Understanding and coping with grief
By Kirsty Lilley, Mental Health specialist at wellbeing charity CABA The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives in ways we could never have envisaged. For many people, this overwhelming change has brought with it a deep sense of grief and…
Welsh Physiotherapist urges changing ‘lockdown habits’ as work from home set to continue for many
Welsh physiotherapist and wellbeing Clinic Director Rhian Davies has noticed an increase in urgent back care appointments since lockdown. She warns that ‘the new normal’ lifestyle could be damaging in other ways, too, and offers tips to help people stay…
Why a Common Data Classification Standard is an imperative for NATO
Written by Alan Borland, SAFEmail Product Manager, Boldon James An exercise in improving interoperability This week sees the start of the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise (CWIX) 2020 which demonstrates the resilience of NATO and partner nations as they continue to innovate in…
Fonmon Castle opens new outdoor attractions in the Vale of Glamorgan including Living History Village and Dinosaur Park
A new visitor attraction with a living history medieval village, dinosaur park, nature walks and a wedding venue has opened in the Vale of Glamorgan. Fonmon Castle, which dates from Norman times, is a beautiful country home set in…
As England and Wales holiday operators are flooded with last-minute bookings, is Autumn the new August for the UK Travel Industry?
After an unprecedented rush in bookings for staycations across July and August, UK campsites and self-catering accommodation owners have experienced some of the biggest highs and lows ever this year, losing all their income from spring breaks due to the…
Children’s Lockdown Experiences to be Preserved in ‘Digital Time Capsule’ by British Library
Children now have the opportunity to be a part of history by sharing their experiences of life during the COVID-19 lockdown. Children’s author Natalie Reeves Billing says these experiences will be displayed on a dedicated ‘Children of Lockdown’ website to…
Nuclear Victims: 75 Years after the first Nuclear Explosion, it’s time to help the forgotten victims.
Nuclear Victims from the first Nuclear Explosion Hiroshima was the world’s first atomic bomb used in war – but it wasn’t the first detonation of an atomic weapon. That dubious honour goes to the ‘Trinity’ nuclear test on 16 July…
Urgent action needed to reduce shocking level of animal use in UK laboratories
In 2019, 3.4 million procedures were carried out in Great Britain involving living animals, according to UK Government statistics published today, 16 July, 2020. Animal welfare charity Naturewatch Foundation is hugely disappointed by a miserly 3% decrease in the number…
Soy and wheat proteins helpful for building aging muscles, but not as potent as animal protein
On a gram for gram basis, animal proteins are more effective than plant proteins in supporting the maintenance of skeletal muscle mass with advancing age, shows research presented this week at The Physiological Society’s virtual early career conference Future Physiology…