Three good things: people opening up adventure for all – FFA
2. Dwayne fields, the first black Briton at the North Pole Dwayne Fields was born in Jamaica and moved to the UK at age six. His formative years were spent living in London’s inner-city, where he was the victim of both knife crime and gun crime. Fields made the decision that he would change his […]
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Six ways an ISA can fight climate change – FFA
The deadline for ISA filings is fast approaching. But where should green-minded investors place their money? We take a look at new-kid-on-the-investing block, Clim8, and their six environment-focused fund themes It’s the bout of the century. It’s the bout of the century. £17.5tn per year in lost economic output, it’s the undisputed disruptor of the […]
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‘You just need to be willing to open your home, and ride the rough with the smooth’
During the pandemic, the number of children in foster care has increased dramatically. One couple explains why they foster and how it impacts their family in both positive and negative ways. Fostering isn’t easy. Even though it may seem like a walk in a park, it can still be taxing. Toys are thrown. Words get […]
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What went right: UK’s most remote pub saved, plus more positive news
Britain’s most remote pub was saved Punters at mainland Britain’s most remote pub have secured the future of their beloved boozer after raising enough money to buy it through a community share offer. This buyout is a success not only for the locals but also for the model of ownership that is saving many pubs […]
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Life after: Losing a child – FFA
Hannah Walker, Alison Walker’s youngest daughter, was eight months old when she succumbed to meningitis. Hannah would have been 18 in the year Alison Walker lost her youngest daughter to meningitis. Alison shares her thoughts on how she found positives after such a devastating experience. It was a nightmare few days between Alison Walker’s first […]
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In pictures: the garments grown from seed – FFA
Imagine if you could make your own clothes from seeds. Artists have done this. Will it catch on? Her camera lens has captured the ethereal beauty of her subjects in some of the world’s most extraordinary places – from the sea women, or HaenyeoKorea to freedivers exploring underground rivers (or cenotes in Mexico). But it […]
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The ‘sexy’ near-future of travel? The plan to bring hyperloop to our cities
Hyperloops, which are low-carbon and high-speed, will transform cities and change how we travel. That’s the promise. Can technology deliver? For a mode of transport promising travel close to the speed of sound, hyperloop – the futuristic, train-in-a-vacuum-tube concept popularised by Elon Musk – sure is taking its time. Musk’s white paper, published almost a […]
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‘A picture paints a thousand words, a map paints a hundred thousand’
During the pandemic, map sales have skyrocketed. Nick Giles charts the course of his lifelong obsession with them, and how they make adventurers – as well as birds – of us all Many of us have experienced gridlocked traffic on long-awaited family road trips, whether as frustrated parents in the front or tired children in […]
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What went right this week: a plan to save rhinos, and more positive news
Launch of a first-of-its-kind conservation initiative Years of poaching has pushed South Africa’s black rhinos to the brink. Could a new conservation initiative be the catalyst to turn the tide? The scheme, launched by the World Bank, brings the principles of corporate finance to wildlife conservation, in the form of a $150m five-year ‘rhino bond’. […]
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Good vibrations: the clay speakers reviving a dying art – FFA
A German startup launched speakers made from earth. They will help reduce e waste and save ancient skills. But, will they be a success? If you’re going to invest in a set of speakers made from clay, it might be worth having some sort of swear jar-type arrangement nearby, for when people make the obvious […]
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