Environment
Over half of school staff forced to spend own money on essentials for children,says shock report
Staff fork out on food for hungry kids, tampons, toilet rolls, pens, pencils and books as funding cuts bite More than half of school support staff feel they have to spend their own money on things for children at cash-strapped schools, a new GMB study shows. Teaching assistants and other support staff are forking out on food for hungry kids, tampons, pens, pencils and books. Staff report having to bring balls and even paper aeroplanes for break time because ‘our...
Horses ‘can read human emotions’
They combine facial expressions and voice tones to perceive our emotions, say psychologists
Bin lorry driver caught this dramatic picture of a menacing storm brewing
Rich Renton, from Duns in the Scottish Borders, was driving with two colleagues on his usual collection route when the looming cloud caught his eye.
Adverse effects of indoor air pollution on child health to be investigated in first ever UK review
The potentially harmful impact of indoor air pollution on children is to be the subject of a major study for the first time in the UK, with experts saying it needs to be taken as seriously as outdoor pollutants. A new working group, led by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), has been established to study the effects of indoor air pollution on child health and what can...
Amazing pictures show the moment an angry duck decided to take on an osprey
The female mallard got the better of the bird of prey after jumping on its back mid-air, forcing it to drop its catch
Democracy ‘in decline for third of the world’s population’
The research also found that only 15 per cent of people globally live in places where women and lower income groups have at least somewhat equal access to power
Sparrows ‘have whistled the same songs for more than 1,000 years’
Researchers say American swamp sparrows may have sung the same songs for more than a millennium - and passed them on through generations by learning
Watching Sir David Attenborough’s nature programmes could boost your sex life
TV shows like Planet Earth, Springwatch and Countryfile make viewers more confident about their bodies - combating insecurities over appearance
Increase in “paupers funerals” with some local authorities preventing family from attending
A shocking investigation by ITV news has found a seventy per cent rise in “paupers funerals,” over the last three years. If that wasn’t shocking enough some of the councils do not allow family and friends to attend the funeral. Others won't let the bereaved have ashes or even choose words and music. Their investigation found: 300 councils across the UK responded to a freedom of information request Their responses revealed a 70% increase in paupers' funerals over the last...