MikeB
NEWS AND COMMENT: There is a rather disturbing report in the news today based upon a study which tells us that young people are less likely to take action to reduce their carbon footprint than older British citizens. Worryingly, they are substantially less likely compared …
One of the great difficulties for Binjamin Netanyahu’s ground offensive in Gaza using the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) is to overcome the approximate 300 miles of sophisticated tunnels underneath Gaza, sometimes underneath hospitals. The tunnels have been built with concrete arches and side panels costing …
NEWS AND COMMENT: A-list celebrities who are animal advocates, namely Ricky Gervais, Twiggy, Sir Mark Rylance, Peter Egan, Amanda Abbington, Gemma Atkinson, the sailor Tracey Edwards, the television presenter Kirsty Gallacher, and the singer Shirley Kemp are urging the British government to ban children from …
NEWS AND OPINION: A Chinese study has found that China’s polluted air is killing upwards of 64,000 babies in the womb each year. The research comes from Peking University and is published in Nature Communications. China is ranked fourth in the world for the deaths …
NEWS AND COMMENT: Once again, this Conservative government is letting down the people who voted for them and animals. They’ve reneged on their promises to improve animal welfare. Imports of foie gras were due to be banned in 2022 under the Animals Abroad Bill. That …
The Game of Thrones, the highly popular TV series, made the Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland’s well-known beauty spot, even better known. You might have seen it in photographs on the Internet. It’s a magical road threaded through a tunnel of beech trees which overhang it. …
All the articles on this Maggie Smith story are full of praise for her – which I fully understand as it is great to see her modelling – but they do not clarify if the coat she is modeling is fake or real fur. To …
Humans are putting the planet under great stress as indicated by the world’s vital signs. The news today is that life on Earth is under siege from humans according to scientists and as reported in The Independent newspaper. We know about the record temperatures such …
This is a beautiful little story about the animal-to-human relationship. It is a very positive one which warms my heart. My heart needs warming at the moment because there are far too many disastrous stories circulating among news media outlets on the Internet and in …
