Green Stories have extended the deadline for their Adult Novel Competition to 2 July. Enter full-length manuscripts of eco-fiction that imagines a sustainable future to win prizes of £500, £100 and three prizes of £50. Entry is free.
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Popular website Buzzfeed is closing its dedicated UK and Australian news operations, resulting in staff being furloughed and stood down, reported Press Gazette. The decision to stop covering local news in the two countries has been made ‘both for economic and strategic reasons’. Some UK staff are retained to cover global news in areas such as social news, celebrity and investigations.