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The Tories will leave one great green legacy that few noticed – Labour must build upon it

This government had many climate failures, but its 2014 boost to green energy made the UK an offshore wind superpower, says climate professor Rebecca Willis

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024

Reams of secret poetry by pioneering British scientist finally come to light

Sir Humphry Davy’s unpublished verse – including one published below for the first time – was found in notebooks alongside details of his groundbreaking experiments

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2023

Lancashire accent may be lost ‘in the next few generations’, study suggests

The ‘strong r’ is becoming rare among younger generations in the North West, researchers have found.

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2023

Locals in this British seaside town could revolutionise green energy – if the government lets them

Voters want climate action but don’t trust politicians to do it. Could projects like a Whitehaven windfarm be the answer?, says Rebecca Willis, a professor in energy and climate governance at Lancaster University

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023

Male birds who are able to repeat song notes attract female mate: Study

According to recently conducted research at Lancaster University, male birds who can precisely repeat song notes have the best chance of attracting a female mate. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 29, 2023

Almost 7% of people in UK changed sexual identity in six years, study suggests

Research challenges ideas about coming out, with those aged over 65 almost as ‘sexually fluid’ as young

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023

Food insecurity's encroaching reach

"If people choose to have children, they should be able to parent them with dignity in safe & healthy environments"

Salon · Jun 1, 2023

"I asked for help... they put it down to teenage hormones": Young survivors of Manchester Arena attack reveal lack of professional support

A new report was published today as Manchester and the world reflects and remembers on the sixth anniversary of the atrocity

Manchester Evening News · May 22, 2023

Young survivors of Manchester Arena bombing ‘have not received support’

75 per cent of children and young people affected by the 2017 terror outrage were psychologically injured by what happened to them

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Manchester Arena bombing: 29% of young survivors ‘have not received support’

Three-quarters of children and young people affected by the 2017 terror outrage were psychologically injured by what happened to them.

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023