Samaritans: there to listen, 24/7
In 1938 Chad Varah was a vicar in central London. The first funeral he conducted was for a 14 year old girl. On starting her period, the girl believed she had a sexually transmitted disease and, with ...
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A long walk home
The UK’s top military housing charity Haig Housing Trust has announced that 100 veterans will walk 100 miles from Ypres to The Cenotaph, Whitehall to mark 100 years since the end of the First World Wa ...
There be dragons!
The RSPB’s Broadwater Warren nature reserve in East Sussex is an incredible place for wildlife. The heath and woodland are home to rare birds such as nightjars and woodlarks, along with adders and a v ...
The Professor and the big swim
Professor Andy Wolf worked as a consultant paediatric cardiac specialist at Bristol Children’s Hospital for over 20 years. Now, aged 63, he is set to become one of the oldest people to take on a solo ...