Ilfracombe is a tight knit, resilient community of 12000. Being so remote it has to be self sufficient. It is both rural and coastal, with a stunning harbour, hardy fishing fleet and its own lifeboat station reflecting the treacherous coastline and rugged
Some things in life are fundamental. For me, the ability to feel safe in your own home is one of these fundamentals. The ability to go about your daily activities in your community – without worry, without feeling vulnerable or at risk
The British horseracing industry is important and successful, and the UK is a global leader in thoroughbred breeding. However, it is also a sector that faces some challenges: some financial and others relating to the growing pressure on the social licence that
Keir Starmer, yesterday pledged to back Britain’s farmers by setting a new standard for spending on food in the public sector. Speaking on Alan Titchmarsh’s Love Your Weekend Show, the Labour leader called for the UK to be ‘ambitious’ about food production:
There are now two private member’s bills in Parliament, seeking to “end the practice of conversion therapy”. When the idea of a ban was first raised, we were all led to believe it was about preventing disreputable pseudo-medical practices which some therapists
Forty years ago, in July 1983, a mass anti-Tamil pogrom broke out in Sri Lanka, during which an estimated 3000 Tamil people died and 150,000 were made homeless. The pogrom saw Tamil homes and businesses targeted, with buildings looted and burned. The
Loneliness kills. The effect of loneliness on mortality is on a par with obesity and smoking; loneliness carries an increased risk of depression, low self-esteem, sleep problems and increased stress response; older people who are lonely are at greater risk of cognitive
I first met Paula McGowan OBE in 2019 when I was a Minister in the Health and Social Care Department. Her story was an incredibly sad one: her son Oliver, who had developed mild hemiplegia, focal partial epilepsy, and been diagnosed with
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in a rare bit of good news has unveiled a “massive” investment deal in the UK’s Dogger Bank wind farm at COP28. Speaking at a press conference in Dubai, the PM confirmed UAE state-owned firm Masdar and
A Labour Government will provide much-needed global leadership in the drive to net zero, to cut bills for families at home, Keir Starmer has pledged, as he concluded a first day of meetings with world leaders at the COP28 conference in Dubai.
Labour will today pledge to stop the decline of the great British high street and bring much needed banking services back to communities. The party has announced the ambitious new policy alongside the release of its Plan for Small Businesses to ensure
The Former Chancellor, Alistair Darling has died following a short illness aged 70, his family his family has said. Mr Darling, who was an MP from 1987-2015 served as Gordon Brown’s Chancellor between 2007 – 2010. He was a popular figure in
