South Wales dairy farmers offered local support service
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2021-02-15
Coronavirus: UK hits target for vaccinating most vulnerable – but who should be prioritised next?
The UK has met its target of offering a first COVID-19 vaccine dose to its top four priority groups by mid-February. All people over 70, frontline health and care staff, care home residents and extremely clinically vulnerable people have been offered a vaccine, with more than 15 million people havingContinue Reading
2021-02-15
IND vs ENG: Axar Patel Says Mindset Regarding Turning Tracks Among Players, Experts Needs To Change | Cricket News
Debutant slow left-arm bowler Axar Patel feels that critics of spinner-friendly tracks need to change their mindset as Indian cricket team has never complained about tackling seamer-friendly green tops overseas. The likes of former England captain Michael Vaughan termed the Chepauk pitch, used for the second Test, as “under-prepared” butContinue Reading
2021-02-15
NHS workers will need help to manage the trauma of the pandemic
Healthcare workers' mental health is suffering during the pandemic. Shutterstock.com Life during the pandemic has been difficult for most of us. But there’s no doubt some occupational groups have had a particularly tough time, especially NHS workers. Many NHS staff have dealt with inordinate numbers of critically ill patients. SomeContinue Reading
2021-02-15
Homeschooling: links with inequality are far from new
Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock In 2020, the pandemic has made homeschooling a fact of life. Even before this, though, what was once the obscure choice of a few families has grown in popularity over the past decade. In 2019, the Children’s Commissioner for England estimated that around 60,000 children were homeschooled. A persistentContinue Reading
2021-02-15
Will robots make good friends? Scientists are already starting to find out
Gennady Danilkin/Shutterstock In the 2012 film “Robot and Frank”, the protagonist, a retired cat burglar named Frank, is suffering the early symptoms of dementia. Concerned and guilty, his son buys him a “home robot” that can talk, do household chores like cooking and cleaning, and reminds Frank to take hisContinue Reading
2021-02-15
Mars InSight: why we’ll be listening to the landing of the Perseverance rover
Artist impression of Mars Insight. NASA/JPL-Caltech As I write this, Nasa’s Perseverance Rover is hurtling toward Mars at a speed of more than 80,000 km/h and is set to land at the Red Planet on February 18. Landing on Mars is no mean feat – the spacecraft will have toContinue Reading
2021-02-15
Wales is giving 16-year-olds the vote – but they may have to wait a little longer
Shutterstock The scene was set for May 6 2021 to be a historic day for democracy in Wales. It would be the first time that 16 and 17 year olds would be able to vote in an election in UK history. It still might be. Although the pandemic has forcedContinue Reading
2021-02-15
Mars: Perseverance rover set for nail-biting landing – here’s the rocket science
Landing on Mars is extremely difficult. NASA/JPL-Caltech Following “seven minutes of terror” after it reaches Mars’ upper atmosphere, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to land on the surface of the red planet at 20:55 GMT on February 18. This is incredibly hard to do, with only about 40% of missionsContinue Reading
2021-02-15
IND vs ENG, 2nd Test: Virat Kohli’s Batting Masterclass On Tricky Pitch Hailed By Cricket Fraternity | Cricket News
On a tricky pitch that has been turning since Day 1 of the second Test between against England, India captain Virat Kohli put on a brilliant display with the bat in the second inning. After being dismissed for a duck in India’s first inning, Kohli came out to bat inContinue Reading
2021-02-15