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Schools report calmer classrooms when distracting phone apps are blocked
Blocking distracting apps during the school day may be giving pupils more room to concentrate and talk to one another. A Blackout Education report, covered by The Independent…
Watford redesigns bowel-cancer care to help patients get home sooner
For people facing bowel-cancer surgery in Watford, support now starts before the operation and continues after they return home. Watford General Hospital has brought together an…
Glasgow workers win stronger pay protections before a crucial vote
Glasgow council workers facing changes to their wages have secured more breathing space before deciding whether to accept a new pay scheme. Following negotiations involving the…
Trent Park’s secret listeners give children a way into wartime history
As the Second World War drifts further into the past, how do we keep learning from it? I lived in nearby Oakwood until I was 30, so Trent Park’s wartime history particularly…
Enfield’s growing beaver family gives nature more room
Enfield’s beaver family is growing. New kits have brought the colony at Forty Hall Farm to at least 11 animals , four years after beavers were reintroduced there. Enfield Council…
A high-mileage electric car may have plenty of life left
A used electric car with 100,000 miles on the clock might have more life left than you expect. New research offers reassurance for drivers considering a second-hand switch. New…
Timnit Gebru shows how people can push AI to improve
AI is here, and it can feel scary. What happens to our jobs and way of life? Timnit Gebru’s work offers a practical reason to believe people can shape what happens next. In 2018…
Mental-health wards report less aggression after changing patient observations
Staff on 18 mental-health wards have been finding ways to spend more meaningful time with patients, alongside the close monitoring some people need to stay safe. Central and North…
Botton’s gardens turn a two-tonne harvest into shared community work
At Botton Village in the North York Moors, growing food gives adults with learning disabilities a part in supplying their own community. Camphill Village Trust reports a harvest…
Paid NHS placements help parents return to work in Lanarkshire
Mairead Doyle returned to work through an NHS Lanarkshire employment programme in 2024. She has since been promoted twice and now works as a management secretary. Her experience…
Armley neighbours share nearly 2,000 apples with local households
A month of sharing garden fruit has put 1,961 apples into local hands in Armley, Leeds. Residents, allotment holders and volunteers gathered the harvest for Leeds City Mission’s…
Mixed pastures help Welsh farmers recover after drought
On two farms in Ceredigion, a more varied mix of plants is helping keep livestock fed after a punishing summer. Farmer Jack Cockburn says fields containing herbs and clover have…
A free café opens the door to practical help in Gorton
At the Oasis Centre in Gorton, a free café can be the start of a much longer conversation. The east Manchester charity, which celebrated its 25th birthday this weekend, says it…
AI helps a Bradford clinic make room for more skin checks
A Bradford clinic is seeing a third more patients per session after introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to help assess suspicious skin marks. At St Luke’s Hospital, staff now…
York’s school starters gain confidence with toilet-training support
More children in York are arriving at school able to use the toilet independently, after the city offered families practical help before their first day. Across all 55 mainstream…
Blackpool patients return home after robot-assisted surgery
Gwen Easton was back walking her dog the day after leaving hospital following lung surgery in Blackpool. Two weeks later, she was doing Pilates. Her experience is among the early…
Postal hearing aids cut waits for Kent patients
Patients with mild to moderate hearing loss in west Kent can now receive hearing aids by post within two weeks of their assessment. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust says…
Trained dogs turn everyday tasks into greater independence
Opening a door, retrieving something from the floor or loading the washing machine can mean less reliance on another person. These are among the tasks Sheffield charity Support…
Bedside stories bring comfort to Newcastle’s young patients
For children spending time in hospital, a visitor with a story offers somewhere else to go in their imagination. Professional storytellers from Seven Stories are visiting…
Liverpool’s rooftop bees bring new skills and a shared harvest
Above the shops at Liverpool’s St Johns Shopping Centre, an unexpected part of the maintenance routine is bringing people together: looking after bees. The centre and its…
A £6 pantry shop helps Horsforth households stretch their budgets
A weekly shop in Horsforth is giving households more room in their budgets. At the Community Pantry beside St James’ Church, members pay £6 and choose the groceries they need…
Ulster students find confidence together on the judo mat
For students at Ulster University’s Magee campus, learning judo is also a way to feel more confident away from the mat. Niamh, one of the club’s members, told the BBC that its…
Tattenhall’s repair café gives more than 500 items another chance
A broken chair or torn cushion can be worth keeping even when paying for a repair makes little sense. In Tattenhall, volunteers offer residents somewhere to bring those everyday…
Telford hospital turns its car park roof into a source of power
The roof of a staff car park in Telford is helping to power Princess Royal Hospital. Its new solar canopy uses space above parked cars to generate electricity. The Shrewsbury and…