Heat and drought of summer has left autumn drawn out and muted, say experts
This year’s seasonal changes could be a sign of things to come as a result of climate change, experts at Kew said.
This year’s seasonal changes could be a sign of things to come as a result of climate change, experts at Kew said.
Eight new students at Kew’s School of Horticulture donned clogs and an apron in a bid to claim the coveted trophy.
The Environment Agency has moved the Wessex area, including Bristol, Somerset, Dorset and parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire into drought status.
Kew is ‘avoiding excessively using sprinklers during the day’ to reduce evaporation rates.
Much of the country has been sweltering in a heatwave, with a red ‘extreme heat’ warning over parts of England and Wales.
The Met Office also said Monday night had been the hottest on record.
Publishing supremo Cecil King said the plot claims were nonsense.
Sir William Walton was said to be ‘very dependent’ on Ritalin, but had difficulties getting it outside of England.
Files released by the National Archives in Kew reveal how the Prime Minister backed his deputy amid allegations of a conflict of interest.
Internal memos from the first years of Tony Blair’s premiership show how keen the government was to tackle immigration.
Labour prime minister Tony Blair was in the Middle Eastern nation in 1999 to talk up the AS90 artillery weapon.
David Blunkett wrote to Tony Blair about ditching the controversial Section 28.
Tony Blair described his weekly appearances at the Commons despatch box as ‘something to endure’.
Previously classified files reveal the UK ambassador in Paris suspected the French president was ill – something only revealed following his death.
Palm House was cooler than the outside conditions thanks to its humidity, which is maintained at around 75%.