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What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses?
Money & Business

What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses?

...heritage as a multicultural country is also under threat. This will undoubtedly have a detrimental impact on imported food produce and ingredients. And it will also impact the diverse communities which have brought with them long histories of knowledge, recipes and cooking practices. Of course, throughout history there has always been a degree of racism and resistance to...
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Sounds of environmental change
Society, Politics & Law

Sounds of environmental change

...heritage. The National Trust now has in its care over 775 miles of British coastline including iconic landscapes such as the white chalk cliffs of Sussex at Beachy Head, heathlands at Lizard Point, the southernmost part of England, the spectacular cliffs of Pembrokeshire in Wales and the coastal marshes of North Norfolk. In 2014 it launched the Sounding Our Shores...
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20 things you might not know about Belfast
History & The Arts

20 things you might not know about Belfast

...heritage to brag about, though... 13. Liam Neeson first trod the boards at Belfast's Lyric Theatre The actor joined the Lyric Players' Theatre in 1976. One year later, he got his first film role: playing Jesus (no pressure). As for musical debuts... 14. Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' was first played live in the Ulster Hall The song was performed by the band on 5...
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The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London
Education & Development

The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London

...heritage and how their daily lives have changed under COVID? A research study led by The Open University’s Dr Michael Boampong, together with colleagues Dr Clare Choak, Dr Anthony Gunter, Professor Heather Montgomery and Dr Gunjan Sondhi aims to find out. Key themes in the research include: Neighbourhood Health Education Social spaces Relationships Lessons learned...
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Year of the Snake: Chinese Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Snake: Chinese Lunar New Year

...Heritage of Humanity. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month in the lunar calendar and ends on the 15th of the lunar calendar. The 15th is known as the Lantern Festival in the West but 圆宵节 yuán xiāo jié (sweet dumpling festival) in Chinese-speaking cultures, when people eat sweet dumplings to mark the end of the Chun Jie celebration....
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The Extraordinary Rosa Parks
History & The Arts

The Extraordinary Rosa Parks

...heritage and way of life It became clear that this was going to be a question that needed a legal solution, and so the protestors took their case to court: On June 5, the special panel ruled two to one in favor of the black plaintiffs. Rives’ majority opinion in which Johnson concurred held that the 1954 Brown ruling, which had overturned the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson...
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Introducing the philosophy of religion
History & The Arts

Introducing the philosophy of religion

...world, creator and ruler of the universe. religion System of belief in and worship of a supernatural power or God. As I say, these possible definitions are not beyond challenge just because they might appear in a dictionary. As it happens, I made them up, just to give two starting-points for our discussion. So perhaps they can be improved upon...Introducing the philosophy...
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Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age
Education & Development

Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age

...world today is a high level of obesity among children worldwide: this is not only in countries such as the UK, where nearly a third of children aged 2-15 are overweight or obese, but also in the rest of the world, where obesity is rising rapidly including in countries where malnutrition is also found. Obesity brings risks to health and mental health throughout childhood...
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