Articles from The Day to help with research for the Global Young Journalist Awards.
Climate
Record amounts of sewage pumped in UK rivers - The Day
The gentle giants saving planet Earth - The Day
COP28: 'Ruthless' fashion needs urgent change - The Day
Arctic drilling: should oil and gas reserves remain untapped? | FT Energy Source - video
Mental Health
Gloom kills. Time to cheer up, formula proves - The Day
We must re-learn how to rest, author claims - The Day
Health
Obesity now greater global risk than hunger - The Day
Warning bells as school absences skyrocket - The Day
Equality
Imagine every nation on Earth run by a woman - The Day
Growing gulf between genders, academics warn - The Day
Tears of a sports genius hounded for his race - The Day
Science
Lockdown aged teenagers’ brains, study finds - The Day
Medical maggots and traffic-jam busting ants - The Day
Technology
End ‘phone-based childhood’ now say experts - The Day
Can we solve the plastic problem? - The Day - video
The man with no phone, no email, no computer - The Day
Media
USA moves to ban TikTok for security reasons - The Day
Social media giants to label AI-made content - The Day
Sports
‘It’s fine. This is fine. Everything is fine’ - The Day
First woman completes world's hardest race - The Day
Financial
Behold, Earth’s third richest country by 2027 - The Day
World’s five richest men double their money - The Day
Politics
Resources to help with the F2 Health and Disease topic:
Britannica
https://school.eb.co.uk/levels/intermediate/article/smoking/277100 - smoking
https://school.eb.co.uk/levels/intermediate/article/drug-abuse/398709 - drugs
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BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zb62jsg - smoking
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvrrd2p/articles/z3tb3j6#z9yk96f3 – effects of smoking (etc) on breathing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztnnb9q/articles/zrs44xs - drugs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpn9q6f/revision/1 - drugs - but start with the one above
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