The late editor emeritus for the Commonwealth Journal, Bill Mardis, used to call stories that were updates with no new ...

The Musa Basjoo banana plant has flowered at RHS Garden Harlow Carr. The plant, which has green, paddle-like leaves, that can each grow up to 10ft (3m) long, has produced creamy yellow flowers.

“Many people are surprised to learn that a banana tree flowers,” Edwards says. So, botanically speaking, a banana is both a fruit and a berry. All berries are fruits, but not all fruits are berrie ...