Sunday’s parliamentary election in Germany will see Angela Merkel’s 16-year stint as chancellor come to an end. She was the first person from the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) to rise to the post. The performance of the populist radical right party the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is alsoContinue Reading
It is quite unusual for the two largest parties in a given country to form a coalition. In the UK, it took the second world war to bring such a grand coalition about. Grand coalitions promise extreme stability, given that they provide an overwhelming majority. In parliament, it is easyContinue Reading
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Alexander Litvinenko in University College Hospital after being poisoned with a radioactive substance. Wikimedia Commons The European court of human rights has ruled that Russia is responsible for the 2006 assassination of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in the UK. The six to one judgment is significant for human rights standards,Continue Reading
‘Reincarnation’ is frowned upon by doubters but after watching Sir Gordon Richards (sorry Hollie Doyle!) drive Miquelon clear in the first at Lingfield, Tuesday, one was very much reminded of those wonderful times a hundred years ago when the 26-times champion jockey used to be the ultimate ‘favourite’ of puntersContinue Reading
MANCHESTER UNITED icon Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-paid footballer on the planet, according to Forbes. The Portuguese, 36, is expected to earn more than Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi, 34, during the 2021-22 campaign. 8 Man Utd’s returning hero Cristiano Ronaldo takes No1 spot with an eyewatering £92m pouring intoContinue Reading
Studio Romantic/Shutterstock In unvaccinated people, around one in 20 who get symptomatic COVID-19 experience symptoms for at least eight weeks. Around one in 50 have symptoms that drag out for three months or more. We wanted to know whether COVID-19 vaccines might protect against developing long-lasting symptoms. To find out,Continue Reading
With just 100 days to go until Christmas, HMRC is urging shoppers to ensure they don’t get caught out by unexpected charges when buying from overseas traders. Changes introduced on 1 January this year mean that some UK consumers buying presents for family and friends from EU businesses may nowContinue Reading
Shutterstock Any democratic nation in the world holding a legislative or presidential election in the late 1960s could expect around 77% of its citizens to turn up to vote. These days, they can expect more like 67% – a decline that is both problematic and puzzling. Research shows that lowContinue Reading
Christoph Burgstedt/Shutterstock Every person appears to have a unique immune system. My colleagues and I discovered this immune diversity after charting antibodies in the blood from healthy and sick people. The discovery could help explain why, for example, COVID vaccines appear to be less effective for some people. At theContinue Reading
