Amelia Hill

London

Senior Reporter at The Guardian

Senior Reporter at The Guardian, with specific interest in ageing issues.

Articles

Rebekah Vardy told to pay £1.4m of Coleen Rooney’s legal costs

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Amelia Hill

Vardy (left) and Rooney had been ‘stuck in a rut of being a few percentage points apart’ on the final settlement sum since last November, the judge said. Vardy (left) and Rooney had been ‘stuck in a rut of being a few percentage points apart’ on the final settlement sum since last November, the judge said.
Rebekah Vardy to pay £1.2m of Coleen Rooney’s legal fees after libel case

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Amelia Hill

The long-running legal feud between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy has inched closer to its end, with Vardy agreeing to pay almost £1.2m of Rooney’s legal costs. But the high-profile Wagatha Christie libel battle is not yet finished, a judge has been told, with Vardy still resisting payment of a further £300,000.
Man’s £4,000 fine for noisy rooster leaves neighbours cock-a-hoop

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Amelia Hill

Subjecting your neighbours to early starts is nothing to crow about, the owner of a cockerel has discovered to his cost. Harold Brown has been fined nearly £4,000 after his neighbours cried fowl over his rooster shaking its tail feathers from 5am every morning for years. New Forest district council (NFDC) found the bird created “unacceptable levels of noise” that disturbed the sleep of the community.
‘I do what I like’: British woman, 115, claims world’s oldest living person title

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Amelia Hill

The secret of longevity is to do what you like, according to the 115-year old British woman named the world’s oldest living person. Ethel Caterham, born in 1909, is the first Briton to claim the title of world’s oldest person since 1987, when 114-year-old Anna Williams was the record holder. Caterham, the last surviving subject of Edward VII, acceded to the title after the previous record holder, Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun, died at the age of 116 on 30 April.
Brace yourselves, the Ice Bucket Challenge is back

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Amelia Hill

A decade ago, when the Ice Bucket Challenge became a viral sensation, everybody from world leaders to sports stars and Hollywood royalty filled social media with videos of them having vats of cold water and ice cubes dumped over their heads.
‘Friendship benches’ to offer free mental health support in Sussex

1 month ago | msn.com | Amelia Hill

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‘Friendship benches’ to offer free mental health support in Sussex

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Amelia Hill

People in Sussex who are depressed, lonely or anxious are to be offered free, easily accessible support through the Friendship Bench, a pioneering pilot spreading around the world. The Friendship Bench scheme, which involves a wooden park bench being placed in a public space, offers a listening ear, in the shape of so-called “grandmothers” and “grandfathers” to anyone passing. These lay counsellors receive just two weeks of training.
how woodworking is helping people carve out inner peace

1 month ago | msn.com | Amelia Hill

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‘A beautiful discovery’: how woodworking is helping people carve out inner peace

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Amelia Hill

Woodcarving is gaining in popularity among those who want to whittle away their anxieties and carve out time for themselves amid life’s hurly-burly. Samuel Alexander’s peaceful carving reels on Instagram now have more than 56,000 followers, and his meditative YouTube videos regularly generate more than 60,000 views.
Judge accuses RAF pair of ‘wanton vandalism’ for destroying Paddington Bear statue

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Amelia Hill

Great-aunt Lucy asked Britons to “please look after” Paddington Bear when he arrived on UK shores. Perhaps she was thinking of the risks of him running into two RAF engineers out on a bender in Hampshire. Fortunately, Paddington’s aunt didn’t have to watch the CCTV footage shown to Reading magistrates court on Tuesday of Daniel Heath and William Lawrence tearing apart a newly installed statue of her nephew – before absconding with the severed half.