Μοιάζει με ένα οποιοδήποτε παλαιοβιβλιοπωλείο, μέχρι που βλέπεις την ταμπέλα: «Δωρεάν βιβλία». Και όχι, δεν υπάρχει κάποιο τρικ: όντως, το βιβλιοπωλείο αυτό στο Νιούπορτ της Ουαλίας δίνει δωρεάν βιβλία.
Scroll Free September: Social media users urged to log off – BBC News
Social media devotees are being encouraged to “take back control” and stop scrolling through their feeds for an entire month.
The Royal Public Health Society is behind Scroll Free September, which is targeting users of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat.
It believes logging off could improve sleep, relationships and wellbeing.
NHS England said it was right to highlight social media’s role in a rise in young people’s mental health issues.The campaign is asking phone addicts to give up, or cut down on, their use of personal social media accounts.
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Blue plaque – Βικιπαίδεια
Η Blue plaque είναι μία μόνιμη επιγραφή που τοποθετείται σε δημόσια μέρη, του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου και συνδέει μία τοποθεσία με έναν διάσημο άνθρωπο ή ένα γεγονός.
Οι πρώτες τιμητικές πλακές τοποθετήθηκαν στο Λονδίνο, τον 19ο αιώνα, σε σπίτια ή σε χώρους εργασίας διάσημων ανθρώπων. Η τοποθέτηση τιμητικών πλακών, συνεχίζει και υφίσταται έως και σήμερα.
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Εκστρατεία για τη διάσωση ποιημάτων σε απειλούμενες γλώσσες – diastixo.gr
Μια αξιοσημείωτη καμπάνια ξεκίνησε την Πέμπτη, με αφορμή την Εθνική Ημέρα Ποίησης της Βρετανίας (28 Σεπτεμβρίου), η βρετανική Βιβλιοθήκη Ποίησης, με στόχο να διατηρήσει για τις επόμενες γενιές ποιήματα σε χιλιάδες γλώσσες οι οποίες απειλούνται με εξαφάνιση.
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Siobhan Clarke – Ian Rankin
Siobhan plays by the rules; she’s young and ambitious and she embraces the new techniques of policing. She is the perfect foil to Rebus, and the two develop a grudging respect and friendship.
‘E-cigarette’ sparks Euston railway station evacuation – BBC News
An e-cigarette is believed to have caused a small explosion at London Euston station, police said.
The station was closed for about 90 minutes while British Transport Police (BTP) investigated. London Underground trains did not stop at the station.
No-one was injured in the explosion, which was reported at 19:40 BST.
Network Rail advised there would be major disruption until the end of the day. It urged passengers to go to other stations to get to their destinations.
Πηγή: ‘E-cigarette’ sparks Euston railway station evacuation – BBC News
Britain’s seabird colonies face catastrophe as warming waters disrupt their food supply | Environment | The Guardian
Populations of gannets, puffins and other marine birds are in freefall, but a crucial scientific study to pinpoint the causes is being blocked, say experts
‘The happy syndrome’: 13-year-old boy with unknown condition is the same size as a toddler | The Independent
A teenage boy has been diagnosed with a condition which means he’s the same size as an average toddler. Angus Palmes, who weighs just 2st and 2lbs, bewildered doctors as they struggled to diagnose his condition at birth. Now, experts are calling his unique condition a ‘personal syndrome’ because he is the only person in the world with it. Appearing on This Morning with his mum Tandy, 48, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, the mother-and-son spoke candidly about Angus’ diagnosis – which Tandy prefers to refer to as his ‘happy syndrome.’