From the start of his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has employed the threat of escalation to the use of nuclear weapons as a means to deter western support. He has aimed to spread fear in Europe as a means to undermining solidarity with Kyiv. And asContinue Reading
tommaso79 / Shutterstock Discrimination against and repression of women is a global problem. In authoritarian states, it is also intertwined with regime survival. Take recent events in Iran, where women-led protests against strict hijab laws are challenging the country’s ruling powers. Nearly 3,000 miles away in China, a different feministContinue Reading
Juice Verve/Shutterstock Around one in five GP visits are for non-medical problems, such as loneliness or financial difficulty. However, these non-medical problems are known to have a big impact on patients’ health and wellbeing. GPs are aware of this and want to take a more holistic approach to care, butContinue Reading
Brion Gysin and William Burroughs with the Dreamachine, 1972. Charles Gatewood, Author provided For millennia, people have used mind-altering techniques to achieve different states of consciousness, envision spiritual figures, connect with nature, or simply for the fun of it. Psychedelic substances, in particular, have a long and controversial history. ButContinue Reading
Following his uncontested run at the top job, Rishi Sunak acquires the less-than-coveted title of second successive un-elected British prime minister to take office in 2022. However, coming from Punjabi heritage, he also takes on the more esteemed title of the nation’s first British Asian leader. Sunak was born inContinue Reading
ANYONE who has had Covid is significantly more at risk to a host of killer illnesses than those who never caught the disease, a new study has revealed. Millions have already had the bug and the majority of Brits also have protection due to the huge vaccine rollout. Getty The greatest risk of heartContinue Reading
When Rishi Sunak lost to Liz Truss in the first Conservative Party leadership race of 2022, few were surprised. Many of the people given the chance to choose between the two candidates blamed Sunak for Boris Johnson’s downfall. They also preferred Truss’s “optimistic” economic policies to Sunak’s sombre assessment ofContinue Reading
The finale of the first season of House of the Dragon — the Game of Thrones prequel, set 200 years before the action in GoT, and following the ancestors of Daenerys Targaryen — has dropped, and completes the run in a similar vein to the nine hours that preceded it.Continue Reading
It has been suggested that the removal of Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping’s predecessor, from the closing ceremony of the 20th Communist Party congress could overshadow all other news from Beijing during the past week. Was there a health reason for this dramatic development – or was it a live purge,Continue Reading
FORMER Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius is proving there’s nothing wrong with his catching ability. Karius, who famously committed two clangers in a Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid, recently signed for Newcastle United, where he hopes to rebuild his career. 9 Ladies man Loris Karius has an impressive listContinue Reading
