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Final year vet student wins prestigious award
Adeel Khan
Adeel receiving his award with the vice-chancellor.
Adeel Khan scoops Vice Chancellor's Award after campaign to improve student safety

Final year vet student Adeel Khan has become the latest recipient of the prestigious Vice-Chancellor's Achievement Award, in recognition of his successful campaign to improve student safety.

During his time at the University of Nottingham's School of Veterinary Sciences, Adeel has successfully campaigned to have street lights installed on an unsafe road used daily by a large number of students and staff. He was also president of a student-run market that won the BBC Food and Farming Award for best UK market.

Commenting on his success, Adeel said: "Receiving the Vice-Chancellor's Award feels truly amazing - such a prestigious award! The Station Road campaign and the farmers' market couldn't have happened without an amazing team and I thank them for all their support."

Adeel was nominated for the award by Professor Gary England, dean of the vet school, and Una Lilly, communities co-ordinator of the Student Union.

During his three years as campaigns officer for the Students' Union Guild, Adeel organised numerous campaigns. One of his major achievements was the #SaferStationRd campaign. Station Road is used daily by students and staff, yet a large part of it does not have any street lights.

In 2013, the Student Union surveyed students and staff based at Sutton Bonington Campus, where around 2,000 students, including Adeel, live. Of 1,034 respondents, 60 per cent said they used the road on a daily basis, while nearly a quarter (23 per cent) used it weekly.

Forty-four per cent said they felt unsafe travelling along the road and 14 per cent said they felt very unsafe.

Adeel led an 18-month campaign involving talking to the local community, schools, businesses and councillors about the issue. More than 1,500 people also signed an online petition, which was taken to Nottinghamshire County Council.

Thanks to Adeel's dedication, street lights will be installed on the road at the end of this month.

In addition to his work on the #SaferStationRd campaign, Adeel was also on the founding committee of the Sutton Bonington Farmers Market - a student run market that was set up in 2011 to provide fresh, local produce for students, staff and the wider community.

In 2012, Adeel took over as president and the monthly market won the BBC Food and Farming Award for the best market in the UK.

Adeel will graduate this July, when he plans to do an equine internship.

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.