Glacier Collapses Are a Growing but Hard-to-Predict Threat
After 11 people were killed and eight hospitalized by a glacier in early July, Italian scientists are asking how future tragedies can be avoided.Continue Reading
2022-07-20
Ukraine war: why Moscow could go nuclear over Kyiv’s ‘threats’ to Crimea
As the war in Ukraine is about to head into its sixth month, the ferocity with which it is fought shows no signs of abating – neither on the battlefield, nor in the rhetoric emerging from Moscow and Kyiv. Russian attacks continue to target Ukrainian cities such as Vinnytsia inContinue Reading
2022-07-20
First Ukrainian refugees arrive at Gormanston military camp
The first Ukrainian refugees arrived at Gormanston military camp in Co Meath, where they will stay in tented accommodation. The first bus carrying the group of refugees arrived at the army camp shortly after 4pm on Tuesday, after their details were processed at the Citywest transit hub. Minister for ChildrenContinue Reading
2022-07-19
Love Island’s Tasha is the show’s first deaf contestant – here’s what you should know about deaf accents
Tasha Ghouri is the first deaf Islander on the popular ITV show. ITV / Lifted Entertainment I sat down to watch the first episode of this year’s Love Island with my daughter as I was told that there was a deaf contestant appearing on the show. I don’t usually watchContinue Reading
2022-07-19
Meet the UK’s New Woodland Rangers: a Herd of Wild Bison
A rewilding project in Kent thinks that introducing bison to the UK can supercharge biodiversity. But how wild can introduced animals ever be?Continue Reading
2022-07-19
Conservative leadership election: how the hopefuls stack up against former prime ministers in terms of experience
It is generally assumed that the best candidates for the job of prime minister are people who have considerable experience of top-level politics. Ideally, this experience would involve having served in the cabinet and in particular, having occupied one of the “great offices of state” – chancellor of the exchequer,Continue Reading
2022-07-19
Russia’s influence in the Balkans is growing just as the region’s fragile peace is threatened
The Serb leader in Bosnia & Herzogovina, Milorad Dodik, has been an outspoken supporter of Russia's president Vladimir Putin. RSplaneta/Shutterstock The EU continues to keep Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia on the waiting list to join, despite the possibility that the region could shift closerContinue Reading
2022-07-19
UK abortion laws are more precarious than they seem – replacing the Human Rights Act could unsettle them further
zjtmath / Shutterstock The state of abortion laws in the US has many in the UK wondering about reproductive rights in their own country. While abortion is largely accessible in the UK, its legal status is more precarious than many understand. Whichever government is in power next, it has theContinue Reading
2022-07-18
Baby names: why we all choose the same ones
Young parents often look for the name that will be as unique as their kid. Minnie Zhou | Unsplash You might be one of those people who, since their own childhood, has curated lists of potential names for any children you might have. Or your interest in names might onlyContinue Reading
2022-07-18
Mo Farah was trafficked to the UK – the government’s new immigration law could make it harder for modern slavery victims to receive help
Chintung Lee / Shutterstock Sir Mo Farah has bravely revealed that he was trafficked to the UK as a child, taken to a new country by a woman he didn’t know and forced to work as a domestic servant. Farah’s story is harrowing and more common than many think. ModernContinue Reading
2022-07-18