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Martin Wainwright | Teaching about conflict in schools

Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off The difficult task of teaching about conflict has been tackled through dramatisation at Tottington High School in Bury. Martin Wainwright reports Your IP address will be logged If you need help ...

From MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

The unsung hero behind the Mini

The 1959 Austin Seven Mini - a success thanks to Bill Cull's revolutionary universal joint. Photograph: Alamy Finally, as the candles gutter on this year's 50th birthday cake for the Mini, tribute is being paid to the man who actually made the little ...

From MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Porsche,  Google Inc.

Leeds bin strike ends after three months

Overflowing refuse bins litter the streets in Leeds. Collectors voted to return to work this week. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The three-month bin strike in Leeds ended today after 600 refuse workers voted overwhelmingly to accept an ...

From MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party

Interactive: A journey around the True North

Guardian photographer Christopher Thomond captures the spirit of the north in his images of rolling hills, winding motorways and the ever-changing population of this vast region. Leeds-born journalist and editor of True North: In praise of England's ...

From MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, CHRISTOPHER THOMOND, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Martin Wainwright in Cockermouth on flood devastation

Tells you the amount of electricity you are using in terms of both power and cost. Hand-crafted from recycled iron in Rajasthan by a fair trade producer. £19.95 are you an eager and pro-active person looking to…. campaign to protect rural ...

From MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Flooding claims second victim as emergency supplies sent in

Debris and damaged furniture in Cockermouth. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Torrential downpours claimed a second victim today in Devon as emergency medical supplies and food parcels were sent to communities marooned by floods in Cumbria, and rescue ...

From MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, Guardian Unlimited,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Chris Holland,  Environment Agency

Torrential rains and flooding rivers turn Cockermouth into an island

Emergency rescue workers use an inflatable boat to rescue flood stranded residents of Cockermouth. Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images The twin rivers that bring thousands of tourists to Cockermouth turned on the town after the heaviest rainfall ...

From MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, Guardian Unlimited,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Environment Agency

BBC sets up £500,000 fund for children's interactive TV in north

Cash set aside for producers in north of England as BBC transfer from London to Salford gathers pace The BBC is setting up a £500,000 fund for independent producers in the north of England to make interactive children's TV projects. Peter Salmon, the ...

From MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, Guardian Unlimited,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: BBC,  Peter Salmon

Newcastle-upon-Tyne takes top spot as Britain's greenest city

The Baltic Millennium Bridge, is a pedestrian and cycle bridge providing access from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the redesigned Baltic Flour Mill. Photograph: Murdo Macleod A city once wreathed in smoke and deafened by shipyard steel-hammers, has ...

From MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, Guardian Unlimited,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party

Flooding fears as torrential rain forecast for parts of Britain

Met Office has warned of torrential rain and flooding in many parts of Britain. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Torrential downpours are expected to deluge parts of north and west Britain in the next two days, adding scores of flood alerts to the 45 ...

From MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, Guardian Unlimited,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Met Office,  Environment Agency,  BBC

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