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Expanding Bioactive Habitat Possibilities With Isopods for Sale Options

Natural enclosure systems continue gaining attention among habitat keepers today. Many setups benefit from balanced biological activity supporting cleaner conditions naturally. Carefully selected isopods for sale contribute useful functions within enclosed environments. These...

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Disabled employees more likely to be attacked and bullied

Employees with disabilities are twice as likely to be attacked at work and experience much higher rates of insults, ridicule and intimidation, a new study has found.

Research from the universities of Plymouth and Cardiff found people with physical or psychological disabilities or long-term illness reported higher rates...

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Queen leaves hospital after treatment

The Queen left hospital on Monday afternoon after an overnight stay at the King Edward VII hospital in London for treatment for the symptoms of gastroenteritis.

The 86 year old monarch had been expected to remain in hospital for 2 days but was discharged in 'good spirits' after a precautionary stay having been suffering from a stomach complaint since last week.

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EDL's Manchester protest expected to face mass opposition

The controversial English Defence League is set to demonstrate in Manchester on Saturday despite open calls for the march to be banned, and leading figures of the community explaining that they are not welcome....

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Jurassic records warn of risk to marine life from global warming

The risk posed by global warming and rising ocean temperatures to the future health of the world’s marine ecosystem has been highlighted by scientists studying fossil records.

Researchers at Plymouth University believe that findings from fieldwork along the North Yorkshire coast reveal strong parallels between the Early Jurassic era of 180 million years ago and...

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Dogs in England to be microchipped from 2016

All dogs in England will need to be microchipped to help tackle the growing problem of strays roaming the streets, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced today.

Each year more than 100,000 dogs are dumped or lost at a cost of £57 million to the taxpayer and welfare charities.

The Government is bringing in compulsory microchipping for all dogs from 6th...

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Education Secretary abandons plans to scrap GCSEs

Following opposition from the Liberal Democrats and criticism from across the political spectrum, teachers and regulators , Education Secretary Michael Gove has abandoned his plan to scrap GCSEs and replace them with a new, tougher English Baccalaureate....

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BBC announces plans for more Expert Women events

Acting BBC Director-General Tim Davie has announced plans to launch more free training days for women who have specialist or expert knowledge and who want to share it in TV and radio interviews and reports.

Following the success of the first ‘Expert Women Day’ that was held in London last month, four further events are now planned for Salford, Glasgow (which will host...

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The Eyeball Cometh ... and with it the Royal Eye Infirmary

Staff pushed a giant inflatable eyeball from Mutley to Derriford yesterday, to mark the move of the REI.

Sporting T-shirts which read "Let's get the RE(eyeball) rolling", the staff from the eye hospital joined colleagues from the planning department and others to carry the giant white and blue eyeball the 3-plus miles from one site to another.

The team were hooted, tooted...

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Works to improve cycle link start next week

Work will be starting on Monday to create a new walking and cycling link between Paradise Road and Garfield Terrace.

The project, which has been developed in partnership between Plymouth City Council and Sustrans and supports the Plymotion initiative to improve walking and cycling links across the city, should be complete by the end of March.

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Urgent need for Schmallenberg vaccine says NFU

Every effort must be made to ensure a vaccine is available later this year to help combat the spread of the deadly Schmallenberg virus (SBV), the NFU said today.

The call comes as many farms with early lambing flocks across the country have experienced higher than normal losses with still births and deformities ranging from fused limbs to twisted necks.

The disease has spread...

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