Sandy Prentice News Today

Talented young writers who wrote their visions of a future Basingstoke have been recognised by the Mayor during a special presentation ceremony.

Before the pandemic, Marin County had the lowest vaccination rates in California. Now, more than 90 percent of its adults are protected against COVID-19.

There’s a bumper crop of brilliant books for those aged eight and above this month, including Who Let the Gods Out? author Maz Evans. Valentine “Vi” Day has an unusual family; her dad was a supervillain, her mum is an ex-spy and just about to marry Vi’s teacher. Now Vi herself is determined to win a place at spy school by carrying out a dangerous mission, with the help of her indomitable Nan, her shy almost-stepbrother, and a supporting cast of geriatric secret agents and semi-retired ...