Most people are familiar with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some conditions are so rare that many psychiatrists won’t come across a single case in their professional lives. Here I present five of the rarest – and strangest – syndromes known to psychiatry. 1. Fregoli syndromeContinue Reading
Satanic panic in the modern era: how conspiracy theories take hold in times of crisis. Canva Earlier this year the non-binary singer-songwriter, Sam Smith, performed their song Unholy, at the Grammys. Dressed in a red devil-horned top hat and latex costume, the performance drew upon popular occult and gothic aesthetics.Continue Reading
B oris Johnson has been reported to the police by the Cabinet Office over fresh claims that he may have broken lockdown rules during the pandemic. Information has been passed to two forces over alleged visits from the former prime minister’s friends to Chequers as well as potential breaches withinContinue Reading
A series of controversies in recent months has led to popular presenter Phillip Schofield calling time on his daytime television post at “This Morning”. Schofield, who has had a career of over 40 years in the entertainment business, started as a tea boy and worked his way up to become aContinue Reading
A US Supreme Court copyright ruling that Andy Warhol did not have the right to use a photo of Prince has sent shockwaves through the art world, and left legal experts scrambling to asses the implications for AI image generation. The case has its roots back in 1984, when VanityContinue Reading
Minister for Equality and Integration Roderic O’Gorman has said 259 international protection applicants are currently without accommodation. He said the number of people on the “unaccommodated list” has fallen due to the reopening of Dolcain House in Clondalkin for international protection applicants. Mr O’Gorman said: “It’s still too high, butContinue Reading
L ondoners will be handed free vapes if they recycle their old devices amid growing concerns about the number of fires at recycling plants. Consumers will get one free vape for every 10 they return under the initiative, due to start in London, Birmingham and Manchester at the end ofContinue Reading
Pulp, George Ezra, The Chemical Brothers and Robbie Williams have been announced as the 2023 Isle of Wight Festival headliners. Pulp are joined by Courteeners, OneRepublic, Sugababes, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor on the Friday main stage. George Ezra and The Chemical Brothers are on the Saturday main stage with N-Dubz, Anne-Marie,Continue Reading
A n SNP MP has said he is “confident” his party can win a by-election in Margaret Ferrier’s constituency if one is called. David Linden, the party’s spokesman on social justice, also said he does not recognise reports that some in the SNP Westminster group feel the party lacks aContinue Reading
A spokesperson for the National Private Hire and Taxi Association has called for changes to the taxi industry such as a liaison between the industry and gardaí when reporting incidents such as assaults. Jim Wilton told Newstalk Breakfast that there were sufficient numbers of taxi drivers, the issue was thatContinue Reading
