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UK met e-waste recycling target for the second year running
Data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) shows that the UK’s Waste Electrical and Electronic ...
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Rise in Homeschooling Highlights Growing Mental Health Concerns
The 2024 Mind Mental Health Survey found that around 11% of 8 to 16-year-olds missed over 15 days of school due to mental ...
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“When we collaborate respectfully, we’re unstoppable”: How our youngest and oldest generations are uniting against climate change
“We’re seeing more and more intergenerational solidarity: older activists bringing wisdom from past movements, and younger ...
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North East and North Cumbria hospices received most government funding in 7 years, an investigation has revealed
The response I received showed that from 2018/19 to 2024/25, funding paid by the NENC ICB and predecessor Clinical ...
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Cremations come out on top as the “cost of dying” increases year on year
SunLife’s data further indicates that the rise in direct cremations year on year is a result of economising measures. In 2023 ...
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County Durham recycling contamination at lowest point in 4 years, an investigation has revealed
The request was made to Durham County Council and relates to dry, household recycling collected from kerbsides across County Durham. Recycling contamination occurs when something is either put in the ...
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The effect of climate change in the coming years
Global warming is causing people to be most concerned about rising temperatures, in new data from The Office for National Statistics. Climate change is a point of concern for much of the population, ...