Health
By Health Correspondent Getting older can bring changes to the brain, with some abilities such as working memory, attention and problem-solving becoming more difficult. But language appears to be different. A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston University has found that the
Animals
By Animals Correspondent London Zoo’s annual weigh-in has once again shown just how varied life can be at the conservation zoo – with a 50.5kg capybara sharing the scales with a giant land snail weighing just 102.5g. Animals across the Zoo took part in the yearly health
Animals
By Animals Correspondent Two French dog breeds with long and rather interesting histories are set to become the latest additions to Britain’s recognised pedigree dog community. The Braque du Bourbonnais and Epagneul Français will be officially recognised by the Royal Kennel Club from 1 October, taking the total number
Charities
By Animals Correspondent There is some very welcome news for one of Britain’s rarest birds of prey, with six young Montagu’s Harriers successfully raised at a secret location in England this summer. It is the second year in a row that the birds have bred at the farmland
Charities
By Community Correspondent Sports day isn't just for children – as residents, families and staff at a Derby nursing home proved with a day of races, games and plenty of laughter. People aged from five to 95 took part in the fun at Brookfields Private Nursing Home on Burton
Charities
By Charities Correspondent A majestic bird that disappeared from Exmoor more than 200 years ago is soaring over the National Park once again – and six young eagles are helping to lead the comeback. Six white-tailed eagle chicks have been brought from the Scottish Highlands to Exmoor as part of
Education
By Education Correspondent Young people looking to build a career in retail will be given the chance to earn, learn and develop new skills through a new apprenticeship programme from Morrisons. The supermarket is launching its Proper Jobs: Fresh Start Programme, a two-year scheme combining paid, hands-on experience
Mental Health
By Mental Health Correspondent Highland school pupils are helping shape a pioneering project exploring how spending time in nature can support young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Students from Farr and Kinlochleven High Schools took part in the Healthy Young Minds programme, visiting Trees for Life’s Dundreggan Rewilding
Animals
By Animals Correspondent There’s some seriously slithery good news from Chester Zoo, where a 15-foot python named Jodie Foster has made an incredible recovery after beating cancer. The 50kg reticulated python was facing a worrying future after a cancerous tumour returned in her jaw following surgery. But thanks
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By Community Correspondent Ethel Caterham, the world’s oldest living person, is celebrating her 117th birthday in Surrey after a remarkable year that has included meeting King Charles and experiencing a number of memorable firsts. Born on 21 August 1909, Mrs Caterham has now lived through six British monarchs and
By Schools Correspondent Clevedon School Yr 11 students, their families and Staff were celebrating yesterday having received a bumper crop of GCSE exam outcomes – with overall achievement showing a continued upward trend enabling them to access Level 3 courses of their choice. With the Yr11 results improving once again and
By Schools Correspondent Students at Worle Community School Academy are celebrating after achieving a great set of GCSE results. Key performance indicators at the school continue to improve, with an increase in the number of students securing strong passes in both English and Maths. Among the academy’s top-performing
By Matthew, James and Noah, Year 7, Good News Room at Clevedon School We began the Organon project back in September when we joined the Student Leadership Team. We researched weather stations and found one that could take measurements relating to weather forecasting, temperature and humidity, rainfall, wind and moon
By Community Correspondent New technology will help specialist paramedics find people beneath the surface faster, while keeping rescuers safer London Ambulance Service is bringing cutting-edge underwater technology to the capital in a major boost to water rescue, becoming the first ambulance service in the UK to deploy underwater drones
By Jill Dando News Correspondents, Mnjiri Good News Room, Malawi Defying all the odds, Malawi, the country ranked 153rd in the world for football, reached the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final. Malawi were debutants at this year’s Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) and have
By Community Correspondent A new boxing and wellbeing centre designed to support people experiencing homelessness, mental health and substance use issues is preparing to open in York later this year. The New Ways Wellbeing Centre in New Earswick is being developed by The Salvation Army and will combine boxing and
By Mental Health Correspondent The Baton of Hope is to return to Birmingham in 2027, giving communities across the city another chance to come together around suicide prevention. The UK-wide initiative first visited Birmingham in 2023, when people from across the city and the wider West Midlands carried the
By Community Correspondent Atlantic bluefin tuna have returned to waters off northeast England for the first time in around 60 years – and University of Exeter researchers have tagged the iconic fish there for the first time. Five tuna have so far been tagged off the coast of Whitby, with researchers
By Community Correspondent A High Wycombe war veteran who believes a last-minute decision to stop for a pint of Guinness saved his life has celebrated his 100th birthday. Ken Pusey marked the milestone with family, friends and staff at Royal Star & Garter in High Wycombe, where he has
By Charities Correspondent There’s good news from Cornwall’s hedgehog heroes, with a dedicated rescue team helping record numbers of vulnerable hedgehogs get back into the wild. Prickles and Paws Hedgehog Rescue has been busier than ever this summer, caring for hundreds of hedgehogs in need while also celebrating
By Health Correspondent The way we sit could have more of an effect on how we feel and behave than we realise, according to new research from McGill University. In a recent study, participants who sat upright reported more positive feelings and performed differently on a risk-taking task compared
