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Cricket inequalities in England and Wales are untenable – our report shows how to rejuvenate the game

Cricket inequalities in England and Wales are untenable – our report shows how to rejuvenate the game: Rawpixe/Shutterstock After more than two years of research, interviews and evidence gathering, a landmark report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) was published on June 27 2023. Holding Up a Mirror to Cricket contains strong …

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Wales Broadcast Archive: UK’s first national archive shows importance of preserving our audiovisual history

Wales Broadcast Archive: UK’s first national archive shows importance of preserving our audiovisual history: Hundreds of thousands of hours of broadcasting history are available for the first time. National Library of Wales This month’s launch of the Wales Broadcast Archive marks a major step forward in the curation of our collective audiovisual heritage. Housed at …

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Red Lady of Paviland: the story of a 33,000 year-old-skeleton – and the calls for it to return to Wales

Red Lady of Paviland: the story of a 33,000 year-old-skeleton – and the calls for it to return to Wales: Human remains dating back more than 30,000 years were found at Paviland cave in Gower. Left: Leighton Collins/Shutterstock; right: Ethan Doyle White CC BY-SA 3.0. When William Buckland from the University of Oxford grabbed his …

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Census data shows England and Wales are more ethnically diverse — and less segregated — than ever before

Census data shows England and Wales are more ethnically diverse — and less segregated — than ever before: 4kclips | Shutterstock National census data is the best tool – the gold standard – for obtaining the full, detailed picture of how the UK’s population is changing at the local level. In November 2022, publication of …

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Strikes: why teachers in England and Wales are set to take industrial action

Strikes: why teachers in England and Wales are set to take industrial action: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock The National Education Union (NEU), the largest education union in Europe, has announced that its teacher members in England and Wales have overwhelmingly voted for strike action. The NEU announcement follows the results of a ballot called by another …

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Shamanism: what you need to know about the fastest-growing ‘religion’ in England and Wales

Shamanism: what you need to know about the fastest-growing ‘religion’ in England and Wales: According to the latest census, an unlikely “religion” is growing in popularity across England and Wales: shamanism. Just 650 people said they subscribed to the belief system in 2011, but that figure has increased more than tenfold over the past decade …

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Squirrelpox outbreak detected in north Wales – without a vaccine, the disease will keep decimating red squirrels

Squirrelpox outbreak detected in north Wales – without a vaccine, the disease will keep decimating red squirrels: Concerns over the spread of squirrelpox have increased after a sick red squirrel was found in Bangor, Wales, in late November. It’s not the first time an outbreak has happened in the area – back in 2020/21, the …

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2021 census shows English decreasing as main language but masks England and Wales’ true diversity

2021 census shows English decreasing as main language but masks England and Wales’ true diversity: Multicultural Tooting High Street, London. William Barton/Shutterstock The latest release of data from the 2021 census has given us new information about the languages people speak across England and Wales. There is growing linguistic diversity: over 90 different languages were …

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