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By Jill Dando News A campaign for Scotland to become the first Rewilding Nation in the world, backed by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, has smashed an ambitious fundraising bid to raise £200,000 in just six days – 24 hours ahead of its original one-week target. A fantastic group called the
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, 22, Disabilities Correspondent, Jill Dando News For most people, booking holidays can be a hassle, but for Nath Fernandes, who has cerebral palsy, traveling the world presents an even greater challenge. However, that hasn't stopped the intrepid explorer from visiting far-flung destinations like Armenia,
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By Jill Dando News French bakers set a new Guinness World Record when they made a 140.5m (461ft)-long baguette in Suresnes, in the suburbs of Paris. The massive baguette beat a 132.62m (435ft) mega loaf baked in the Italian city of Como in 2019, which set the
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By Jill Dando News Hundreds of people visited a community school as it opened its doors for prospective students, their parents and carers and the community. They were able to enjoy tours of its superb very large campus, excellent departments and facilities. They were also able to meet students and
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By Africa Correspondent, Jill Dando News Big hearted students have raised nearly £2,000 for Malanga Primary School in Kenya. It follows on from a similar event at St Anne’s Church Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset last year which raised over £2000. When students heard that many of the children
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By Jill Dando News Little Oliver is only seven years old, but is already is a budding Martin Tyler. He has been given top tips from current BBC Radio Five Live football commentator Sheridan Robins. Oliver is a student at St Anne’s Church Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset and part
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By Jill Dando News The Ascot Group are celebrating their 20th anniversary after incredible sustained success. Initiated by group founder and CEO, Andrew Scott, the group gathered on the Grand Pier along with esteemed guests, bedecked in their finest attire reminiscent of the Peaky Blinders era, to help commemorate this
By Happiness Correspondent Most people seem more stressed these days. Endless things to do, emails, bills to pay, problems - it all puts our bodies into activating its sympathetic nervous system - commonly known as the "fight-or-flight" response. This primes us to act quickly in the face of
By Health Correspondent They say laughter is the best medicine. Now it seems that laughing with loved ones or giggling at a joke not only boosts your mood but could be good for your heart too. Professor Marco Saffi from Brazil and his team of researchers have been looking into
By The Editor Bees are good news for the planet and indeed they help keep us all alive The product of 120 million years of evolution and with 20,000 known species, bees are vital to our planet’s ecosystems and essential to human existence. In a unique partnership, World
By Jill Dando News Jill Dando Journalists in Weston-super-Mare, Highbridge and Burnham have wowed their latest patron, Mr. Speaker, inside Parliament's state rooms. The students travelled from schools including Worle Community School Academy - the former school of Jill Dando - to be hosted by Mr. Speaker Sir
By Grace, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent World Press Freedom Day is being celebrated today (3rd May) - dedicated to the press and protecting them. It is held on the 3rd of May and is also used to represent the journalists who have lost their lives, such as Jill Dando.
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By Jill Dando News Little Learners at Berrow Primary Church Academy in Somerset have been busy learning and playing together non-stop! Their current learning enquiry is 'What do we care about?'. The children have been talking about their families and creating family trees - a project that parents
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By Happiness Correspondent Yes it may be difficult but could forgiveness be the secret to better happiness and health? In a brilliant new podcast UK doctor Dr. Rangan Chatterjee sits down with top psychologist Dr. Frederic Luskin to explore the transformative power of forgiveness. Click here to listen https://drchatterjee.
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By Hapoiness Correspondent, Jill Dando News Denmark has been crowned the happiest nation for seniors in the world. A new United Nations report has named Denmark the happiest country in the world for those over age 60. Finland finished second. The World Happiness Report cited the Nordic nation's
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By Amelie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent Buzzing young journalists got interviewed outside the Houses of Parliament. Jill Dando News' outstanding team had an incredible opportunity with national news provider, BBC . The team of journalists travelled to London on to visit the Houses of Parliament, not knowing they were