The best budget tablets to buy right now
Pick up a budget tablet from Android or Amazon to build into your entertainment and education schedulesContinue Reading
2021-09-23
Alexander Litvinenko: court judgment on assassinated Russian spy has cross-border implications
Alexander Litvinenko in University College Hospital after being poisoned with a radioactive substance. Wikimedia Commons The European court of human rights has ruled that Russia is responsible for the 2006 assassination of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in the UK. The six to one judgment is significant for human rights standards,Continue Reading
2021-09-23
Global voter turnout has been in decline since the 1960s – we wanted to find out why
Shutterstock Any democratic nation in the world holding a legislative or presidential election in the late 1960s could expect around 77% of its citizens to turn up to vote. These days, they can expect more like 67% – a decline that is both problematic and puzzling. Research shows that lowContinue Reading
2021-09-22
Scouse Soldiers: the organised crime gangs of Merseyside
Oleg Elkov/Shutterstock Like many urban areas in the UK, Merseyside has a long and notorious history of street gangs. From the Cornermen and High Rip gangs of the 19th century, to the Croxteth Crew, Nogga Dogs and Moss Edz, the self-perceived North Face “Scouse Soldiers” of today, all have leftContinue Reading
2021-09-22
43 of the best documentaries you need to watch
The WIRED approved list of the best documentaries available in the UK, including the best on YouTube and BBC iPlayerContinue Reading
2021-09-22
COVID crisis: what kind of inquiry do we need to learn the right lessons?
I solemnly swear … Amer Ghazzal/Alamy Live News Boris Johnson recently announced that a UK inquiry into the government’s handling of COVID-19 will start in 2022 (with a parallel one planned in Scotland), and many more will emerge all over the world. But how should such inquiries be designed andContinue Reading
2021-09-22
Biden says Brexit dispute can’t lead to ‘closed Border’ in Ireland
The US president says he does not want to see a “closed Border again” on the island of Ireland, due to the post-Brexit row. Joe Biden made the comments during a meeting with British prime minister Boris Johnson in the White House yesterday. Mr Biden says he does not wantContinue Reading
2021-09-22
How the British navy hid the heroic voyage of crippled second world war submarine HMS Triumph
Pride of the fleet: the submarine, HMS Triumph, in 1940 after being rebuilt. Imperial War Museum archive In September 1941 the British press enthralled its readers with a story of naval heroism that the public, battered by German bombing and strict rationing, was crying out for: a tale of survivalContinue Reading
2021-09-22
Return of imperial system on cards for Brexit Britain – measurements have always been political
Last year, the return of blue passports was touted as a symbol of Britain taking back control following Brexit. Some in government would now like to see Britain’s imperial measurements make a comeback. As part of a review on EU laws still in place after Brexit, the government plans toContinue Reading
2021-09-21
Afghanistan: Taliban face many obstacles to governing – not least their violent methods
Afghanistan has been nicknamed the “graveyard of empires” in reference to the failure of colonial attempts to govern it. Yet this often distracts from the sombre fact that anyone – whether insiders or outsiders – who has tried to establish control over the whole country has met with resistance. TheContinue Reading
2021-09-21