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Dads play football outside Westminster to highlight short paternity leave
Led by Ugo Monye and Troy Deeney, fathers played ten-minute football matches outside Parliament to represent the ten days of statutory pate…
Nightingales sing for participants in Bedfordshire nature connection study
Visitors to the Strawberry Hill Wildlife Trust reserve in Bedfordshire gathered to listen to nightingales as part of a University of Exeter…
Jill Scott cycles 388 miles for Sport Relief with support from former teammate Carly Telford
Former Lioness Jill Scott is currently undertaking a 388-mile cycling challenge to raise funds for Sport Relief, reaching Liverpool on the …
Prostate cancer patients in England to receive precision radiotherapy in just five sessions
Men with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer in England will soon be able to receive high-powered precision radiotherapy in just fiv…
Kent class and teacher win Britain’s Funniest with joke about onion rings
A Year 6 class at Joy Lane Primary School in Whitstable has been named Britain’s Funniest Class with a joke about onion rings. Their teache…
Yalding villagers retain postal access as Post Office agrees to temporary outreach service
Retiring postmasters Tim and June Chapman have secured a temporary outreach service for Yalding after the Post Office reversed its initial …
Cattle to receive tuberculosis vaccine by 2030 as badger culls set to end
A new strategy to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in England by 2038 will see cattle vaccination introduced alongside the end of badger culli…
Two rare Bactrian camel calves born at Knowsley Safari
Knowsley Safari has welcomed two Bactrian camel calves, George and Gilbert, marking the first births of the species at the park in nine yea…
Former Burberry designer Christopher Bailey leads rescue of Burleigh Pottery
Fashion designer Christopher Bailey and a group of private investors have acquired the 175-year-old Burleigh Pottery, securing the future o…
North East NHS clinic offers new clinical trials for treatment-resistant depression
The CAPE clinic at the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust is offering patients access to experimental treatments, including t…
Rare daylily collection opens to the public at Antony House in Cornwall
A walled garden at Antony House near Torpoint has opened its gates to showcase a national collection of 600 varieties of daylilies. These f…
Burleigh Pottery saved by investors after parent company Denby collapses
Following the collapse of its parent firm Denby, the historic Burleigh Pottery has been acquired by a group of investors led by Christopher…