Jem Collins
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United Kingdom
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Past articles by Jem:
"Solutions journalism has never been more needed. So we made a game about it"
Everyone can do SoJo, no matter the journalistic experience. Journoresources came up with an entertaining way to prove it → Read More
Whaley Bridge dam: Police officer who placed sandbags 'thought he was a goner'
Officers attempted to place about 400 bags onto the damaged section of the dam to avert a deadly collapse → Read More
Dog needs two lifesaving emergency operations after eating 34 Christmas tree decorations
The operation to remove the ribbons attached to the decorations took three hours → Read More
NHS bosses accused of 'going too far' and gagging staff during election campaigns
Staff members said the guidelines for the election period were 'oppressive' and 'deeply wrong' → Read More
Marathon runners face disqualification if they drop plastic litter during race
Organisers of Conwy Half Marathon said plastic was becoming an "e;increasing problem"e; → Read More
Boris Johnson pledges to cut immigration and introduce new NHS fee for all migrants
The PM also insisted that every single Tory candidate had vowed to back his Brexit deal → Read More
Number of young adults living with their parents reaches an all time high
New figures show the figure has risen 46 per cent in two decades → Read More
General Election 2019: Nigel Farage's Brexit Party falls short of promised 300 candidates
The MEP has also come under fire for not running candidates in Conservative safe seats → Read More
Councils bring in £930 million from parking fines and charges
Average profits are up by 7% compared to the previous year → Read More
Passengers could get automatic refunds in a move that could cost train companies millions
Train operators have been accused of 'playing the system' when it comes to compensation for passengers → Read More
The mountain in North Wales that tried to stop the UK’s blackout
Last Friday, the UK’s National Grid turned to mush. Not the official term perhaps, but an accurate one after nearly one million people were left without power across the country, with hundreds more stranded at train stations – or even on trains (which isn’t nearly as fun as it might immediately sound). Traffic lights stopped working, back-up power failed in hospitals, and business secretary… → Read More
Fresh push wants Government and supermarkets to ban glitter as part of campaign against plastics
Glitter could be banned from the UK if campaigners get their way, as a new push is launched to get Michael Gove to take action. → Read More
Drivers to receive £3,000 from the government if they give up their cars
A new trial will see drivers being handed up to £3,000 a year to help with travel costs - provided they give up their car. → Read More
Almost 500 ‘terrified’ passengers airlifted from cruise ship after it lost power at sea
A cruise ship had to launch an emergency evacuation after it lost power in bad weather of the coast of Norway. Brits on board told of the "frightening" rescue as they were airlifted off. → Read More
Drink driving deaths at the highest since 2009 – as arrests for the offence halve
Arrests for drink driving have plummeted over the past decade, however, the number of deaths have risen to their highest point since 2009. → Read More
David Lidington, tipped to replace Theresa May as PM: his voting record and views on Brexit
David Lidington is reportedly being lined up to replace Theresa May who is facing a cabinet coup. But just who is he? → Read More
Theresa May faces cabinet coup to force her to stand down as Prime Minister ‘within 10 days’
A cabinet coup is said to be underway to move the Prime Minister out from number ten, with her deputy David Lidington said to be being lined up to replace her. → Read More
Brexit march: Leave campaigners hit out at ‘mob rule’ as one million people join second referendum protest
As the Brexit March, with some one million people descends on London, leading Brexiteers have been have been airing their thoughts. → Read More
Ball pits are actually filthy and filled with germs, research finds
Ball pits are filled with potentially harmful bacteria, according to new research from scientists in America. → Read More
Hate crimes against UK Muslims soar by 593% after New Zealand mosque shootings
Anti-Muslim hate crimes have soared by almost 600% in the wake of the New Zealand shooting at a mosque, with most directly linked to the attack. → Read More