Britons told not to sit under trees during heatwave

Sitting under park trees during the incoming heatwave is hazardous and should be avoided, a local authority has warned.

Normanby Hall Country Park in Lincolnshire has five aging trees losing branches at an alarming rate thanks to a lack of rainwater.

Temperatures are expected to reach 33C on Wednesday in parts of southern England, but visitors at the Scunthorpe park should find cover elsewhere, experts say.

Ann Widdecombe funeral details update as church releases statement

Buckfast Abbey confirmed yesterday it is coordinating directly with the family of former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe to finalise her funeral arrangements.

The ex-politician was killed earlier this month in what Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard were violent circumstances.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Fr Abbot said the abbey was liaising “closely with the family regarding funeral arrangements” and that further details would be shared “in due course, when appropriate”.

Scientists reveal why they have been watching grass grow for 170 years

Scientists in Hertfordshire have revealed why they have been watching grass grow for 170 years.

The Park Grass Experiment, situated in a field close to Harpenden, holds the distinction of being the oldest experiment on permanent grassland anywhere in the world.

It was established during Queen Victoria’s reign by Rothamsted Research’s founders, Sir John Bennet Lawes and Joseph Henry Gilbert, who set out to investigate the effects of fertilisers and manure on hay yields.

Adam Ramsay-Peaty happy with 50m breaststroke bronze after late surge

  • ‘It’s human first, then athlete, which is a fair price to pay’

  • Scotland’s Archie Goodburn racing despite brain cancer

Shortly after Adam Ramsay-Peaty had battled desperately to snatch another bronze medal at these Commonwealth Games, it was put to him that he was no longer a winning machine.

Once upon a time, Britain’s greatest swimmer might have bristled.