Will Cinque Terre turn away tourists?

The Cinque Terre is a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region of Italy, to the west of the city of La Spezia, and comprises five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160816-will-cinque-terre-turn-away-tourists

Will the government's new childhood obesity strategy have any effect?

The government promised a strategy that would take “draconian” action, in the words of health secretary Jeremy Hunt last October, to tackle the very serious obesity epidemic in children. One third of children are overweight or obese by the time they reach 11 years of age. Obesity can lead to major health problems in later life, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes, and costs the NHS more than £4bn every year. 

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/20/will-the-governments-new-childhood-obesity-strategy-have-any-effect

Cheating at work and sport is unethical, but we sometimes do it anyway. Here's why.

The ways people cheat are changing, and this is a significant problem in the world of finance, high levels of company management and politics, according to fraud analysts. Thanks to technology, there are ever-evolving ways for workers and students to cheat.

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20160818-we-all-know-cheating-is-bad-so-why-do-we-do-it

Two-century-old shipwreck to emerge from sea at Devon beach

At low tide this week a ship wrecked more than 200 years ago is expected to reappear, the stumps of its decaying timbers poking through the sand of a north Devon beach – most likely the remains of the Sally, which left a Bristol wine merchant devastated when it ran aground with its cargo of port in September 1769.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/aug/15/200-year-old-shipwreck-sally-emerge-from-water-devon-beach

Elephants on the path to extinction - the facts

Some experts see the brutal killings of elephants not as a battle for a commodity, but for land. As the human population booms, so does demand for space. Poaching conveniently removes elephants from the land, leaving it open to development. This is a pattern seen across western Africa, where elephant declines have been most precipitous. By 2050, 63% of remaining elephant rangelands will be compromised by human encroachment.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/12/elephants-on-the-path-to-extinction-the-facts

Robert Redford: "Technology deprives us of coming up with our own stories".

The star of Disney’s remake of 1977 cult classic Pete’s Dragon, about the friendship between a young boy and a dragon, talks about how storytelling has changed and how his role in the film is a refreshing change from darker reality-based dramas

https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2016/aug/11/robert-redford-petes-dragon-video-interview

The downsides of being an expat in Australia

Think working in Australia will be all beers in the sun and after-work surfing? You may be surprised.

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20160804-the-downsides-of-being-an-expat-in-australia

Brighton's i360

The world's thinnest tall building opens on Thursday offering views of up to 26 miles of Sussex coastline.

Is it a feat of architecture or a corporate branding post?

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/aug/02/brighton-i360-review-marks-barfield-british-airways

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-36954675

http://britishairwaysi360.com/the-experience/the-vision/

When nature puts on a happy face

An erupting volcano in Hawaii was all smiles last week – and no, it wasn’t a Disney animation.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/02/hawaii-volcano-smiley-face-nature-smile