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Nominations for this year’s Red Cross Humanitarian Citizen Awards are open, giving everyone the chance to celebrate the UK’s unsung young heroes.

Now in its eleventh year, this annual event – sponsored by Canon - rewards selfless acts by young people, and groups, aged 25 or under, with awards in four categories: community action, first aid, fundraising and volunteering.

After the huge success of last year’s photography competition, which saw a host of creative and inspiring images from young people, it continues this year with the theme of ‘Celebrating your community’. The...

As we approach the anniversary of the June 2007 summer floods, people in Britain are still not checking the flood risk of their homes, in spite of increased incidents of flooding in recent years.

67% of respondents to a new YouGov survey, which was commissioned by the Know Your Flood Risk Campaign, reports that they had never checked the flood risk level of their home.

Those in the North East were the least likely to have carried out any checks, with 88% confirming they had never researched their flood risk, despite major floods occurring in areas such as Hartlepool,...

Additional rate taxpayers could lose thousands this year if they don’t act quickly on pensions.

Brewin Dolphin one of the UK’s leading wealth managers is urging higher earners to act swiftly to take advantage of existing pension tax reliefs while they are still available – ahead of anticipated changes in the July Budget. Additional rate taxpayers could lose as much as £13,500 this year if they don’t act swiftly to take advantage of existing pension rules while they are still available. The newly-elected Conservative government included plans to reduce pension tax relief for anyone...

Civilisation began with agriculture and farming continues to play an integral role in our lives to this very day. From the day our ancestors decided to plant and grow their own supplies society was radically changed for the better. Towns and cities began to flourish, people had greater to access to nutritious food and so much more.

In today’s day and age it is easy to take farming for granted, you walk into a supermarket and forget the effort that went into producing a cut of meat or even a salad. Farming is an art form and as such it has had a tremendous effect on the UK economy...