Tracey Crouch named as Loneliness minister in post created as part of Jo Cox legacy

The UK Prime Minister has set out how government is tackling loneliness and combating social isolation. She has announced that the government is accepting a series of recommendations from the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness. The Prime Minister hosted a reception at Downing Street to celebrate Jo Cox’s legacy, and the important work of her family, Foundation and the Commission in highlighting how many people are experiencing loneliness. Research shows: more than 9 million people always or often feel lonely around 200,000 older people have not had a conversation with…

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Wabu, Wood Furniture Made Without Cutting Down a Single Tree, Launches on Indiegogo

Wabu (Wood After Being Used), wood furniture made entirely with reclaimed wood that’s hand-crafted, affordable and easy-to-assemble with no tools required, is now available on Indiegogo. “It is our duty to leave the planet in better shape than we found it or at least try our best to do so,” said wabu Co-founder Carl Bardawil, who launched the company with his sister, Christelle. “Every two seconds, man destroys an area the size of a football field, meaning 80,000 acres of forest disappears every day – representing 50,000 square miles a…

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Renowned Restaurants Team Up to Support Veganuary’s Record Year

This month is the first time that Harvey Nichols have ever launched a vegan menu, signifying a bold move to show their support for the cause. The awareness day was launched in January 2014 and has seen incredible success in this short period of time. This year, 150,000 people are expected to take part in the campaign. This trend has seen many restaurants take part in different ways too. With many venues adding vegan food to their menu, or increasing the amount of vegan options they offer; they are jumping…

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Teens likely to crave junk food after watching TV ads

Teenagers who watch more than three hours of commercial TV a day are more likely to eat hundreds of extra junk food snacks, according to a report by Cancer Research UK. Being bombarded by TV ads for unhealthy, high calorie food could lead teens to eat more than 500 extra snacks like crisps, biscuits and fizzy drinks throughout the course of a single year compared to those who watch less TV.**  Energy and other fizzy drinks high in sugar, takeaways and chips were some of the foods which were more…

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PayPal Community Donates $1 Billion During Holiday Season

Dan Schulman, President and CEO of Paypal has revealed on a post on their Paypal Stories page that the Paypal Community used the platform to donate over $1bn over the festive season and $8.5bn over 2017 as a whole. The post read: “At PayPal, we pride ourselves on always looking forward and never standing still. By challenging ourselves to do better and work harder we can better serve our customers and move further towards fulfilling our mission of democratizing financial services. With that said, however, I spent some time over…

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