Society & Politics News

Three elderly people talking to each other and smiling.

Ground-breaking trial cuts pandemic loneliness

Published
Tuesday 12th October, 2021
Categories
Society & Politics
Coronavirus
Health

A simple form of talking therapy reduced loneliness in older people left isolated during the pandemic, initial results of a new study have revealed.

A person placing a pair of glasses on a child's face

Free glasses for pupils with poor eyesight

Published
Friday 24th September, 2021
Categories
Society & Politics

A project supplying free glasses to pupils with poor eyesight to help improve reading is being expanded to involve thousands more pupils. 

A grey coated wolf looks over its shoulder amongst some green scrub

Learning from those who live with wolves

Published
Friday 10th September, 2021
Categories
Environment
Society & Politics

Large carnivore populations are expanding across Europe and experts are calling for increased support for communities to encourage harmonious relationships with their new neighbours.

A group of young people holding fresh vegetables

Harvest festival at inner city youth farm

Published
Thursday 9th September, 2021
Categories
Health
Society & Politics
Environment

Young volunteers are giving away an abundance of fresh vegetables they have grown themselves at an urban farm in Harehills. 

Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer ahead of Corbyn in opposition leaders survey

Published
Wednesday 21st July, 2021
Categories
Society & Politics

A new survey carried out by academics specialising in British politics from universities across the UK has rated Sir Keir Starmer as a better post-war Leader of the Opposition than Jeremy Corbyn.