Russia recently released ten foreign fighters – among them five British citizens – being held as prisoners of war (PoWs) from the fighting in Ukraine. The decision to repatriate these men provides a timely reminder of the resurgence of the international law rules surrounding PoW status and treatment. Prisoner swapsContinue Reading
F earne Cotton says she “quite happily doesn’t have an opinion on a lot of things” and that social media is driving people “mad”. The TV presenter and broadcaster said the world is “a noisy place” and that often she chooses to “tune out of everything”. Speaking to the iContinue Reading
On the 70th birthday of Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Nobel prize committee has recognised the work of three winners who are all battling against Putin or pro-Putin regimes. The peace prize has gone to imprisoned Belarus activist Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Center for CivilContinue Reading
Protests have happened all over the world in support of the anti-hijab movement in Iran. Denise Laura Baker/Alamy Stock Photo Protests have quickly spread across Iran calling for a change in the law after the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of the morality police. TheContinue Reading
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a vaccine for use in the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent whooping cough in newborn infants. The vaccine,Continue Reading
Giving the regime the finger: students protest in Isfahan, Iran. Reddit Three weeks after the violent death of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police for the crime of wearing her hijab improperly, protests continue to rage across the country. These demonstrations defy bothContinue Reading
COVID cases are creeping up in the UK once more, new data has revealed. Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that in the last week, 1.3 million Brits have been infected with the bug. That’s up from 1.1 million the week before and medics have now urgedContinue Reading
voronaman/Shutterstock Wearable technologies such as smartwatches and activity trackers have attracted lots of interest over the past few years around their potential to monitor our health. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, narrated by Noa, here. During the pandemic, attention has turned to whether these wearable devicesContinue Reading
MOVE over Paul Merson, Joe Jordan and Craig Burley… footballers in the modern world now want perfect teeth. The world’s best players and managers believe teeth hygiene is important, with many now investing thousands of pounds in getting their gnashers whitened and fixed. 21 Joe Jordan was happy to playContinue Reading
LEGENDARY wrestler Sara Lee has tragically died at the age of 30, her family confirmed in a social media post. Sara’s mother confirmed the news on Facebook, writing: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our Sarah Weston has gone to be with Jesus. “We areContinue Reading
