World population and me

Here is a link to the population site year 10 used today.

Play the free rice game.

FreeRice vocabulary game have already fed over 20,000 refugees from Myanmar who are sheltering in Bangladesh

Map of popular baby names.

Find out how popular your name is around the world. Some of us have rare names. This is a good example of GIS, adding data to a map.

Rwanda and DR Congo hit by earthquakes

A series of earthquakes has occured in Africa's Great Lakes region.
The two most powerful occurred hours apart in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Rwanda, with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.0 respectively.
Whilst this area is prone to seismic activity, it has mostly escaped major quakes in recent years.

Jobs joy at Nissan

UP to 1,200 new jobs will be created in our home region as car giant Nissan responds to growing demand for its Qashqai model.

A third production shift is to be added at the Japanese firm’s plant in Washington, bringing 400 permanent and 400 temporary new jobs to the site.

Meanwhile, Nissan’s expansion is expected to create a further 400 jobs through the company’s North-East based supply chain.

Look at the link here to see Nissan's timeline at Washington.