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Community groups that are helping local people look after their hearts can now apply for a £10,000 grant from national charity Heart Research UK. One grant will be awarded to each of the 12 regions in the UK, with the first five grants of the year being funded by instore donations from Subway® restaurants across the country. The grants are available for new and innovative projects that promote healthy hearts and are aiming to reduce the risk of heart disease in their community. Since 2001, Heart Research UK has awarded over 300 community grants, directly benefiting the hearts of over 70,...

During lockdown there was a national surge in demand for puppies , however, many Brits are now struggling to cope with their new dependents. It seems people have found that as life slowly returns to normal and their busy schedules make a comeback, they no longer have the time to offer their furry friends.

This has resulted in many UK dog owners pretending their dogs are strays so they can pass them on to dog shelters . This crisis highlights the fact that many people don’t carefully consider the responsibilities of taking in a dog and the importance of preparing for dog ownership...

Shaped by social, psychological, and biological forces, rings help us identify, remember and express our attachment to our significant others and allow us to encapsulate them anew in the newly formed neural networks of the brain.

More than 200 psychological studies have been conducted to assess the effects of popular artificial rings. The findings show that by lowering appeals, such as size or shape, engagement rings increase the likelihood of achieving an outcome, reducing dissatisfaction by prompting communication, pain...

The number of electric car charging points for public use went up by 9% from 1 October 2021 to 1 January 2022, according to Department for Transport figures.

There are now 2,448 more available charging devices across the country.

Publicly accessible rapid charging devices increased by 233, a 5% rise in three months.

This brings the total of publicly accessible charging points nationwide to 28,375, of which 5,156 are rapid charging devices.

Over the course of 2021, the number of publicly accessible charging points increased by 37%, an additional 7,600...