Day: December 21, 2024
Heathrow flights cancelled and A66 closed in windy Christmas travel chaos
December 21, 2024Roads are closed, flights are grounded and ferries have been cancelled as winds batter the UK at up to 80mph. Saturday is one of the busiest days of the Christmas period, with the M25, M4 and M5 highlighted as ‘crunch points’ for delays. But the wind has been so strong, both the M48 Severn Bridge […]
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When was the last white Christmas in London?
December 21, 2024Christmas is just around the corner, though this year’s holiday in London will likely be a bit warmer than average. There’s not much of a chance of any snowy weather this year, London has had white Christmases in the past. When was the last white Christmas in London? When did London last have a white […]
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‘It’s just a bit of DNA’: The reality of being an egg donor in your 20s
December 21, 2024‘I’m not using them – I’m literally just flushing them away,’ says Katie Higgins, when asked why she chose to donate her eggs. It was by chance that Katie, who was then 28, first considered egg donation when she glanced up at a billboard and saw an advert for the London Egg Bank. ‘I’ve always […]
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