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Man who smashed stained glass window breaking into historic London church is fined £11,000

Craig Knight, 50, of Waltham Forest, broke into St Anne's Church in Kew while drunk

Evening Standard

Cleaner who stole Kew psychotherapist's wedding ring and Tiffany watch avoids jail

Bulgarian-born Katerina Ivanova stole a diamond ring, a wedding ring and a Tiffany watch while cleaning the home of Margaret Reiser in Kew on August 29 2023, prosecutors said

Evening Standard

Step Inside the Steere Herbarium in the Bronx – And Discover Why Its Ancient Plant Collections Matter Today

From rare specimens to everyday favorites, why these collections are essential for gardeners, scientists, and plant lovers alike

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A Dickensian feast at Fortnum & Mason and Christmas at Kew: top festive treats

Enjoy exclusive access to sparkling Priceless Experiences with Mastercard. From sought-after theatre tickets to ice skating by the Thames, ’tis the season for making memories to treasure

The Guardian - UK

Rare copy of the US Declaration of Independence to be displayed in London

Dunlap prints were the first official printings of the Declaration of Independence and it is believed only around 200 copies were ever made.

Evening Standard

Iconic London attraction set to close for £60m refurbishment

The project has been described as a ‘pivotal moment’ in the attraction’s history

The Independent UK

Kew’s Palm House to shut for renovations as part of push towards net zero

The project, which also includes renovations to the Waterlily House, is not expected to start until 2027.

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Kew Gardens’ tropical Palm House to shut for five years for net zero makeover

Huge glasshouse, home to world’s oldest potted plant, to get £50m refit as part of emissions-cutting drive at gardens

The Guardian - UK

Kew's famous Palm House to shut for four years for net zero renovation

The glasshouse will be closed for five years from 2027 to reduce admissions from the Palm House to net zero

Evening Standard

Kew Gardens to host largest outdoor exhibition of Henry Moore’s sculptures

Show will include 30 monumental pieces displayed across gardens and 90 works filling Shirley Sherwood Gallery

The Guardian - UK

‘Zombie spiders’ and Darwin collection among fungi archived in Kew digitisation

Scientists are digitising the Fungarium at Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew – one of the world’s biggest collections of fungal diversity.

Evening Standard

‘A tree zoo’: endangered conifers a living legacy of Kent pinetum’s centenary

Bedgebury national pinetum has become a vital ark for rare evergreen trees, which are often unfairly maligned

The Guardian - UK

Joey Barton found guilty of assaulting wife by kicking her in head at their home

Georgia Barton, 38, was left with a lump on her forehead and a bleeding nose after the incident in Kew, south-west London, in June 2021.

The Independent UK

A moment that changed me: I went to Kew Gardens – and found a place of safety after homelessness and drug addiction

I’d had a very tough few years after my father died, living on the streets and sleeping with one eye open. But as I looked at a tulip tree that day, my love of gardening came flooding back

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Kew Gardens adds over 300 wild seeds in significant boost to living collection

In 2024 horticulturalists made single biggest introduction of rare seeds to collection in the past decade

The Guardian - UK

Michael Roper obituary

Other lives: Head of the Public Records Office who helped to plan and implement its move to a new facility in Kew

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Flying high: Kew botanists and paramotorists survey rare plants in Peru

Soaring with an engine strapped to your back is faster than walking and more environmentally friendly than a 4x4

Evening Standard

Pixie Geldof and friends celebrate heritage at the Palm House, Kew

The event was organised by the World Monuments Fund

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PoW dogs and secret tunnels feature in Kew exhibition of great escapes

National Archives display in Kew includes record cards of prisoners who fled in mass breakout in 1944

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‘Cultural vandalism’: row as Kew Gardens and Natural History Museum plan to move collections out of London

Scientific specimens and research facilities set to be rehoused in Reading University science park, alongside British Museum archive

Evening Standard

Where to see autumn colour in London now, from royal parks to a particular row of riverside plane trees

Changing leaves are about to set the capital’s trees ablaze. George Hudson has the best spots to admire the colours

The Conversation

Streets of purple haze: how the South American jacaranda became a symbol of Australian spring

Jacaranda season is beginning across Australia as an explosion of vivid blue spreads in a wave from north to south. We think of jacarandas as a signature tree of various Australian cities. Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth all feature avenues of them.

The Guardian - UK

Kew Gardens’ Alexandre Antonelli: ‘We may be losing species before we even notice them’

Ahead of the organisation’s report into the state of our flora and fungi, its director of science talks about his work as a biogeographer and how our diet can make a difference

The Guardian - UK

‘Mind-boggling’ palm that flowers and fruits underground thrills scientists

New species named Pinanga subterranea as Kew botanists admit they have no idea how its flowers are pollinated

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