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Do you remember noticing more birdsong during the Covid lockdown? You weren’t imagining it. Scientists who were studying the impacts of traffic noise on the songs of urban white-crowned sparrows in San Francisco found that their songs – normally louder, higher-pitched and less complex – reverted to the quieter, lower ...

The Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) has begun a pilot of a new life-saving in-cab navigation technology, underpinned by Ordnance Survey (OS) mapping, with a nationwide roll-out to follow.

A reflective celebration is being held in Bellaghy while booksellers have organised dedicated collections

It’s that time of year again. I didn’t plan it this way, but each year as I write September’s column, the news seems to be full of heatwaves, drought, floods and fires. Here are four global climate records that have been broken this summer which should concern us. 1. 6 ...

My mum had a heart attack - the stories behind Yorks 10K runners

Recently it’s been a delight to welcome some children from our church family to help on the allotment. There’s nothing like digging up worms when you’re six years old, or watering young plants in the hot weather (I’m referring to the lettuce, not the children). As I’m sure every parent ...

From the DNA in our bodies to far-distant galaxies, Creation is amazing, incredibly diverse and complex. The same is true just for the variety of wild plants and animals on the Earth, which scientists call biodiversity. The relationships between species are part of what makes biodiversity so fascinating, with flora ...

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Is cleanliness next to godliness? Apparently, this phrase may have originated with John Wesley who thought that being a Christian was no excuse for slovenliness. Although many of us took great care with cleanliness during the pandemic, these days we don’t naturally associate hygiene with being a Christian, despite all ...

The Kent and East Sussex Railway has marked the Coronation of His Majesty the King Charles III, by planting an oak tree at Bodiam station and making a pledge to create a sustainable nature corridor along the heritage line.