WHN currently has nine staff undertaking apprenticeships, five of whom started this academic year, and apprentices shared their experiences during National Apprenticeship Week (Feb 9–15).
Emmaus Dover staff said donations are vital and should be sellable or reusable; some items — including unsafe equipment, some electricals, heavily damaged clothing and unlabeled furniture — may be refused or recycled.
Many Tears Rescue has published profiles of five dogs available for rehoming, each with brief notes on temperament and suitable homes; the article includes the charity's contact and donation details.
Shinto priests at Nagano's Lake Suwa recorded an 'open sea' season after the miwatari (God's Crossing) failed to appear, continuing an absence that began in 2018. The shrine's consecutive observations, kept since 1443, are used by researchers to track long-term change.
A Cabinet Office memorandum says the UK would increase net zero targets and pursue 'dynamic alignment' with EU renewable rules, while ministers are negotiating re-entry to the EU internal electricity market.
US cattle farmers say higher operating costs, weaker retail demand and expanded imports are squeezing margins while national beef prices have climbed and herd sizes remain low.
Local media and the BNP reported that Thursday's election gave the Bangladesh Nationalist Party a parliamentary majority, and Tarique Rahman returned from 17 years in self-imposed exile late last year.
Harper Beckham posted Valentine's Day messages and photos offering an olive branch to her brother Brooklyn. Brooklyn had earlier published a six‑page statement saying he would not reconcile with his family.
Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander is on a week-long visit to Australia, Singapore and New Zealand to discuss trade and security. He will meet government and business leaders and attend performances of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
NICE has recommended durvalumab for muscle-invasive bladder cancer after a trial reported a 32% reduction in the risk of progression, and about 630 patients a year are expected to be eligible.
