National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

About 1 of every 5 (17%) children in the United States has obesity, and certain groups of children are more affected than others. Childhood ...

Silent lobster vigil marred with arrest ‘over blowing a whistle’ outside Cambridge restaurant

Headline of the Day goes to the Cambridge News .

Market Harborough is the drinking capital of the Midlands

Cool as Leicester writes: There has long been many a campaign to persuade consumers, where possible, to buy British. To protect British ind...

EV-D68? What’s that? What you need to know about the enterovirus outbreak

 Protect yourself from EV-D68 by washing your hands properly. You may have heard lately about an outbreak of respiratory illness that’s mak...

In The Black

I'm walking down the street having just come out of chapel. I pass the ironmongers with tin baths hanging outside and then remind myself...

Warner Edwards gin on Countryfile

I have been known to sing the praises of Harringon gin distillers Warner Edwards . Here they are on Countryfile.

David Parsons stands down as Ukip candidate for North West Leicestershire

David Parsons, who discovered deep issues of principle after he was deposed as leader of the Conservative group on Leicestershire County Cou...

The dark side of Doctor Barnardo

#3272183 / gettyimages.com Open Democracy tells us that Barnardo’s, the children’s charity, is working with G4S to hold asylum seekers and...

Quote of the Day with George Robertson

#52022548 / gettyimages.com "Devolution will kill Nationalism stone dead."