A North East student has earned national recognition for an environmentally-focused project exploring the impact of our diets on the planet.

Elsie Neale, a student from The Grangefield Academy in Stockton, was selected to present her work at the Big Bang at Parliament event.

The gathering took place at the Houses of Parliament and celebrates young people’s achievements in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), through the national Big Bang Competition.

Elsie said: "It's exciting to be here.

"A lot of people have been amazed about how diets affect the planet.

"The Big Bang Competition was really fun. I would like to do science in the future."

Her project, titled Changing the world is as easy as changing what we eat, is a literature review that examines the environmental im

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