G reen energy industrialist Dale Vince has announced he will stop funding eco-group Just Stop Oil and will instead focus on an anti-Conservative campaign to get the vote out among the younger generation. The Ecotricity founder, who has donated to both climate activists and Labour, said continued disruption was “pointless”Continue Reading
At least 10% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, have symptoms that last more than four weeks after the infection. With more than 770 million infections to date, this translates to tens of millions of people living with the long-term consequences of COVID, known as “longContinue Reading
The footprints come from a group of people of different ages. National Park Service When and how humans first settled in the Americas is a subject of considerable controversy. In the 20th century, archaeologists believed that humans reached the North American interior no earlier than around 14,000 years ago. ButContinue Reading
L abour’s overwhelming win in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election could put the party on course for Downing Street if it is replicated across Scotland, polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice has said. Labour candidate Michael Shanks won Scotland’s first recall by-election after securing more than twice the votesContinue Reading
T he Government’s Network North rail plan has been described as a “shambles” after apparent pledges were watered down or dropped altogether a day after being announced. A pledge of “£100m for a mass transit system for Bristol” appeared in documents on the Government website on Wednesday but had disappearedContinue Reading
T o the rumbling thrum of greasy testosterone, and with a Midwest accent thicker than a congealed slick of oil, Jodie Comer roars into her first Great American Film Role. And in his finest effort yet, Mud director Jeff Nichols has given her quite the machine to ride on. “Inspired”Continue Reading
T he commissioners appointed to oversee Birmingham City Council after it declared itself in financial distress last month have been announced. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) wrote to the city council’s chief executive, Deborah Cadman, on Thursday to inform her that leading local government figure MaxContinue Reading
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak used his speech at the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday to confirm he has axed Phases 2a and 2b of the high-speed railway. Mr Cameron said the decision would fuel the view that Britain is “heading in the wrong direction”, while Mr Osborne stated he agreedContinue Reading
Michael Moloney/Shutterstock About 6% of people in the UK are wrongly labelled on their medical records as being allergic to penicillin, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has warned. This figure is concerning because being labelled as allergic to this class of highly effective antibiotics is associated with an extra six deathsContinue Reading
Roman Tarasevych/Shutterstock One difference between men and women has been well documented by economists, psychologists and biologists – that women are tend to be more cautious and take fewer risks. Evidence has also been gathered about how this difference affects women’s lives, particularly with regard to careers and earnings. ForContinue Reading
