Diego Maradona was a maestro of football and his untimely demise has saddened us all, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday as he expressed grief at the death of the Argentine legend. Maradona died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack at the age of 60. PM Modi tookContinue Reading
Diego Maradona scored more than 300 goals, many touched with genius, but the two most famous came within four minutes of each other on June 22, 1986 in Mexico: one was voted Goal of the Century, the other is even more famous. Diego Maradona and Argentina arrived at that WorldContinue Reading
Not as simple as it used to be. Patrick Shutterstock/Shutterstock Friday November 27 marks a key date in the UK’s retail calendar as consumers head online to take advantage of thousands of so-called “Black Friday” discounts. Although the name was traditionally used in the US for the Friday following Thanksgiving,Continue Reading
In the long dark tunnel that has been 2020, November stands out as the month that light appeared. Some might see it as a bright light, others as a faint light – but it is unmistakably a light. On November 9, Pfizer announced the interim results of its candidate vaccine,Continue Reading
Over a year, the addition of plants caused a 6% decrease in stress levels. Jeanie333/ Shutterstock There is growing evidence that being in natural spaces – whether while gardening or listening to bird song – has a positive effect on mental health. Being in nature is also linked to improvedContinue Reading
As part of his spending review, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a cut to the UK’s foreign aid budget, which will be reduced from 2021 from 0.7% of gross national income to 0.5%. The saving of approximately £4 billion will surely be welcome in some quarters. The impact of dealingContinue Reading
Argentina football legend Diego Maradona died aged 60 on Wednesday, sending the sports fraternity into a state of mourning. Maradona was recently discharged from the hospital after undergoing a surgery for removing a blot clot in his brain. He died due to a heart attack, his spokesman told news agencyContinue Reading
Reading November’s spending review, local leaders will be left with many questions. They “live to fight another year” perhaps, but uncertainty surrounding local government finances continues. Local authorities will see their core spending power boosted by 4.5% in cash terms over the next year. This avoids disaster, but will meanContinue Reading
The success or failure of coronavirus regulations is often assessed on whether they affect the rate of transmission in the community, and whether or not people comply with them. But what about the ethics behind the measures? With inevitable and complex value judgments at play, responses to COVID-19 have shownContinue Reading
We were told at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic that the virus did not discriminate. But the truth is that COVID-19 has brought to light the structural inequalities in healthcare that have existed for decades. In the UK, people from an ethnic minority background are more likely to dieContinue Reading