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Sep 17 2021

Q+A: COVID vaccine boosters – who will receive them and why are they being given?

by Kerry Rooney

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After consulting its vaccine advisers, the UK government is launching its much-discussed COVID-19 vaccine booster programme. From the week beginning September 20 2021, a third dose will be offered to...

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Sep 17 2021

Entertainment

Five of the best new crime novels to read this autumn (and one golden oldie)

by Kerry Rooney

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As the nights draw in and we spend more time indoors, autumn can be a good time to get stuck into the literary world’s latest murder mysteries. And the last...

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Sep 06 2021

Features, Hobbies and Interests

Five ways to help your dog live a longer, healthier life

by Kerry Rooney

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As anyone who has ever lived with a dog will know, it often feels like we don’t get enough time with our furry friends. Most dogs only live around ten...

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Sep 06 2021

Hobbies and Interests

Five ways to use your garden to support your wellbeing

by Kerry Rooney

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COVID-19 has shown that pandemics can seriously affect people’s physical and mental health. Stress, anxiety and depression have increased around the world, with the greatest effects for those living under...

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Jul 23 2021

Features

60 years ago, scientists let a farm field return to nature – here’s what happened

by Kerry Rooney

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In the archive of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology there is a typed note from the 1960s that planted the seed of an idea. Written by Kenneth Mellanby,...

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Jul 23 2021

Features

UK local councils failing people who can’t afford a funeral, says new report

by Kerry Rooney

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The average cost of a funeral has been steadily rising in the UK for nearly two decades and now amounts to £4,184. In 2017, prompted by concerns about the lack...

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Jun 29 2021

Greys' Anatomy

Hiking isn’t just good for your body – it’s good for your mind too

by Kerry Rooney

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Before COVID-19, the popularity of hiking was on a downward slope in both adults and children. But its popularity has spiked during the pandemic, seeing many more people taking to...

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Jun 28 2021

Hobbies and Interests

Writing can improve mental health – here’s how

by Kerry Rooney

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Ernest Hemingway famously said that writers should “write hard and clear about what hurts”. Although Hemingway may not have known it at the time, research has now shown that writing...

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Jun 15 2021

Travel

Antipodean Adventure Pt.2

by Kerry Rooney

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Our intrepid explorer Margaret Patten continues her adventures Down Under. When you have a four week holiday, it seems endless at the start. Then, having spent three wonderful weeks exploring...

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Apr 28 2021

Entertainment

Shrek at 20: celebrating the film’s unique brand of animated anarchy and sardonic irreverence

by Kerry Rooney

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While Pixar’s groundbreaking Toy Story often achieves plaudits for the shot in the arm it gave Hollywood animation in the mid-1990s, it’s impossible to ignore the influence of DreamWorks’ 2001...

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