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Environmental News For The Week Ending 23May 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Covid totals continue to fall, bo...

British entrepreneur has created 400 artworks by bruising bananas  Anna Chojnicka has made depicted The Scream and the Mona Lisa on banana skins She has created portrait and landscapes with fruit  Credit: @Anna_Choj A woman has created 400 works of art with bruised bananas after isolation sent her "stir crazy" Anna Chojnicka began experimenting during the boredom of a Covid-19 quarantine period, and found that prodding bananas with a comb produced interesting patterns as the fruit bruised. Th...

Tourism and Events Queensland. Photo: Biopixel Pack the swimmers and plan a trip up north to Cairns and beyond, where winter temperatures hover around the mid-20s. Cairns, with its family-friendly properties (try Crystalbrook Collections Bailey residences for extra space in a central location) and popular day trips out to the nearby Great Barrier Reef islands, is a great base for little ones, but consider driving north after a few days to road test the regions "best of". At Port Douglas, Back...

Life is a Cabaret May 23, 2021 at 8:53 AM Dawn Derow will be celebrating the release of her new album with a live performance on June 19. Dawn Derow will be celebrating the release of her new album with a live performance on June 19. Credits: Photo courtesy of Takako Harkness Dawn Derow has found that our community is ideal for creativity. Dawn Derow has found that our community is ideal for creativity. Credits: Photo courtesy of Ryan Merrill Dawns North Salem home will serve as an intimat...

New research says the Cerne Giant predates Shakespeare and possibly the Battle of Hastings.

BBC News Published image copyrightReuters image captionA memorial is planned for the White Cliffs that were immortalised in one of Dame Veras most famous songs A campaign for a memorial to Forces Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn has been given government support. Three sites on Dovers White Cliffs have been proposed for the £1.5m memorial overlooking the English Channel. Fundraising is due to begin on 18 June, on the first anniversary of Dame Veras death at the age of 103. Culture minister Matt Wa...

The White Cliffs, Dover. Photo credit: Gareth Fuller The minister also noted Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is “as much as a fan” as Sir David of “the great Dame Vera” before concluding: “I wish all those involved the deepest, best wishes in their efforts to raise funds for this commemoration to Dame Vera. “It sounds like an ambitious and transformative proposal for the south coast, truly befitting Dame Vera. “I look forward to that moment when her statue looks down from th...

Rated Great Best Summer 2021 Cruises The news all UK cruise fans have been waiting for: after over a year of no cruising for Brits, the successful vaccinations rollout and the implementation of a new roadmap out of lockdown, the government have given the green light for cruise holidays to resume from 17th May 2021! As a result, many cruise lines are offering a series of UK Staycation and Mediterranean cruises throughout summer 2021 for British cruisers, with all-new heal...

A campaign for a memorial to Dame Vera Lynn on the White Cliffs of Dover has received Government support. Culture minister Matt Warman told MPs he “looks forward” to the day when a statue is in place to commemorate the singer, who entertained troops with morale-boosting visits to the front line during the Second World War. Dame Vera died last year at the age of 103. Fundraising for the project is expected to begin on June 18 – the anniversary of her death. Matt Warman (Joe Giddens/PA) Con...

Sight & Sound: the June 2021 issue Mark Kermode and Prano Bailey–Bond talk Censor and the 80s British censorship massacre. Read if you dare! Plus the history of ‘video nasties’, Kelly Reichardt on First Cow, Suzanne Lindon’s Spring Blossom, the sprawling brilliance of Robert Altman’s Nashville, and vintage Jack Nicholson. 10 May 2021 Sight & Sound June 2021 issue It’s the issue they didn’t want you to read! Sight & Sound avoids the censor’s scissors, but...