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By Jacob Kemp, Jill Dando News Correspondent As I cast my beady eye over the latest developments at the Labour Party Conference, I am reminded of the first time I interviewed a politician, and what a first politician it was! During the Summer of 2019, as the Brexit debate raged
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By Community Correspondent Free food, good vibes, and a space to chill – The Salvation Army in Nottingham is inviting students from NTU and UoN to its brand-new ‘Breakfast-Style’ Brunch, running every Wednesday from 8 October to 19 November 2025 at William Booth Memorial Halls (WBMH) on King Edward Street. The
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By Charities Correspondent F&F exclusively for Tesco is launching colourful sock brand Stand Out Socks in selected stores across the UK this October, which coincides with Down Syndrome Awareness Month. The vibrant and meaningful Stand Out Socks range will be available in over 200 large Tesco stores which
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By Community Correspondent It was a moment of quiet hope and healing when Christiana Sophia Conway walked into her local hospital carrying a large box filled with over 60 handmade cotton bags—each one a small, tangible act of compassion for women experiencing pregnancy loss. Just three years earlier, she
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By Community Correspondent HC-One’s Fairway View Care Home in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, has been making dreams come true for its residents, with one remarkable story capturing hearts this month. For 88-year-old resident Mabel Cooper, sewing has been a lifelong passion. She first began making clothes in 1951 at just 14
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By Education Correspondent The new headteacher of a Derby secondary school has jumped into his new role with both feet – and purchased 100 pairs of shoes for students who need them. Within days of starting as headteacher of Derby Cathedral School, Andy Brown purchased shoes and uniform, a gesture that
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By Rosie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Priory Community School Academy During the month of October (weekends only and the October half-term), you can enjoy a fun-filled family day out picking your Halloween pumpkins at Puxton Park in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. From 10am to 4pm on the weekends it runs,
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By Community Correspondent Teachers are being invited to swap their projectors and paint pots for a day out at the world’s oldest scientific zoo this autumn, as London Zoo offers the nation’s educators free entry for World Teacher Day. The world-famous Zoo, run by the global conservation charity
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By Leo, 11, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Priory School Academy Handfuls of families came over to Priory Community School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset on the 27th of September to enjoy a free cooked breakfast and share in fun activities. Why, you ask? To bring families together, celebrate the community of
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By Education Correspondent One of the first of its kind in the UK, the University of Bristol Law Clinic has grown into one of the largest, inspiring similar initiatives at universities nationwide. In 2023, it won the Best Contribution by a Law School award at the LawWorks and Attorney General
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By Conservation Correspondent Coffee farming could be a solution to decades of conflict between farmers and elephants in Thailand, as the roll-out of an innovative new project yields promising results. Global conservation charity ZSL, working with Thai NGO Eco-exist Society has been working with local communities in the Kanchanaburi province
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By Jill Dando News National Trust gardeners are celebrating a bumper harvest of apples, pumpkins, and other produce, with crops ripening weeks earlier than usual. Despite the UK experiencing its hottest summer on record and widespread drought, orchard fruit and squash have flourished—thanks in part to a mix of
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By Health Correspondent Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The study was presented by Pimpika Kaewsri, a PhD student from the Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability at the University
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By Animals Correspondent SILVERBACK gorilla Kiburi, the 21-year-old patriarch of London Zoo’s western lowland gorilla troop, was given an initial clean bill of health this week – following a mighty trip to the vets for a full health check. The 177kg primate had been under observation after contending with recurrent
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By Schools Correspondent A school-wide commitment to kindness has seen Uphill Village Academy earn accreditation as a Kindness Ambassador School for the second year running. This recognition highlights the school’s continued commitment to spreading kindness across both the school and the wider community. Leading the way as the school
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By Community Correspondent Two years after the illegal felling of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, the National Trust has launched a major creative commission, inviting artists and organisations to give new life to its salvaged timber. Once one of Britain’s most beloved and photographed trees, the sycamore stood in