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How to Manage Your Living Expenses as an International Student in Liverpool?

Studying in Liverpool as an international student offers an exciting academic and cultural experience, but managing daily living expenses is an essential part of student life. From accommodation and groceries to transportation and leisure activities, costs can quickly add up without proper planning. Therefore, learning how to budget effectively and make smart spending decisions is key to maintaining a balanced student lifestyle while studying in the city.

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Baby boy delivered by 'C-Section'

The birth of a newborn baby outside a Cornish police station has given new meaning to the phrase “delivered by C-Section.”

The little boy was brought into the world outside Camborne station by a group of police response officers from the locally-based C-Section.

The special delivery took place in the early hours of Friday 21 June 2013 when the on-duty officers heard a woman screaming outside the station at around 5.45am.

On investigation, they found 28-year-old Kristina Kacorri in the final stages of labour, accompanied by her husband Max.

The couple were on...

Torpoint man saved by fire service after trying to set himself alight

Devon & Cornwall Police say that they received a call from the fire service shortly before 3am on Monday 24 June, with a report that a man in Torpoint had doused himself in petrol.

On arrival at the scene, they found a man holding a petrol can and the property from the outside smelt strongly of petrol.

Police and fire then attempted to engage with the man, who began setting fire to items within the house.

Police report that the fire service then took action and flooded the house with water and gained entry.

The fire was quickly extinguished and the man...

Swimmer dies after rescue from South Devon sea

A man has died after getting into difficulty swimming in the water off Beesands Beach, near Kingsbridge in South Devon.

A police spokesperson said that they attended the scene at approximately 12.30pm on Saturday 15 June 2013, after receiving a report that a male swimmer had been brought ashore unconscious.

HM Coastguard and South West Ambulance also attended the incident.

Devon and Cornwall Police say: "The male was brought ashore by a canoeist who went to the swimmer’s aid after seeing him lying in the water.

"Members of the public called the emergency...

Appeal for witnesses after man assaulted in dog rage incident

Police in Bideford are appealing for information after a 73-year-old man was assaulted in the town.

The incident took place outside the Burton Art Gallery on Kingsley Road at around 0920 hours today, Tuesday, 11 June 2013.

The local victim was walking through the park with his dog and he let his pet off the lead.

The offender approached him and told him that he should put the dog back on the lead.

He then took the nylon and chain lead from the victim’s neck and hit him on the back of the leg.

He then punched him to the jaw, knocking him to the ground...

Children can lead a sea change in marine pollution crisis

An international expert in marine debris says that school children will be a driving force in bringing about a sea change in attitude towards marine pollution, which has reached crisis proportions across the globe in the past decade.

Plymouth University professor, Richard Thompson, who is working on UN and EU projects to find solutions to ocean debris, believes children have a major role to play by educating their parents, who were brought up in a 'throwaway' generation. He is carrying out a survey of over 300 children who are taking part in the Ecover Schools Blue Mile at the...

House sales hit three-and-a-half year peak, says RICS residential market survey

The amount of homes sold in the UK over the past three months reached its highest level since January 2010 as buyers across the country began to return to the market, says the latest RICS residential market survey (11 June 2013).

Chartered surveyors in the UK sold on average 17.9 properties during the three months to May. While low compared to the market peak of six years ago, it still represents the highest reading since January 2010. Furthermore, sales are expected to continue their rise over the next three months with a net balance of 35% more respondents predicting transaction...

England's ancient trees are under threat

The Woodland Trust is concerned almost 84,000 ancient, veteran or notable trees are in danger from a multitude of pests and diseases, including 7,000 treasured ash trees which could be at risk from ash dieback. More than 115,000 trees, some of which have survived for more than 1,000 years, are registered on the charity’s Ancient Tree Hunt website and the majority of these could face direct threats from pests and diseases.

Ancient trees are the natural equivalent of listed buildings; they’ve stood for hundreds of years and witnessed historic events while watching silently in the...

Charities call for urgent Parliamentary Inquiry, as more than half a million people in the UK turning to food aid

Britain faces a hidden scandal where thousands of people cannot feed themselves or their families, according to a hard hitting report from Church Action Poverty and Oxfam.

The two charities, with the backing of the Trussell Trust, are calling for an urgent Parliamentary Inquiry into the relationship between benefit delay, error or sanctions, welfare reform changes and the growth of Britain's 'hidden hungry'.

The report: Walking the Breadline, highlights causes of the increase in use of food banks as down to changes to the benefit system, unemployment, increasing levels of...

Snap to it - time for young animal lovers to get their cameras out

The RSPCA launched its annual competition for budding young snappers to showcase their best images of animals yesterday.

The Young Photographer Awards 2013 (YPA13) welcomes all kinds of pictures from cheeky portraits of family pets to imaginative photos of wildlife and even close-ups of insects in a mix of categories open to young people under 19.

The competition is sponsored by Warners Midlands, supported by Olympus and Natures Images, and judged by a mix of photography professionals including presenter and wildlife expert Chris Packham.

Last year’s photos included...

Woodland Trust plans to bring woodland back to life thanks to £1.9m HLF grant

£2.9m project to restore damaged ancient woodland across the UK secures HLF funding.

The Woodland Trust has received the green light from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a UK-wide project which could see the restoration of 52,000 hectares of damaged ancient woodland, one of the country’s rarest and most precious habitats and home to 2561 rare or threatened species of wildlife.

The five year project, active on the ground in 2014, could see the restoration of an area of woodland one third the size of London across 10 priority areas (including Exmoor and West Devon)...

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How to Manage Your Living Expenses as an International Student in Liverpool?

Baby boy delivered by 'C-Section'

Torpoint man saved by fire service after trying to set himself alight

Swimmer dies after rescue from South Devon sea

Appeal for witnesses after man assaulted in dog rage incident

Children can lead a sea change in marine pollution crisis

House sales hit three-and-a-half year peak, says RICS residential market survey

England's ancient trees are under threat

Charities call for urgent Parliamentary Inquiry, as more than half a million people in the UK turning to food aid

Snap to it - time for young animal lovers to get their cameras out

Woodland Trust plans to bring woodland back to life thanks to £1.9m HLF grant

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