Around one in 20 adults will hear a voice at some point in their life. For some, the voices are friendly, helpful or inspiring – they can be enriching experiences. But others hear voices that threaten or criticise them. These can be frightening, and incredibly disruptive to daily life. WhileContinue Reading
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them.” If you watched the UK government’s COVID-19 briefing to announce and England-wide lockdown, you might have been reminded of this quote by Harry S Truman. Following slide after slide of maps and charts, there was growing frustration about the way nationally important statisticsContinue Reading
Done properly, cardiac rehab can increase quality of life, and lower the risk of future harm. Liderina/Shutterstock Being diagnosed with a heart condition or suffering a heart attack can be terrifying. In the UK, one person is admitted to hospital because of a heart attack roughly every five minutes. LowContinue Reading
eldar nurkovic/Shutterstock The success of second lockdowns around the UK will depend not just on people following the general rules but also on positive cases and their contacts self-isolating entirely. Yet even in a lockdown, it is difficult to force people to stay at home 100% of the time ifContinue Reading
El Nariz/Shutterstock The small town of Watton, Norfolk recently held the unfortunate title of having England’s highest rate of infection with COVID-19 relative to population size, following an outbreak at a food factory. Despite varying degrees of lockdown restrictions due to the pandemic, many people in the UK are stillContinue Reading
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly wants injured senior opener Rohit Sharma to tread cautiously while deciding on competing for his IPL team Mumbai Indians in the play-offs as he risks aggravating the hamstring tear that led to his exclusion from the Australia-bound India squad. Rohit has been out of action sinceContinue Reading
Camilo Jimenez/Unsplash, FAL The UK has been promised a cycling revolution for decades. In 1996, then-transport minister Steve Norris enthused about quadrupling cycling trips by 2012. Similarly, former prime minister David Cameron promised a “cycling revolution” in 2013 which fizzled out as funding failed to follow. Little has changed forContinue Reading
SunRisers Hyderabad face defending champions Mumbai Indians in the final league match of IPL 2020. SRH need a win to qualify for the playoffs while Mumbai Indians have already secured their place at the top of the table, and are playing for pride on Tuesday. A win will see SRHContinue Reading
Pep Guardiola has failed to go past the Champions League quarter-finals with Manchester City.© AFP Pep Guardiola said Manchester City’s consistent qualification from the group stages of the Champions League is not given enough credit ahead of hosting Olympiakos on Tuesday. City can move to the brink of a placeContinue Reading
South African batsman Faf du Plessis will make his Pakistan Super League (PSL) debut as he was one of the 21 foreign stars to confirm his participation in the remaining four matches of the tournament, which will be played in Karachi on November 14, 15 and 17. Du Plessis hasContinue Reading
