New research used qualitative interviews to understand what was driving athletes to consume alcohol. Shutterstock / Master1305 Sport is generally considered a health-enhancing lifestyle choice. It reduces depression, anxiety and emotional distress and improves self esteem. Despite this, there is strong evidence that many athletes – particularly those at universityContinue Reading
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The Scottish and UK governments are heading to court over a plan to change the law in Scotland to make it easier for people to change their legal gender. We asked a legal expert to explain what the dispute is about and why it has serious constitutional implications. _ WhatContinue Reading
H elena Bonham Carter says the start of her career and entry into the industry as a teenager was “all a blag”. The Hollywood star, known for roles in Harry Potter, Fight Club and Sweeney Todd, said that at an early age she “decided to be confident” and was “muchContinue Reading
These conversations may be difficult, but they're important Aloha Hawaii/Shutterstock People’s first instinct when engaging with conspiracy believers is often to try and debunk their ideas with factual and authoritative information. However, direct confrontation rarely works. Conspiracy theories are persuasive, often playing on people’s feelings and sense of identity. EvenContinue Reading
When California Representative Kevin McCarthy finally earned the speaker’s gavel earlier this month after an unprecedented 15 rounds of votes on the House floor, it required a slew of backdoor deals. McCarthy was tight-lipped about all the concessions he had to make to win. But now with his doling outContinue Reading
CI Photos/Shutterstock The heavily mutated omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was first detected in late 2021. Due to the many mutations in the spike protein (a protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 that allows the virus to attach to our cells) omicron was able to quicklyContinue Reading
GERARD Pique has been accused of paying for his new girlfriend’s lip fillers after his alleged affair. After being slammed in Shakira’s latest song, the former Barcelona defender is now under fire for allegedly paying for Clara Chia Marti’s first cosmetic surgery. 3 Pique has been accused of paying for his girlfriend’s lipContinue Reading
GERARD Pique has been accused of paying for his new girlfriend’s lip fillers after his alleged affair. After being slammed in Shakira’s latest song, the former Barcelona defender is now under fire for allegedly paying for Clara Chia Marti‘s first cosmetic surgery. 3 Pique has been accused of paying for his girlfriend’s lipContinue Reading
A man has been killed in a road traffic collision involving three vehicles in Co Clare. The crash took place on the N85 between Ennis and Ennistymon, near Inagh village shortly after 1pm on Friday. A man aged in his 60s, who was an occupant in one of the vehicles,Continue Reading
