T hree Lions has been the England football anthem since it was released in 1996. Written by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner alongside the Lightning Seeds, its lyrics “It’s coming home / It’s coming home / It’s coming / Football’s coming home,” have been chanted before, during and after everyContinue Reading
Parallels don’t usually make for good history. They can overly flatter or excuse those involved, or imply a historic figure would act today as they did in the past. Sometimes, though, politicians themselves invite comparisons with a famous predecessor. It isn’t surprising, then, that Boris Johnson has been judged againstContinue Reading
PREMIER LEAGUE clubs will NOT take the knee before matches next season following a meeting between all 20 top-flight clubs. Since the restart of the 2020-21 campaign, teams have supporters the anti-racism gesture as a direct response to the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. 1 Premier League captains have agreedContinue Reading
When cases rise, we can make small changes to our behaviour. Jaromir Chalabala/Shutterstock Thankfully, the UK now looks to be past the peak of both the recent heatwave and the latest COVID wave. But there will be more of both – and in future, we might think about how weContinue Reading
The Wagatha Christie libel case is now over, with Rebekah Vardy losing her lawsuit against fellow football WAG (short for wives and girlfriends) Coleen Rooney in a high court judgement that questioned Vardy’s credibility as a witness. Although the case is now over, the result has several lessons for futureContinue Reading
Synchron has implanted its BCI in a US patient for the first time—bringing it a big step closer to distribution.Continue Reading
England’s women have won the European football championship, bringing a major international trophy home for the first time since the men’s team won the World Cup in 1966, more than a lifetime ago for many of the fans who crowded into Wembley Stadium for the match. They beat Germany, EnglishContinue Reading
Scott dedicates win to granny Jill Scott dedicated England’s Euro 2022 triumph to her grandmother in an emotional post-match interview. The Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 in a thrilling final at Wembley thanks to an extra-time winner by Chloe Kelly after Ella Toone’s opener was cancelled out by Lina Magull. Scott couldn’t hide her emotions afterContinue Reading
Risk of hospitalisation was higher in the same month their parent died, as well as during the two months following. Marjan Apostolovic/ Shutterstock Losing a parent during adolescence and young adulthood can be particularly damaging to mental health and wellbeing. Our latest research has now shown that young people whoContinue Reading
Wenn Rights Ltd/ALamy Pope Francis has said his recent trip to Canada showed he may one day need to retire if his health fails him. Although he was recently forced to deny rumours that he was about to step down, the 85-year-old Catholic leader has previously left open the possibilityContinue Reading
