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Medieval graffiti unveiled in new cathedral tour
A new tour has been launched at Salisbury Cathedral to showcase the building's medieval graffiti for the first time. The cathedral, which dates back to the 13th Century, is home to hundreds of historic examples of images and words carved into the stone, with a particularly large cluster existing in the morning chapel. The graffiti takes on many different forms including religious and heraldic symbols, gaming boards, design drawings and curses. "You get graffiti made by priests.
'I've been left behind, like millions of others'
Five years on from the Covid lockdown, some of those who lost out financially are calling on the government to compensate them. For many the pandemic that gripped the UK and the world seems like a distant memory. After all, it was back in 2020 when lockdowns, mask wearing, clapping for carers, and tuning into weekly government updates on the spread of the virus were part of everyday life.
Protester jailed for 'barrelling' police officer
A man who "barrelled into" a police officer during a night of protests has been jailed for a year. Ryan Wheatley, 40, was arrested in Southampton on Wednesday as he took part in an anti-immigration protest, which was outnumbered by up to 400 people who gathered and chanted "racists go home". Wheatley, of Malvern Close, Fair Oak, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault by beating at a hearing on Friday.
Young people 'the future of farming'
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Young people 'the future of farming'
Daisy Stephens - BBC News and Michele Cross - BBC News August 8, 2024 at 1:03 AM·2 min read A first-generation farmer has said it is crucial to support younger people into agriculture to keep the industry alive. Twenty-four-year old Ellie Scovell, a stock woman and calf rearer in Alton, Hampshire, did not come from a farming background and had to work for free to get the experience she needed for her first job.
Bibby Stockholm migrants protest against 'claim delays'
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Bibby Stockholm migrants protest against 'claim delays'
July 15, 2024 at 10:01 AM The three-storey barge has capacity for up to 500 men, aged 18-65 [Getty Images] Asylum seekers living on a migrant barge have held a protest to highlight what they have described as lengthy delays in processing their claims. It is almost a year since the first men were moved on to the Bibby Stockholm, which is moored on Portland in Dorset. Dozens of local residents also held a vigil outside the port gates in solidarity.
The Dorset Cancer Care Foundation supports cancer-hit families
A charity has helped a mum of three pay the mortgage after she was diagnosed with cancer. The Dorset Cancer Care Foundation (DCCF) provides financial assistance to Dorset residents and their families who are struggling with money due to cancer. It paid the mortgage of Sam Funnel, who had just given birth to her third child when she learnt she had breast cancer. Mrs Funnel said the charity kept a roof over her family's heads.
Mental health pilot for children with life-limiting conditions
A charity that supports children with life-limiting conditions and their families is piloting a new project focusing on their mental health. Heartbeat's psychological youth workers provide support to young patients with long-term health conditions. Conrad, 14, has congenital heart disease and often feels very alone and alienated, his mother told the BBC. But she said the Southampton teenager's Heartbeat support worker Becky had "really built his confidence up".
Transforming an Offshore QA Team
These are the slides taken from a talk I gave at Australian Testing Days 2016 (#ATD2K16). I’ve been working on the transformation of a traditional, off-shore QA department into an involved and collaborative group of thinking testers. There are constraints imposed by cultural differences, physical distances and the biggest challenge of all: the practices that the team was hired for, trained in, and previously rewarded for, are now the exact things you want them to stop doing.
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