RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch takes flight during lockdown
Gather your children, ready your binoculars and scan your gardens for everything from aquatic warblers to yellowhammers as the RSPB celebrates its Big Schools’ Birdwatch. While this year marks the event’s 20th anniversary, it is a little different than most…
How much do you know about our Garden Birds?
Tune in to Invicta News at 3pm to find out more about the RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch’s 20th Anniversary.
Secret artist hiding glass heart treasures across Medway
An anonymous artist is spreading happiness and kindness by hiding glass hearts around Medway for people to find during this dark lockdown. As the hearts are made from glass, they can be easily sanitised and are small enough to keep…
VALENTINES DAY IS COMING IS ONLINE DATING THE ONE?
Is FaceTime the new way to date? Valentines Day is close and the online dating world continues to be explored. Many individuals are flocking towards different dating apps and social media to try and create a connection with a ‘potential’…
What does Lockdown 2.0 mean for Churches this time around?
It has now been over a week since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced another lockdown for all households in England. Businesses have closed, restaurants have gone back to serving takeaways only and places of worship have shut their doors once…
Government continues to leave 3 million workers without support
Government sparked controversy today by extending the furlough scheme until March whilst continuing to leave 3 million workers to fend for themselves. Yesterday England went into a second lockdown after the rise of coronavirus cases. In England alone, more than…
Life in lockdown 2.0 – how is isolation affecting our mental health?
(trigger warning – eating disorder) Today the British public is waking up to their second day in lockdown and the thought of spending a month like this has left many people in a state of anxiety. Demand for advice and…
Leicester Tigers test positive
Leicester Tigers have shut down training after multiple positive coronavirus tests. Players will now continue training individually at home in preparation for their first game of the season against Gloucester in two weeks. A club statement said: “Health, wellbeing and…
Lancashire placed into tier 3 lockdown as Covid rates soar
Lancashire has been placed into a tier three lockdown by the government to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. A tier three lockdown means that all pubs and bars will be shut, unless they can act as restaurants only,…
You’ve got enough, get on your own bike Boris
On the 23rd of March this year, Britain entered a long-awaited national lockdown. Some say it came too late, and others say it wasn’t necessary at all. What we can all agree on however, is the cataclysmic effect it’s had…