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Flo Cornall

Flo Cornall is a freelance journalist, arts critic and reporter

September 2022

  • A caucasian ten-year-old reading using natural light from a window.

    One in five children in England do not own any books of their own

    New report suggests costs-of-living crisis could harm literacy levels, with 51% of parents saying books are too expensive

August 2022

  • Award winners Sam Campbell, Sian Davies and Lara Ricote

    Edinburgh festival’s funniest performers for 2022 are revealed

  • RHS urges gardeners to be water wise as temperatures continue to soar, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, UK - 19 Jul 2022<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock (13037758c) A parched lawn in a home owners garden, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is urging gardeners to conserve water during the ongoing heatwave, as temperatures are expected to soar above 37C in some parts of the UK. Instead of watering plants with a hosepipe, the world-famous gardening charity recommends households install a planet-friendly water butt, avoid watering plants during the hottest parts of the day, use self-watering systems, and compost and mulch the soil around plants. RHS urges gardeners to be water wise as temperatures continue to soar, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, UK - 19 Jul 2022

    The grass is always browner: Swedish neighbours vie for ‘ugliest lawn’ title

  • dugong and some fish

    Dugong functionally extinct in China due to habitat degradation and hunting

  • Down House, Kent

    Rare orchid flourishes in Charles Darwin’s gardens after two-year project

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