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How to write to your MP if you’re concerned about the crisis in Ukraine
We’ve all been moved and concerned by the events taking place in Ukraine, and many of us want to know how we can help. As governments around the world respond, you may be wondering how you can push our own government to do more or to respond differently. Here’s howContinue Reading
Ukraine war: Putin’s ‘denazification’ campaign hits Babyn Yar holocaust memorial to 33,000 murdered Jews
In late September 1941, tens of thousands of Jews from the city of Kyiv were rounded up by the Germans with the help of Ukrainian militia. They were taken to a place called Babyn Yar, meaning “old woman’s ravine” in Ukrainian. Here, they were forced to strip before being shotContinue Reading
Servant of the People: Five incredible scenes from Zelensky’s TV show
U K viewers will get to watch the Ukrainian TV show that helped launch Volodymyr Zelensky’s meteoric rise when it airs on Channel 4 this Sunday. Servant of the People, whose three seasons broke viewing records in Ukraine and won awards around the world between 2015 and 2019, starred ZelenskyContinue Reading
Standing on a vibrating platform could deliver some of the same benefits as exercise
It's thought whole-body vibration training improves physical function for the same reasons exercise does. Alliance Images/ Shutterstock As we get older, many of us find we can’t walk or move the way we used to. While this can be partly explained as an inevitable symptom of ageing, a range ofContinue Reading
We’re recycling potato skins to make prebiotics: here’s why that’s good for your gut – and the planet
Mjaud/shutterstock It’s an unbelievable tragedy that a third of the world’s food is wasted. To put that in perspective, it would take an area the size of China to grow that much food – and if food waste were a country it would be the world’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter.Continue Reading
Ukraine Recap: the origins of Putin’s war – and why it’s not gone to plan
It’s just over a week since the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, sent his war machine into Ukraine with the aim of toppling the government of Volodymyr Zelensky, “denazifying and demilitarising” the country and sending the bloodiest of messages to Nato about its expansion into eastern Europe. Things have since movedContinue Reading
Arsenal news LIVE: Manager of the Month, Gabriel Jesus to Arsenal, Saka contract UPDATE, linked with Lang
Morning Arsenal fans Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Robert Lewandowski as the star’s future remains up in the air. The 33-year-old Polish striker has less than 18 months left on his deal at Bayern Munich. He could leave for nothing in June 2023 or, if the Bundesliga giants decideContinue Reading
Iceland Bets on Herd Immunity
The island nation’s government joins several other European countries in dropping Covid restrictions—but not everyone is sure the timing’s right.Continue Reading
Happy New Year, Wassail and Welcome back!
A Happy New Year to you all and I certainly hope you have had a great holiday period! We didn’t travel anywhere this year, so had time to just enjoy being in Devon. Did anyone else catch Wandering Tiger’s fantastic Christmas show “Humbug!”? Such a joy and full of festiveContinue Reading
Plymouth MP condemns Putin and calls on “Janner spirit” to support Ukrainian humanitarian charities
Luke Pollard, Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, has condemned Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as a “dark day for peace”, encouraging people in Plymouth to donate to a charities to support the humanitarian crisis if they can. The United Nations Refugee Agency says that more than 100,000Continue Reading