UK could get Attenborough Day bank holiday thanks to boy, eight

Let's give back to the environment on David Attenborough's 100th birthday

The birthday of a British icon, a return to Medieval punishment and a reader’s question of BBC competency (Picture: Rob Pinney/Getty Images) Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments. Lets make David Attenborough's birthday a national environment day I was pleased to read the article wherein eight-year-old Lyle Porretta’s petition to mark Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthd…

Schoolboy's bank holiday petition gains over 20,000 signatures

An eight-year-old boy has petitioned for a national Bank Holiday to mark the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough next year.

UK could get Attenborough Day bank holiday thanks to boy, eight

Lyle, from Newport, could prompt the Government to declare a national day off next year