The Rotary Club of Cornwall held a gala on December 13 to mark its 75th anniversary, drawing current and former members alongside local leaders. The club pledged $75,000 for an outdoor gym at Alexander Park and reflected on decades of local projects and global efforts such as PolioPlus.
Aydin Crouch spent over five years and more than 3,000 hours creating SafeCycleLDN, a colour‑coded map of London cycle routes that the London Cycling Campaign has endorsed.
A UK survey of 975 adults found 7.5% of people who had lost pets met criteria for prolonged grief disorder, a rate close to that for some human losses; the study's author has called for diagnostic guidelines to be expanded to include pet bereavement.
Archaeologists found the well-preserved remains of a 600-year-old cog, named Svælget 2, in the Sound off Denmark; it measures about 28m by 9m and is reported to be the largest cog yet found, with surviving rigging, a stern castle and a brick galley.
Trail cameras in West Bengal recorded a group of 10 Indian wolves, and researchers say the animals are persisting in human‑modified grasslands while facing habitat loss, conflict with people and competition from other carnivores.
NHS England’s weekly and monthly reports show the routine hospital waiting list fell to about 7.31 million treatments at the end of November 2025, while A&E waits and ambulance handover delays have increased.
A woman known as B and described as Freddie Mercury's alleged 'secret daughter' has died at 48, her widower said she died peacefully after a long battle with chordoma.
A fashion editor who has had eczema since childhood describes switching to gentler, barrier-focused products — including oat-based cleansers, an overnight barrier cream and a restorative lip balm — to manage a winter flare-up around her mouth and chin.
The article maps Ontario locations featured in the Sky Atlantic series Heated Rivalry, highlighting Lake Muskoka, Hamilton and Toronto as sites used for key scenes.
Copernicus reports 2025 was the third warmest year on record, with global average air temperature 1.47°C above pre‑industrial levels, and the Met Office says the UK had a record-warm year with a mean of 10.09°C.
