Richard Daniel

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Richard Daniel |Alice Cunningham

Image source, John Fairhall/BBCImage caption, Jimmy Doherty, owner of Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park, hosted the annual British & Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums meeting at his farmZoo and wildlife park leaders at an annual conference have said the industry was "much more than entertainment" in today's world.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Shivani Chaudhari |Richard Daniel

WW2 child evacuees mark 85th anniversaryShivani Chaudhari & Richard DanielJamie Niblock/BBCPatricia Edgar, 93, was eight years old when she was evacuated during the warFormer child evacuees who are now in their 90s have attended an 85th anniversary event to mark the day they hopped on a train from east to west England during World War Two.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Richard Daniel |Alice Cunningham

Image source, John Fairhall/BBCImage caption, A very warm and dry spring has had a significant effect on farmers and conservationists across SuffolkFarmers and conservationists feared they were at a "crunch point" after recent dry weather had seriously affected crops and wildlife. Parts of the country have seen weeks of non-stop sunshine, and until rain started to fall over the weekend, it was set to be the driest spring in the UK in a century, according to the Met Office.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Alice Cunningham |Richard Daniel

Image source, Luke Deal/BBCImage caption, Teachers have been striking at Westbourne Academy in Ipswich in protest at pupil behaviourTeachers who have been on strike over poor pupil behaviour have postponed future action after the school said it was introducing a new staff member to tackle the issue. Some teachers at Westbourne Academy in Ipswich have walked out in protest at children's behaviour after they said chairs and scissors had been thrown at them.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Alice Cunningham |Richard Daniel

Image source, Richard Daniel/BBCImage caption, Laura Howarth said the exhibit had been "fun" to createA new exhibition is exploring the people behind the excavation of an Anglo-Saxon burial ground which was portrayed in a Netflix film. The Dig, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes, tells the story of the discoveries made at Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, Suffolk, in 1939.