Vulnerable Isle of Wight children have had to be sent as far as Scotland to be looked after, due to a lack of available care placements on the Island. The Isle of Wight Council is forking out millions of pounds to relocate them to the mainland. Since 2013, the number...
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Another hot day awaits but as water is always on tap thanks to the Glastonbury water aid connection, there should be no reason not to be safe and sound in body. As for the spirit, a great day of music awaits new and old stuff intertwined. Rick Astley opens the...
Thousands enjoyed air shows, parades, stalls and all kinds of armed forces entertainment in Whitby, Scarborough and Bridlington on Saturday. Crowds enjoyed the sunshine up and down the Yorkshire Coast with armed forces, military charities, local cadet forces and much more involved on Armed Forces Day. Paddy, Nicky, Tom, Darren...
Buckinghamshire Council has awarded nearly £100,000 to a range of projects which promote positive emotional wellbeing for children and young people in Buckinghamshire. The funding, from the Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Fund, has been allocated to eight different out of school projects spread across the county. The fund is...
After months of touring, this is it – the final chance to see music legend Sir Elton John performing live in the UK. The Rocketman is hanging up his hat (but hopefully not the big glasses) with his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. After some gigs were rescheduled during the...
Radio Hauraki hosts Jeremy Wells and Matt Heath will next week broadcast a morning show from the Empire Tavern toilets to raise funds for Bowel Cancer New Zealand. Photo / Jason Oxenham The Radio Hauraki team is putting the “pub” in a public toilet this Wednesday with hosts broadcasting for...
During the pandemic, the FDA relaxed its standards for the production of hand sanitizers, resulting in the use of some dangerous ingredients like benzene. (Photo: Trinity Care Foundation, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) This week, Living on Earth Contributor Peter Dykstra joins host Aynsley O’Neill to discuss how a batch of...
The cover of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands. (Image: copyright Kate Beaton. Courtesy Drawn & Quarterly.) The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta; Canada ranks as one of the world’s most destructive crude oil operations. People laboring in the Athabasca oil sands often live in austere work camps, with...
Deforestation in Brazil from palm oil development. (Photo: Miguel Pinheiro, CIFOR, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The European Union has enacted legislation aimed at reducing global deforestation with a ban on the sale of products made from cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soya, and wood, produced on land deforested after 2020....
A Waved Albatross pair (Photo: Wildlife Travel, CC) Raising a chick is no small feat for Albatrosses and both parents play a vital role. BirdNote®’s Wenfei Tong describes the strong and unique bonds that help albatrosses raise their young. Transcript DOERING: The queerness in nature extends to birds, too. Wenfei...