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Updated: 2:36 PM MST January 6, 2021 ARIZONA, USA — Hundreds of thousands of birds have died since last autumn in the southwestern United States due to climate change issues, recent reports have found. The "mass-die off" of songbirds in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, and Nebraska have been mostly caused due to starvation, according to the USGS National Wildlife Health Center study reported on by The Guardian. The starvation has been attributed to the extreme drought tha...

The Scene Vault: Phil Parsons Best David Pearson At Bristol January 6, 2021 at 3:17 AM By Rick Houston Phil Parsons grew up in NASCAR, the younger brother of 1973 Winston Cup champion Benny Parsons. Benny was his hero, and so were competitors like David Pearson. So when Phil passed David with 11 laps remaining in the 1982 Late Model Sportsman race at Bristol, besting one of NASCAR’s all-time greats all the more special. The victory also began...

By Annabelle Collins2020-12-31T12:44:00+00:00 Hospital chief executives and senior NHS workers were among those included in the New Year’s Honours list. Barts Health Trust chief executive Alwen Williams has been made a dame in acknowledgement of services to the NHS. Ms Williams has had a 40-year career in the NHS. She has taken Barts Health from being in special measures in 2015 to a trust with many services rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’. Barts is one of the largest trusts in the NH...

New Years Honours 2021: People from Nottinghamshire who have made the list Theyve been recognised for a variety of reasons 22:29, 30 DEC 2020 Updated Nottinghamshire Police partnership officer Helen Ridley BEM pictured at the forces Sherwood Lodge headquarters. (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post) Never miss another Nottinghamshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information y...

Kent people recognised in the Queens New Year Honours list 2021  |  Updated: 18:02, 31 December 2020 As we reach the end of a year like no other its time to recognise those who have gone above and beyond. A childrens author, a choreographer and fire fighter are among those to receive a Queens New Year Honour. NSPCC Chief Executive Peter Wanless receives a Knighthood Peter Thomas Wanless, Chief Executive Officer, NSPCC receives a Knighthood for services to Children, to Young People and to the...

Pearson of Wemyss Bay has been crowned Suzuki’s UK dealer of the year. The dealership was one of six Suzuki centres to win regional awards at the annual national dealer conference – held online due to the pandemic - before it received the ultimate accolade. Pearson’s award will be presented at a later date. Managing director David Pearson, 66, whose grandfather John Pearson established the business in 1901, is delighted. He told the Tele: “It is a great honour to win Suzuki’...

When Midvale Speedway opened in 1953, it was one of three race tracks in Tuscarawas County, but it has long outlasted its other two competitors. In the 1950s, fans of auto racing could attend events on Thursday evenings at a track in Strasburg operated by the Strasburg Volunteer Fire Department, on Saturday nights at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover and then on Sundays in Midvale.  "Stock car racing has really taken this county, as well as the state, by storm in the past couple of ye...

WatersTechnology.com People Moves: Fitch Group, 3d Innovations, BCS, Torstone Technology A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Heidi Lanford (pictured), who has been appointed chief data officer at Fitch Group. Fitch Group has announced the appointment of Heidi Lanford as its chief data officer. Lanford will be responsible for transforming the way Fitch leverages data across its businesses to enhance current products and internal applications, as well as exploit...

Napa County’s luxurious Meadowood Napa Valley resort is preparing for its rebirth following the devastation of the Glass Fire that caused an estimated $100 million worth of damage there. The southern part of the resort tucked into the hills east of St. Helena was largely undamaged by the fire. Meadowood has announced it hopes to reopen the cottages, pool, tennis courts and other amenities in that area after March 31. But the northern section is another story. Among other things, the Glass ...

"My forearm muscle was completely severed and hanging off to the side." Unable to paddle and trying to avoid excessive bleeding, Mr Pearson became swept up in the giant swell. "A wave picked me up and drove me straight down to the bottom … then I got hit by the next four straight after that," he said. READ MORE: Mr Pearson needed more than 100 stitches to put his arm back together. (Supplied) "That was when I realised things were really bad because I was drowning underwater and I went s--t...