Day: June 30, 2024

UK News: Volunteers with experience in rough terrain will go over areas previously covered by police in search for 19-year-old

Volunteers with experience navigating tough terrain are in Tenerife to help the Spanish police in the search for a missing British teenager.

Jay Slater, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, was last heard from on 17 June when he called a friend to say he had no water and only 1% battery left on his phone. Continue reading…
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Exclusive: Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler also contributes drawing encouraging young people to vote

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Leading artists including Anish Kapoor, Katharine Hamnett and the Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler have created artwork to be installed on billboards across the UK as part of a drive to encourage young people to vote in the general election.

The campaign, titled Art to the Polls, features pieces that vary in style and tone but are united in their message to young people: vote. A pair of colourful pieces by Jon Burgerman calls voting an “act of self-caring” and tells young people not to “become [their] parents”, who are represented as sad faces. Continue reading…
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