After Century of Pollution Marine Life Makes a Comeback Along Scotland's East Coast

More than a century ago this estuary was teeming with wildlife. Expansive beds of shellfish and huge shoals of herring and salmon fed all the surrounding communities. After more than a century of pollution, the River Forth is making a comeback.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 October 72 Views

UK Teenagers Shunning Drugs for Healthier Lifestyle

A survey of 6,500 children aged between 11 and 15 showed the numbers taking drugs, smoking and drinking alcohol had all fallen over the past decade.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 July 58 Views

Stunning Recovery for First Child to Get Stem Cell Trachea

The first child in history to receive a trachea fashioned by his own stem cells has shown remarkable progress since the initial transplant two years ago, marking a new record for the novel procedure, which prevents risk from organ transplant rejection.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 July 55 Views

UK's Big Lottery Gives 1.4 Million for Life Saving Suicide Hotline

Samaritans received £1.4 million from the Big Lottery Fund to run a pilot project to offer a free-to-caller helpline in ten deprived communities across the UK, targeting hard to reach groups, in particular middle aged men who tend to delay seeking help.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 June 78 Views

Magician 'Levitates' Alongside Double-decker Bus As it Tours London

The streets of London were abuzz recently when the magician Dynamo, appeared to levitate alongside an iconic red bus as it circled the sights of London. The stunt, captured on film by Pepsi, shows the 30 year-old appearing to defy gravity, floating 15 feet in the air with feet dangling and moving around.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 June 77 Views

Far Right Protesters Make Friends With Muslims After Being Invited for Tea

A mosque has been praised for serving tea and biscuits to English Defense League supporters after the far-right group arranged a demonstration there. About six people turned up to protest at the mosque in Bull Lane, York, on Sunday and were invited inside to play football with Muslim worshippers.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 May 62 Views

Broadland: Welcome to the UK's Most Peaceful Place

The Norfolk area of Broadland has been named the most peaceful area of the UK. The tranquil district, which has a population of about 125,000, had only eight violent crimes reported in 2012 -- about a third of the national average.

By Jeanne Goddard

06 May 69 Views

Violent Crime Falls Rapidly as UK Becomes More Peaceful Place

The UK is becoming a more peaceful place with rates of violent crime and murder falling more rapidly in the past decade any other Western European country, researchers say. Violent crime overall was down by a quarter in the decade ending in 2012, and murders were cut in half.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 April 60 Views

England's Forests to be Saved, Not Sold

Having dropped a policy allowing state-owned English woodland to be sold to the private sector, the government is now committing instead to preserving it for future generations. Environment secretary Owen Paterson announced in January 2013 that a previous policy of selling off 15% of the public forest to raise funds was to be dropped and an independent public body created to hold them in trust.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 February 55 Views

Cat Born Without Leg Bones Gets Operation Thanks to Facebook Donors

A 4-month-old kitten in Scotland born without bones in his front legs, will be able to get surgery for his rare genetic condition, the insertion of metal pins into his legs, thanks to a successful fundraising effort from cat lovers on Facebook.

By Jeanne Goddard

27 January 64 Views

Thousands to be Honored in London's Northeast for their Good Deeds

A drive to recognize good deeds is blossoming in northeast London. By the end of its Can U Feel It? campaign, 18,000 people will be honored by members of the community for their good deeds.

By Janice Howard

06 August 54 Views

US, UK Factories Rebound With Best Growth in 2 Years

U.S. factories revved up production, hired more workers and received a surge of new orders in July, helping them expand at the fastest pace in two years. Meanwhile, British manufacturing grew in July at its fastest rate in well over two years.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 August 62 Views

From Manufacturing to Car Sales, Britain Bounces Back

British manufacturing grew much more strongly than expected in June, suggesting the country's recovery is broadening. Car sales also rose and house prices continued to climb.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 August 61 Views

Scruffy's Story Captured a Nation and Saved Hundreds of Dogs From Execution

Scruffy was a stray mongrel nobody wanted until Daily Mirror reporter Jack Stoneley turned up and was struck by the loveable stray sitting forlornly in a cold cage. Jack's story appeared on the front page of the British newspaper on the day Scruffy was due for execution - and the readers refused to let the little dog die.

By Jeanne Goddard

30 November 54 Views

Lifeboat Crews Rescue Lost Dog, Swept Out to Sea

Lifeboat crews have rescued a Labrador dog that was believed to have drowned off the Norfolk coast in eastern England, after she was swept away on Sunday morning.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 December 62 Views