sunny, sheltered corner in your veggie plot and you can rustle up a row of cloches or a sheet or two of fleece to cover early crops.

Theresa May is safe as Prime Minister for now, says MACER HALL

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 12:48:00 +0000

STRIDING through the Great Hall Of the People in Beijing, Theresa May was a figure of fascination for the Chinese Communist Party officials lining the red carpet. Among a ruling caste that measures political longevity in decades, a leader struggling for survival week by week is an intriguing sight.

Mamma Mia women are a lesson for our politically correct puritans, say RICHARD AND JUDY

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 11:49:00 +0000

As usual we decided to watch an old film on Netflix, being so adventurous. I’d already re-watched La La Land and ended up a tear-soaked wreck.

Countryfile must be odd for the wildlife, says JENNIFER SELWAY

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 10:44:00 +0000

A couple of small and indeterminate furry creatures peer cautiously over a grassy hillock somewhere in the British countryside. Let’s call them Bill and Ben.

It’s crazy for NHS to spend £1,579 on a moisturiser, says ROSS CLARK

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 10:23:00 +0000

WHO knows how much your average Hollywood starlet pays for her moisturiser but I bet it isn’t as much as £1,579 – the price that the NHS recently paid for a single tub of cream prescribed for a patient with a skin problem.

The escalating violence in Calais is intolerable — EXPRESS COMMENT

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 10:03:00 +0000

IT is not so long ago that British families used to take a trip to Calais for a nice day out and some good French cuisine. No one in their right mind would dream of doing so now.

A muddy garden is everyone's worst nightmare, ALAN TITCHMARSH tells us how to prevent it

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 00:01:00 +0000

WHEN the weather is bad and the ground beneath your feet is as soggy as your morning Weetabix, you will quickly discover the most well-traversed routes in your garden.

These birds can teach humans a thing or two about loyalty, says JOHN INGHAM

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 10:29:00 +0000

FEW birds symbolise love quite like swans. With their snow-white plumage and graceful beauty, they seem to embody romance. Better still, they really are icons of fidelity.

New eco funerals that leave me cold, says FREDERICK FORSYTH

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:27:00 +0000

SINCE time literally immemorial man has had a problem on a virtually hourly basis – what to do with the bodies. Let us be brutally frank – people die and leave behind a consignment of meat and bone. What to do with all these cadavers has been a problem tackled in a variety of ways.

Ending free movement is a pivotal part of Brexit, says STEPHEN POLLARD

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 08:54:00 +0000

REMEMBER the phrase Take Back Control? It was at the heart of the referendum debate and at the core of the Leave victory. It encompassed many issues but one of the most fundamental was taking back control over migration.