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I Do! (Not Enjoy Planning a Wedding)
My partner, Tom, and I had a very small wedding in December with only four guests. After chatting with friends and family we thought it would be a blast to host two parties in the summer to celebrate with them. Tom and I thought about what we wanted and agreed that we’d have one in … Continue reading
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Last week Susanna Reid, former co-presenter of BBC Breakfast, started her new job as co-presenter for ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Reid has a laundry list of talents and experience including being a mother to three children, has run the London Marathon for Sports Relief, has studied law, politics and philosophy and has dedicated over a … Continue reading
Oil and gas company Cuadrilla has recently run into potential problems with their exploration for shale gas in Preston. Cuadrilla hopes to extract natural shale gas from the earth in two Preston locations, Roseacre Wood and Preston New Road. In the last week protests have taken place in Preston and the National Grid has threatened … Continue reading
On 2 April Spc. Ivan Lopez went on a shooting spree at the Food Hood military base in Texas. Thirty-four year old Lopez killed three and injured 16 before turning the gun on himself. The Guardian reported that Lieutenant-General Mark Milley, the commander of the base, told a news conference that Lopez was being treated … Continue reading
What began as protests in Syria on 15 March 2011 is now labelled as a civil war. Exactly one month earlier activist organization Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates that more than 140,000 people have been killed. Despite support from other nations, humanitarian groups in Syria struggle to provide aid to the affected. Manchester’s Imperial … Continue reading
By Lorraine Metz in Morecambe February 5th marked the tenth anniversary of the 23 Chinese migrant cockle picker workers who lost their lives while working in Morecambe Bay. The workers drowned after the rising tides surrounded them. Several arrests were made including that of gangmaster Lin Liang Ren who was sentenced to 14 years after … Continue reading
My Mad Fat Diary premiered 14, January 2014 on E4. The series is based off the real life diary of Rae Earl and follows 16-year old Rae and her struggles with mental health. We follow her story with her release from a psychiatric hospital due to her problems with depression and self-harm. The first series … Continue reading
The Mind Media Awards celebrated its 20th anniversary on 18, November. The awards show takes place annually to celebrate and recognize the best portrayals of mental health issues in broadcast, print and digital media. In the category for Drama included the show My Mad Fat Diary. The series, written by Tom Bidwell, is based off … Continue reading
In 2012 the EU put an official ban on battery cages for hens in order to improve animal welfare. Since then hens have been classified as either free-range or living in enriched cages. While free-range promotes the natural lifestyle of hens enjoying the outdoors and given enough space to permit natural instincts, recent reports show … Continue reading
