Volodymyr Zelensky has been on his travels this week, leaving Ukraine for the first time since the invasion to fly to the US to meet with Joe Biden and address a joint sitting of Congress. The Ukrainian president impressed with his Churchillian tone, comparing his country’s defiance of Russia’s warContinue Reading
Lisa F. Young / Shutterstock A recent Labour party campaign mocked short-lived prime minister Liz Truss and current chancellor Jeremy Hunt as clowns, complete with photoshopped red noses, colourful wigs and oversize bowties. This advertisement echoed years of similar criticisms of former prime minister Boris Johnson and former US presidentContinue Reading
A man charged with causing criminal damage to a caravan and to a car in Rathkeale, Co Limerick, has been granted bail after his mother provided an independent €5,000 cash surety at Limerick District Court. Patrick Sheridan Jr (26), of Riverside, Ballywilliam, Rathkeale, appeared before a special sitting of LimerickContinue Reading
From 'make do' to 'make merry': Britons did their best to forget the hardships of war at Christmas in 1942. Imperial War Museums On Christmas Eve 1942, the Manchester Guardian recalled that the first world war had only lasted four Christmases. Now, Hitler’s war also had “four to its discredit,Continue Reading
LightField Studios / Shutterstock Before purchasing Twitter, Elon Musk said that a public platform for free speech is a “societal imperative for a functioning democracy”. As part of this, he claimed that Twitter being “maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilisation”. It has becomeContinue Reading
Bear uploaded the content onto OnlyFans without Harrison's consent. Shutterstock Reality TV star Stephen Bear has been found guilty of two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress, and one of voyeurism after profiting from intimate images of his former girlfriend without her consent.Continue Reading
People won’t be saying “It’s conscious!” about an AI in 2023—no matter how smart it may seem.Continue Reading
The exploitation of tens of thousands of people through modern slavery is a human rights crisis. There are an estimated 130,000 people currently living in modern slavery in the UK alone. In recent remarks, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the government’s priority is helping “genuine victims” over those who supposedlyContinue Reading
'A “tripledemic” of flu, COVID and respiratory infections this winter could result into up to half of the available beds being occupied by patients.' JessicaGirvan | Shutterstock Emergency service workers are set to strike on December 21 2022, to demand better pay. The strike action is happening as the UKContinue Reading
It has been a turbulent year in Russian-Kazakh relations. Russia’s oil rich neighbour, which straddles central Asia and eastern Europe, started the year by asking for Russia’s help in restoring stability after protests erupted in its major cities. But Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has affected their relationship. The president,Continue Reading
