The UK government is reportedly considering bringing back national curriculum tests (known as Sats) for 14-year-olds in England. The reasons cited were that, without formal assessment to mark the end of key stage three (KS3 – years seven, eight and nine of secondary school) children were at risk of losingContinue Reading
A 100-year-old man is on trial in Germany this month. The man, who has not been named due to German privacy laws, is charged with “knowingly and willingly” assisting in the of murder of 3,518 people as a former SS guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He is far from theContinue Reading
A protest movement founded in Uganda in 2016 has exploded into a 7,000-strong force of eco-feminists to be reckoned withContinue Reading
After a year and a half, the temporary £20 increase to universal credit introduced during the pandemic is coming to an end. The adequacy of benefits has deteriorated gradually over the past decade. In 2010, the family safety net was worth about two-thirds of the minimum income standard for familiesContinue Reading
olesea vetrila / Shutterstock Nearly 6 million people claiming universal credit will soon see their payment cut by £20 a week, as the temporary “uplift” in response to the pandemic is removed. Analysis from the anti-poverty charity Joseph Rowntree Foundation described it as “the biggest overnight cut to the basicContinue Reading
Harsh punishments: the Taliban have announced they will reinstate execution and amputations. EPA-EFE/stringer The Taliban are back in the saddle and, with them, the dreadful spectre of the harsh punishments meted out in their previous time in power: public hangings and stonings, amputation of hands and public floggings. Veteran TalibanContinue Reading
For decades, scientists have unsuccessfully tried to prove that zapping the brain can treat depression. The results of an ongoing deep brain stimulation trial hint that it could workContinue Reading
Daniel Murtagh of Melrose Grove, Bawnogue, Clondalkin has been handed a life sentence for the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend Nadine Lott. Ms Lott was unrecognisable to her family after he savagely beat her at her home in Arklow, Co. Wicklow in December 2019. She suffered 64 injuries; the mostContinue Reading
The murder of Sarah Everard has damaged public trust in the police, and has women in the UK seeking answers about their safety in public places. A new government strategy continues to place the burden on women and girls to keep themselves safe, rather than addressing the causes of theirContinue Reading
The cute bot companions couldn’t kick-start a domestic android revolution, maybe tapping into our security fears mightContinue Reading
