Nadya Eugene / Shutterstock The word “grooming” has become synonymous with sexual abuse of children. High-profile cases such as the allegations by cyclist Bradley Wiggins have raised public awareness of how grooming can go unnoticed. To stop grooming before it takes place, we have to fully understand what it isContinue Reading
The parents of two-year-old Santina Cawley have spoken of the immense pain and suffering they have endured since their daughter was murdered by Karen Harrington, who was today jailed for life. Father Michael Cawley, in a victim impact statement delivered via a family liaison officer, said that his beloved daughterContinue Reading
A growing number of people on the platform claim to have a perceptual condition that lets them smell colors, see music, or taste sounds. But do they really?Continue Reading
From the playground to the workplace, people from immigrant communities in the UK say accent-based racism impacts their daily lives. fizkes | Shutterstock When Holan Liang was 17, she spent her holidays working at her father’s computer parts company. In her recent book, A Sense of Belonging: How to FindContinue Reading
BRITAIN should “reopen” the debate on fixed penalty notices after thousands were dished out during Covid lockdowns, a Cabinet minister says. Jacob Rees-Mogg told The Sun that the fines “reverse the traditional British burden of proof” as they assume guilt rather than innocence. Jacob Rees-Mogg told The Sun that BritainContinue Reading
Sinn Féin has accused the UK government of conniving with the DUP to deliberately block powersharing at Stormont. Party president Mary Lou McDonald claimed British prime minister Boris Johnson was “in cahoots with the DUP” in preventing the formation of a new Executive and Assembly in Belfast. Ms McDonald allegedContinue Reading
The US$44 billion (£36 billion) purchase of Twitter by “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk has many people worried. The concern is the site will start moderating content less and spreading misinformation more, especially after his announcement that he would reverse the former US president Donald Trump’s ban. There’s good reasonContinue Reading
shutterstock There has been an extraordinary transformation in how the media talk about culture change in the UK in just the last few years – and it’s starting to infect public opinion. In 2015, there were only 21 articles in UK newspapers that talked about a UK “culture war”. OurContinue Reading
Ukraine’s chief prosecutor has announced plans to hold the first war crimes trial over Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, said more than 10,700 war crimes had been lodged by investigators and 600 suspects had been identified. Venediktova said a 21-year-old Russian sergeant had been charged with the murderContinue Reading
Struggling with what to watch on Netflix tonight? Look no further than the WIRED guide to the best Netflix TV shows in 2022. Updated weekly.Continue Reading
