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Bronte sisters still hitting the heights two centuries on

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 00:01:00 +0000

IN A FITTING description for the unique characters who once inhabited Haworth Parsonage, Beatrix Potter said: “A strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations.”

Meerkats' hidden depths revealed by meerkat cameramen, says STUART WINTER

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 00:01:00 +0000

AVOIDING the bone-crunching talons of birds of prey and venomous snake fangs means life for a meerkat mob is anything but simple.

Why being an F1 promotional model is a good career for young women, says grid girl

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 00:01:00 +0000

I LOVE motor sport. I’ve grown up loving it. I started working as a grid girl when I was 22 because I saw it as the perfect opportunity to be part of the action and experience motor sports closer than any fan could dream of. The fact that I get paid is a bonus.

Plant your own food for some sophisticated dishes says ALAN TITCHMARSH

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 00:01:00 +0000

WHEN deciding what to grow each season in the vegetable patch some people go for high-value crops that save on the shopping bills.

Its lost property chaos as MINDY HAMMOND cleans her earrings

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 00:01:00 +0000

We all lose things occasionally and sometimes things disappear without our knowledge.

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.