Landowners in England given £9bn in environment payments despite decline | Environment
Figures show that English landowners have received more than £9 billion in environmental tax benefits over the last 30 years, despite nature declining. Conservationist and author Guy Shrubsole, who unearthed the data for his new book, The Lie of The Land, said large landowners should be required to publish regular reports showing how they manage […]
Pregnant women and older people in England offered RSV vaccine on NHS | Vaccines and immunisation
Pregnant women and older people across England will be offered the routine vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the first time, the NHS has announced. From September 1, the NHS will vaccinate women from 28 weeks pregnant onwards and adults turning 75. Adults aged 75 to 79 will be offered a catch-up vaccine to […]
Lee Carsley praises England’s era of calm youngsters bursting into squad | England
Lee Carsley believes England's new generation of players are less affected by pressure and better able to cope with the demands of international football. Several players who led England Under-21 to European titles under Carsley last year have been selected for the caretaker manager's first senior squad, most notably former Manchester United and Lille midfielder […]
What to know about the mosquito virus spreading through New England
A rare and dangerous mosquito-borne disease is spreading across New England, with one person already confirmed to have died from the infection and states on high alert. Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) have been confirmed in at least five states this year: Massachusetts, Vermont, Wisconsin, New Jersey and New Hampshire. The Massachusetts Department of […]
Call for ‘financial protection’ for schools in England with crumbling concrete | Schools
Headteacher unions are calling on the government to provide “financial protections” for schools at risk of collapse and provide funding to help students make up for lost learning. In 2023, schools have been instructed to close buildings containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) where existing safety measures are not in place. Pepe DiAccio, general secretary […]
England v Sri Lanka: second men’s cricket Test match, day two – live | England v Sri Lanka 2024
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Rob Smith joins me with the list of England's Test centurions. From number 8 onwards. Gus Atkinson is 26 runs away with victory. Share Steve Finn, dressed in a suit and boots, rings the five-minute bell. Let's go. Share “What's interesting is […]
Suicide rates in England and Wales reach highest level since 1999 | Suicide rates
Ministers are being called on to treat suicide as a public health crisis after rates in England and Wales reached their highest level for more than 20 years. of Official statisticsThe report, described by suicide prevention charity Samaritans as “worse than expected”, found that 6,069 suicides were registered in both countries in 2023, up from […]
Beavers transform Devon’s River Otter – but their return across England and Wales has stalled | Wildlife
ohOn a winding country road in a secret location in East Devon, just metres from the side of the road, an inconspicuous pile of logs, twigs, sticks and leaves sits piled high above the fast-flowing River Otter. Passersby would likely not notice this untidy mound, but a closer look reveals a highly deliberate construction of […]
New Hampshire resident dies after EEEV infection, as rare, lethal mosquito-borne virus spreads in New England
New Hampshire health officials announced Tuesday that a person has died after testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV). The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) said in a statement that an adult from Hampstead, New Hampshire, who tested positive for EEEV […]
‘Menace to our fisheries’: New England flotilla unites to protest wind farm after turbine ‘disaster’
A fleet of 25 fishing boats gathered Sunday off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, to protest Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind turbine project under investigation after turbine blades broke off, sending sharp fiberglass shards into the ocean. “Vineyard Wind is a threat to our fisheries,” Jerry Lehman, CEO of the New England Fishermen Stewardship Association […]