“How can you not have insurance?”
“Because I spent my money on the Clapco D29, the most impenetrable lock on the market today. It has only one design flaw, the door must be closed!”
Hares on the rebound with friendly farmers’ help »
timesonline
Oxfordshire: Numbers of brown hares have increased by more than a third on farms with wildlife-friendly schemes, according to the Wildlife Trusts.
Brown hares, which are noted for “boxing” in spring – like these pictured – have declined by around 75 per cent in the past 50 years.
The decline has been caused mainly by the [...]
IVF and fertility problems? Just relax »
Timesonline
Women struggling to have a baby are being told their problem may be all in the mind, with some happy results
Slumdog and Winslet in Oscar success »
Yahoo! News
Slumdog Millionaire has topped of a remarkable awards season by winning eight Oscars
Terence Conran says recession boosts design »
timesonline
Sir Terence Conran is the “people’s designer”, who has been selling style to the nation for more than fifty years. In the Sixties, when he opened the first Habitat in Chelsea the staff wore uniforms designed by Mary Quant and the public learnt to love flatpack furniture and modern lines.
Scientists find way to turn cheap plonk into premium wine »
dailymail.com
Scientists have found a quick way to turn cheap plonk into something pleasantly drinkable.
Honesty pays in Berlin’s bars »
The Guardian
A pay-what-you-want bar? In a recession? It may sound crazy, but it’s been a hit in Berlin for 10 years, says Benji Lanyado
Hope over peanut allergy ‘cure’ »
bbc.co.uk
A group of children with peanut allergies have had their condition effectively cured, doctors believe.
The mystery of Ireland’s worst driver »
bbc.co.uk
Details of how police in the Irish Republic finally caught up with the country’s most reckless driver have emerged, the Irish Times reports.
£30 million of premium bond prizes go unclaimed »
Timesonline
Photo by Adrian Clarke
Government-backed savings provider to search nationwide after thousands forget to claim prizes worth up to £100,000
Oscars 2009: Kate Winslet calm ahead of Academy Awards »
Timesonline
Oscar hopeful Kate Winslet said today that she was keeping calm in the run-up to Sunday’s ceremony by being "alarmingly normal".
