KiddiMoto Ducati Desmo GP25 Balance Bike - ready for grandson Leo's birthday!

 

As ridden by Marc Márquez. Turn their first ride into something unforgettable. The officially licensed Ducati Desmo GP25 balance bike is lightweight, durable and designed to help children develop balance, coordination and confidence – while feeling like real racers.

Fully safety tested to UK & EU standards

Offically licensed

Endorsed by Carl Fogarty

Ideal starter bike

Limited Stock. We expect to sell out before Christmas

Not sold anywhere else

Extended 5 year warranty available

In 2023 we got Oliver the LCR Honda Alex Marquez Replica KiddiMoto balance bike & he loves it! I got a chance to catch up again with Simon from KiddiMoto at Motorcycle Live last month - had a good chat & looked at his latest models... Oliver's brother Leo has his birthday is coming up soon - so this seemed like the perfect present. Arrived today, easily assembled in minutes - and looks fabulous! Can't wait to see Leo's face when he get's his new bike! I can see a grandson race coming up!

www.kiddimoto.co.uk

Your pet dog, even the chihuahua, may still carry wolf genes

Most pet dogs carry a little wolf inside them; tiny snippets of wolf DNA that slipped into dog genomes after domestication. A new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has found that almost two-thirds of dog breeds have a small amount of wolf genes, which may have provided them with unique advantages to survive in diverse human environments.

“Our findings definitely show how low levels of gene flow between dogs and wolves have contributed to what dogs are today, regardless of where the dogs are from,” the lead author of the study, Audrey Lin, told New Atlas via email.

Previous studies have shown that modern dogs evolved through the interaction between the now extinct gray wolves and humans during the Late Pleistocene. Since this ancestral split, the genetic flow between the two is rare, even though wolves and dogs can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

Well as you can clearly see - those wolf genes are really to the fore in little Theodore 😜. The "hunter killer instinct" does come out when Theo sees pigeons or squirrels - not that he's ever gotten close to one LOL!

www.newatlas.com

More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters

A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new datacentres in the US, the latest salvo in a growing backlash to a booming artificial intelligence industry that has been blamed for escalating electricity bills and worsening the climate crisis.

The green groups, including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Food & Water Watch and dozens of local organizations, have urged members of Congress to halt the proliferation of energy-hungry datacentres, accusing them of causing planet-heating emissions, sucking up vast amounts of water and exacerbating electricity bill increases that have hit Americans this year.

“The rapid, largely unregulated rise of datacentres to fuel the AI and crypto frenzy is disrupting communities across the country and threatening Americans’ economic, environmental, climate and water security,” the letter states, adding that approval of new datacentres should be paused until new regulations are put in place.

www.theguardian.com

The John 10:10 Project - One Solitary Life

 

On July 11, 1926, James Allan Francis – a pastor and author – delivered a sermon to the Baptist Young People’s Union in Los Angeles. His stirring message ended with an unforgettable description of the life of Jesus. Francis’s words soon took on a life of their own. They were published and circulated widely, and today, nearly a century later, the impact of this short essay still resounds throughout the world. We are honoured to share this short film adaptation of ONE SOLITARY LIFE.

www.thejohn1010project.com

Child of Hope Uganda - Christmas Appeal 2025

 

This Christmas and throughout the year, help us provide food for all our pupils and their families from the slums of Namatala and Karamoja, Uganda.

Hunger and malnutrition are harsh daily realities for many of our pupils and their families, who are living in extreme poverty in the poorest regions of Uganda. Christmas is simply another day with too little food and a rumbly tummy. No special meal, no treats, and often no food at all.

Here at Child of Hope, we want to change that – not just at Christmas, but into the New Year and beyond.

With your help, we can provide an amazing Christmas for our pupils and their families, and also boost the funds available for our food programme into the New Year. This programme supports our foster children, those pupils with health conditions (like sickle cell, TB and HIV), child-headed families, and the most vulnerable. READ MORE HERE...

Please click HERE to make a donation - to bring joy into children's hearts this Christmas. Thank you!

www.justgiving.com

The Christian Aid Christmas Appeal 2025: no crib for a bed... when you’re fleeing violence.

 

As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, let's not forget communities affected by conflict.

While many of us share a joyful and peaceful Christmas in our homes and churches, we invite you to consider families like Chance’s — facing unimaginable hardship after fleeing violence.

When fighting reached her village (Minova, on the shores of Lake Kivu, East Democratic Republic of Congo), Chance made an impossible choice: stay and risk her children’s lives, or flee everything they've known.

She set out on foot with her children — her baby strapped to her back — walking for days to reach safety.

The family’s treacherous trek took its toll on everyone. But for a mother determined to protect her family, stopping wasn’t an option.

While fleeing, my baby and other children all fell ill, even myself, because I had given birth by caesarean section. The wound opened because I was carrying luggage.’ - Chance.

Help mothers who’ve lost everything protect their families: Your donation this Christmas could make an immediate difference by funding cash grants that save lives. Help mothers like Chance buy nutritious food, vital medicines and hygiene products.

www.christianaid.org.uk

Bank of England warns of dotcom bubble moment for AI

 

The Bank of England has warned that stock valuations in the US are close to being the most stretched since the “dotcom bubble” as fears of a shock in Artificial Intelligence shares linger.

The central bank said in its latest Financial Stability Report (FSR) that there was a heightened “risk of a sharp correction” a day after stocks started December with a downturn on Wall Street.

The Bank said stocks were also most stretched in Britain since the 2008 financial crisis, as it said that risks to stability have increased in 2025.

It comes as tech stocks have surged this year, with AI chipmaker Nvidia briefly becoming the world’s first $5 trillion company last month. READ MORE...

www.telegraph.co.uk