Tag: England
Climate
England Repair Cafés Fixed 50% of Electronics While Only 2% of Recycled Devices Were Reusable
That old gadget in the drawer might still have some life left in it.
A study from the University of Surrey suggests many electronics are being sent for recycling before anyone fully checks...
Climate
Sycamore Gap Tree Shows New Growth Three Years After Vandalism in England
The Sycamore Gap tree is gone, but its stump is pushing back.
Three years after the tree was illegally felled near Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, numerous leafy shoots are sprouting around the...
Culture
Meet the 13-Year-Old Who is Now the New Voice of Thomas the Tank Engine
For nine months, Harry Sparkes had an answer ready for his classmates. He told them he was missing lessons for physiotherapy on a foot injury, while he was actually recording the voice...
Science
Rare 1,600-Year-Old Roman Guardian Spirit Carving Found by Archaeologists in Northern England
A slightly rounded flagstone at Vindolanda turned out to be something much rarer.
Archaeologist Andrew Birley was excavating a fourth-century barrack at the Roman fort in northern England last month when he noticed...
Neighbors
This England Fan Carries the Same Homemade Flag to Eight FIFA World Cups
For 44 years, one flag from Wisbech has kept turning up wherever England play.
Paul Green, 68, a retired print worker from Upwell, Norfolk, close to the Cambridgeshire border, first took his distinctive...
Animals
West Midlands Police Name Eight New Puppies After England Football Players
Football fever has reached the police kennels, with West Midlands Police naming eight future police dogs after England’s Three Lions stars.
The litter was born last month and includes pups named Jude, Nico,...