Scotland has long been called “the sick man of Europe”; its health statistics are quite shocking. A number of new initiatives are now being tried to tackle these problems.
Richard I, King of England (1157-99) spent only six months of his ten-year reign actually in England! Find out everything you never needed to know about some of the early Kings of England...
The Rolling Stones are all well into their 60s, and are all grandfathers. The idea of my grandfather standing on a stage in front of thousands of people singing “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” is just embarrassing. Can you imagine your grandfather doing it?
The analogy of streams, rivers and their tributaries as the veins and arteries of the earth is not inappropriate. They are indeed the "lifeblood" of the world. Each river is part of a huge eco-system.
The RNLI is an organisation dedicated to the saving of people’s lives at sea. If a boat is in difficulty less than 50 miles off the coast of Britain or Ireland, the RNLI can send a lifeboat to rescue people.
We are often told that the age of the "information economy" has arrived. But there is a problem with information as an organising principle in society. It only counts if people pay attention to it.
Sojourner Truth was an African-American anti-slavery campaigner who lived during the American Civil war, when African-Americans were seen as inferior to white people, and women were seen as inferior to men.
The weather - it affects where we choose to live, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. A sunny day can relieve a deep depression.
On the water, in the water or under the water, there is a huge range of sports and activities available to lovers of H2O. Let’s take a look at some of the more colourful and adventurous water sports.
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