The European Union has agreed to make Ukraine a candidate for EU membership, setting in motion a process that could pull the embattled country further away from Russia’s influence and bind it more closely to the West. Ukraine applied for EU membership less than a week after Moscow invaded onContinue Reading
Union membership among young workers today is incredibly low. Industrial action scholars speak of a worldwide trend towards the so-called de-unionisation of the young. In 1980 80% of the British workforce was covered by collective bargaining between employers and unions. By the 2000s, that figure had fallen to around 30%.Continue Reading
Genomic analysis of ancient remains has shed light on the origins of the black death and offers insights into the coevolution of humans and diseases.Continue Reading
Danish political drama Borgen has returned to screens after a ten year hiatus. Mike Kollöffel / Netflix The political drama Borgen first aired in Denmark in 2010. It soon became clear that its creator, Adam Price, had an uncanny ability to predict and, at times, influence political events in theContinue Reading
After nearly a year of investigating the attack on the US Capitol on January 6 2021, the Democrat-led House Select committee is holding a series of public hearings to present its findings to the US public. These findings include that the former US president, Donald Trump, and his allies engagedContinue Reading
The privacy-focused company’s new Goggles tool allows users to weed out the noise—whatever that might mean.Continue Reading
Terry Murden/Shutterstock Despite growing evidence of disquiet and even discontent with the current Scottish government, the ruling Scottish Nationalist Party retains what many believe is an unassailable position of dominance after the local elections of May 2022. There is no doubt that the opposition is still a long way behind,Continue Reading
When Yusuf Islam – the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens – had his first child, he wrote her a song. Her name was Hasanah and the song was a kind of ABC of the Muslim faith: A is for Allah, nothing but Allah … Ka is for kalima, aContinue Reading
The Imam Ali shrine, in Najaf, Iraq, is one of the most sacred Shi'a sites. CameraAction | Shutterstock Following picketing by Muslim groups, leading UK cinema chain Cineworld cancelled all screenings of blockbuster film, The Lady of Heaven. Produced in Britain, this historical epic tells the story of Fatima, theContinue Reading
The elderly couple found dead in Co Tipperary on Monday have been named as Nicholas and Hilary Smith. The couple were originally from England and were in their 70s and 80s. The remains of the pair may have lain undiscovered in their home for more than a year. Post-mortem examinationsContinue Reading
