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Santa goes green! Nigel Colborn reveals the best gifts for gardeners this Christmas 

Nigel Colborn picked out a selection of the best gifts for green-fingered loved ones this Christmas. British gardening expert suggests a traditional gardening trug and sturdy carbon-steel shears.




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Monty Don has travelled the States in search of its greatest gardens for his new TV show

British gardening expert Monty Don revealed a number of the gardens he visited while filming his American Gardens series, which starts this Friday on BBC2.




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To the greenhouse! This is the time when a glasshouse comes into its own, says Monty Don

British gardening expert Monty Don (pictured) says January is the time for sowing seeds in the greenhouse.




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Beatrix Potter's exquisite illustrations are the centrepiece of an exhibition

A selection of illustrations by Beatrix Potter are set to feature in the exhibition, Mushrooms: The Art, Design And Future Of Fungi, opening this week at Somerset House in London.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week 

Nigel Colborn shares his advice for thriving wisteria this summer. The British gardening expert recommends shortening stumps this month to prevent emerging leaves from hiding flowers.




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New exhibition reveals the colourful history of London's Royal Parks 

A fascinating new exhibition at London's Garden Museum explores the social history of London's eight Royal Parks. The spaces have been opened to all since 1851.




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Think outside the box, says Monty Don 

Monty Don has shared his advice for how to grow and protect a clipped box topiary in your garden. The British gardening expert also answered a series of questions from readers.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for growing Moth Orchid's, including purchasing better quality soil than what is already in the plant pot.




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Valentine's Day puts Monty Don in the mood for mulching

Monty Don shares his advice for mulching gardens over the next few weeks. British gardening expert reveals that a mulch should suppress weeds as well as retain ground moisture.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week 

Nigel Colborn shares his advice for using lilies as enchanting patio pot plants. The British gardening expert recommends keeping the plaint in moist compost with access to sunlight.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for planting sweet peas, pruning shrubs and trimming violas this week.




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It's no surprise Borde Hill is: A mecca for lovers magnolia 

Constance Craig Smith revealed a selection of the best UK gardens for magnolias. Borde Hill in West Sussex, which boasts more than 180 magnolias is set to open again this weekend.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for the garden this week 

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn, shares his advice for increasing the number of snowdrop clumps in your garden.




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The time for vines: Sow tomatoes from seed this weekend for tasty treats in July 

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared his advice for thriving tomatoes in UK gardens. He claims seeds sown this weekend should crop from July onwards.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week

Nigel Coleborn shares his advice for sowing courgette seeds and pruning your clematis. The gardening expert also named the plant of the week as the Dutch Flower Record.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for removing last summer's shoots to ground level. He also answered a question on a young Japanese cherry tree.




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Ten things to do in the garden WITHOUT a trip to the shops

Social distancing has coincided with the busiest time of the year for gardening. Ten anxiety-busting things to do in the garden in the next few weeks include sowing seeds and potting.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week

Nigel Colborn shared his advice for nurturing ponds as the days become warmer. The British gardening expert advises removing dead or damaged stems and looking out for weeds.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for managing this year's near-hardy perennials. He advises pruning away last year's growth.




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Monty's woodwork: It's taken decades, but MONTY DON now has his very own woodland

The small trees Monty Don planted in his garden 27 years ago have now turned the area behind his house into woodland. Pictured, the British gardening expert in the woodland.




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Top of the poppies: Nothing says spring to Monty Don like his oriental poppies in full bloom

Monty Don shares his advice for growing poppies in an extract from his classic book Gardening At Longmeadow. British gardening expert says now is the perfect time to sow seeds.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for people growing their own food in their gardens during the coronavirus lockdown.




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Ten brilliantly simple ideas to get the children off their iPads

British gardening expert Tamsin Westhorpe, who is the author of Diary Of A Modern Country Gardener, shared advice for entertaining and educating children during lockdown.




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Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week

Now is the time to deal with winter jasmine. Though spectacularly beautiful with cheerful yellow flowers from November to March, this shrub is ferociously invasive.




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Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week 

Camellias are giving a wonderful show this year, but it will soon be over. After flowering has finished, give each shrub a vigorous shake to dislodge any dead blooms.




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Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week

This is a good weekend to sow pumpkin, gourd, courgette or marrow seeds directly outdoors. And it’s by no means too late to sow turnips, beetroot, runner beans, spinach or chard.




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Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week

This is a good time to refresh compost if you grow camellias or azaleas in containers. Ericaceous compost loses acidity — especially when hard water is used.




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Gas explosion rips through Russian laboratory containing smallpox, Ebola and HIV viruses 

The explosion, at the Vector laboratory in Siberia, left a worker with second and third degree burns. The lab is one of two places in the world which houses the smallpox disease.




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US airports have hired EBOLA screeners to test blood samples from travelers

On the heels of the WHO's declaration that Ebola is an 'international public health emergency of international concern,' Ebola screeners have been hired to test the blood of travelers at Dulles International Airport in DC.




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Chinese coronavirus compared with global pandemics of past

PETER FRANKOPAN: The Wuhan outbreak may be just another tremor. But few should have any doubts. The problem about nightmares is that they are reflections of realities.




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Wuhan, China's coronavirus epicentre, has SARS and Ebola lab

The Wuhan National Laboratory opened in January 2018, with the highest safety rating and plans to study SARS and Ebola. A Nature article warned that some were concerned over its safety.




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China's virus may have been lurking in animals for DECADES before adapting to infect humans

EXCLUSIVE: Sir Jeremy Farrar, a renowned specialist in infectious disease epidemics, said the virus in China isn't new but has likely adapted to infect humans.




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Nebraska doctors treat quarantined coronavirus patients with chicken soup and Tylenol

Doctors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where 13 Americans are quarantined for coronavirus, are providing patients with comforts such as chicken soup.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: My position on health scares is scepticism... but there must be something in it 

Having read in the Sunday papers that, because of coronavirus, the over-60s should avoid routine visits to surgeries, I emailed my doctor to confirm that my annual medical check-up. would go ahead...




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Coronavirus is spreading faster in America than it EVER did in China

On Thursday, 4,940 new cases were reported across the U.S., according to a DailyMail.com analysis of publicly available data. That is more daily new cases than China ever had.




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Joe Biden turns podcaster from his social-isolation basement

Former Vice President Joe Biden debuted his new podcast from his Delaware home, interviewing former White House aide Ron Klain, who has bashed the Trump administration's coronavirus response.




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Doctor behind remdesivir study says it's a 'glimmer of hope'

In an interview with Good Morning America on Thursday, Dr. Aneesh Mehta of Emory University Medical School - one of the institutions which took part in the study - spoke of its success.




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Reeva Steenkamp's love for Oscar Pistorius cost her everything

The 30-year-old law graduate had embarked on a promising career as a model when she was shot dead on Valentine's Day.




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Oscar Pistorius WILL be allowed to compete again despite being found guilty of the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp, according to Paralympics chiefs

Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete again despite being found guilty for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp, according to International Paralympics Committee chiefs.




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Oscar Pistorius' ex girlfriend Samantha Taylor reveals his violent mood swings

Oscar Pistorius's former girlfriend has described the chilling moment she came face to face with the paralympian as he sat in the South African court room listening to his former lover desribe his 'angry possessive rages.'




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Oscar Pistorius told to keep his 'blood money' by parents of Reeva Steenkamp

Reeva Steenkamp's parents rejected £21,000 of 'blood money' from Oscar Pistorius after he shot dead their daughter, a court heard on Tuesday.




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Oscar Pistorius's sister accuses hitman Mikey Schultz of mouthing abuse at her

Self-confessed hitman Mikey Schultz is said to have mouthed 'f*** you' at Aimee Pistorius after she expressed discomfort that he was occupying a place in court normally reserved for the sprinter's family.




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Oscar Pistorius' sister Aimee speaks for first time to say she'll always love him

Aimee Pistorius made the dramatic show of support today alongside her other brother, Carl, ahead of their middle sibling's sentencing tomorrow.




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Five Years: Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to jail in South Africa for shooting dead his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Star athlete Oscar Pistorius began serving a five year sentence behind the towering walls of a grim South African prison on Tuesday after a sensational trial for killing his girlfriend.




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Oscar Pistorius survives his first night in hell-hole jail

The convicted killer was dressed in an orange prison-issue jumpsuit and seemed to be coping 'so far so good' when he was seen by a prison official at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria.




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Oscar Pistorius is 'crying himself to sleep at night in prison' 

Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius is currently being assessed by prison authorities in Pretoria as to whether the Olympic star represents a suicide risk.




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Prosecutors in Oscar Pistorius case consider appeal which could see him face a murder conviction

Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius case have consulted with a criminal law expert over a possible appeal, which means the Olympic runner could face a murder conviction again.




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Oscar Pistorius was messaging me during his trial, claims Katie Price

Oscar Pistorius was reportedly messaging glamour model Katie Price during his trial for the culpable homicide of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.




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Oscar Pistorius' lawyers file court papers opposing prosecutors move to appeal his verdict and sentence

Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers have filed court papers opposing prosecutors move to appeal the verdict and sentence in his murder trial.




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Oscar Pistorius's sister denies giving him balloons and birthday cake during visit

Aimee Pistorius has denied reports that her brother was given preferential treatment on his 28th birthday and she he received 'nothing' prison regulations did not allow.