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HISTORICAL FACTS: Kew gardens loc - The Untold Story

UK records highest ever May temperature for second day in a row

Temperature reaches 35.1C at Heathrow on Tuesday after 34.8C high at Kew Gardens in London on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Parts of UK hotter than Ibiza and Rome as temperatures break 80-year record

Temperatures reached a high of 26.6C in Kew Gardens, southwest London, the Met Office said

The Independent UK

UK enjoys hottest day of the year before cloudy skies return, Met Office says

Kew Gardens provisionally recorded the highest temperature in the UK on Wednesday with 18.7C, according to the Met Office.

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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

The Guardian - UK

Last night I saw how Acer is one of the few laptop manufacturers taking plastic waste seriously

An evening at Kew Gardens with Acer taught me plenty about sustainability.

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Dramatic video shows collapsed Thames towpath near Kew Gardens as torrent of water rages past

Section of the Thames towpath between Richmond Lock and Kew Gardens was washed into the river amid a torrent of water

Evening Standard

First look: Western Mongolia meets Kew Gardens in John Pawson and Oyuna Tserendorj’s cashmere throws

Architectural designer John Pawson and cashmere designer Oyuna Tserendor have collaborated on a cashmere throw collection inspired by Pawson’s 70m Lake Crossing in the Royal Botanical Gardens

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Gardener's notebook: Kew's precious trees are at risk of climate change — here's the plan to save them

Half of Kew Gardens’ trees could die off in the next 60 years according to a new report

Evening Standard

MP demands action over repeated District line closures in Richmond

The issue has led to overcrowding on local buses and affected tourists trying to reach Kew Gardens

Evening Standard

Titan arum: Kew Garden's smelly 'corpse flower' is in bloom

The plant can grow at a rate of nearly 10cm a day to a height of around 3m

Evening Standard

14 cultural things to do with the kids this Easter, from Terrible Thames Tours to Jurassic Encounters

From eye-boggling balloon rooms, to historical Easter egg hunts in palace grounds, there’s tonnes of brilliant London activities for children over the break

Evening Standard

Sought-after coins going under the hammer in Royal Mint auction

Highlights include a Kew Gardens gold 50p and a one kilo gold Queen’s Beasts coin.

The Independent UK

Mat Collishaw review – AI plants put the shock and sensation back into British art

Gorgeous blooms and stunning curiosities evoke botanical wonders, but the artist’s creations are revealed as fragile digital illusions – and nature will have its revenge

The Guardian - UK

London weather: Warmest October day in five years recorded on Sunday - Met Office

Temperatures reached 25.8C in Kew Gardens, making it the hottest day in October since 2018

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Rare 50p coin is worth 120 times its value and thousands are in circulation

The coin is more unique than the rare Kew Gardens piece

Evening Standard

Kew the Music 2023: Dates, line-up, and how to get tickets

Kew Gardens to welcome Bastille, Jools Holland, Jack Savoretti and more

Daily Mirror

Toxic moths sweep across the UK - signs you've been in contact and where you're at risk

The oak processionary moth was first detected in Kew Gardens in South West London in 2006 after they were imported on oak from Europe - the public is being told to report the invasive species

Daily Mirror

Rarest 10p, 50p and £2 coins revealed - and top one is worth up to £250

The rarest coins have been revealed in the latest ChangeChecker scarcity index, which tracks the most sought after coins in circulation over the last three months

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Rare 50p coin sells for over 800 times its value after eBay bidding war

Described by the royal mint as 'the most sought-after' 50p coin for collectors, there are just 210,000 of the 2009 Kew Gardens design out there

Manchester Evening News

One of your old 50p coins could be worth £410

Brits are being urged to check their change after a rare 50p coin sold for over £400 in an online bidding war

Daily Record

Rare 50p coin sells for £410 - signs your change could be worth bidding war

A Kew Gardens 50p coin has been sold off after a 12-way bidding war on eBay.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow seller puts rare Kew Gardens 50p on eBay for £299 as experts call it a 'must have'

A Glasgow seller has put up a rare 50p coin for sale - and it's the 'holy grail' of all coins with many people keen to get their hands on the Kew Gardens coin.

Daily Mirror

Top 10 UK spots in springtime - London's Kew Gardens tops list

The New Forest in Hampshire, and the Lake District's second largest lake, Ullswater, followed closely as the top beauty spots as the season changes

Wales Online

Seller cashes in as rare 50p coin sold for £234 on eBay

The Kew Gardens coin is one of the rarest around and is coveted by collectors

Evening Standard

Kew Gardens: TfL customers can save money on tickets this spring

Londoners can save money on their visit until the end of June.

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