Migrants rescued by Border Force after crossing the English Channel. Sean Aidan Calderbank/Shutterstock In its new illegal migration bill, the UK government has introduced some surprisingly radical proposals designed to discourage people from crossing the Channel in small boats to claim asylum. Chiefly, it targets people who arrive in BritainContinue Reading
A British Athletics coach has been banned for three years after admitting to misconduct charges including fat-shaming and mocking disabled people. Fuzz Caan, who has appeared in Coronation Street, was originally suspended by UK Athletics in June 2021. 2 Fuzz Caan has received a three-year ban for misconduct 2 TheContinue Reading
Italy elected its first female prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Fratelli d’Italia party, in October last year. Now, the leftwing opposition Democratic party has elected its own female leader for the first time, too, in the form of Elly Schlein. As a result, a country which isContinue Reading
Updated 2pm Met Éireann has issued an orange weather warning for snow and ice for a number of counties, following reports of heavy snowfall and traffic disruption in parts of the country on Thursday morning. The warning for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Clare, Longford, Meath, Westmeath and the Connacht counties isContinue Reading
The House of Commons Committee of Privileges has released new images of parties in Downing Street during lockdowns. The House of Commons Committee of Privileges In the UK, misleading parliament is a serious offence. The clearest rules around making inaccurate statements to parliament come from outside of the institution itself.Continue Reading
B arry Keoghan has criticised British Airways for its “bad customer service” after losing his suitcase on the way to Los Angeles for the Oscars. The Irish actor said he had brought “tons of sentimental stuff” for the show on Sunday and said the airline could not “seem to beContinue Reading
There are two types of muscle memory – one of which can help us in the gym. antoniodiaz/ Shutterstock Whether it’s riding a bike, playing the piano or hitting a hole in one, there are just some things you never forget how to do. And the reason for this phenomenonContinue Reading
Brendt A Petersen/Shutterstock As social animals we have an innate understanding of the joy a good friendship can bring. So it’s unsurprising humans delight in seeing such closeness between animals. We can see ourselves reflected in the behaviour of cuddling chimpanzees, but a new wave of research is showing lessContinue Reading
The UK government has introduced its latest effort to deter small boat migration, by vowing to remove all those who arrive in the UK illegally by any route. The illegal migration bill, if enacted, will apply retrospectively, meaning that those who arrived even before the bill’s passage will be subjectContinue Reading
Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock “I am your warrior. I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed: I am your retribution.” These were the words of former US president Donald Trump during an address to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on March 4. In a speech lacedContinue Reading
