Jacob Lund/Shutterstock For most people the latest national lockdown means uncertainty: precarious jobs and incomes, concerns about the safety of loved ones, and – for many parents – the difficulty of combining work with childcare. It also sends us back to a peculiarly confined world unimaginable one year ago –Continue Reading
It was fitting that, the day after supporters of outgoing president Donald Trump stormed into the Capitol Building in Washington DC, president-elect Joe Biden chose to announce his nominee for the key role of attorney general. In naming federal judge Merrick Garland (as well as a supporting cast of highlyContinue Reading
The taking of the city of Washington in America. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington As rioters forced their way into the US Capitol Building on January 6, astounded CNN presenters noted that this was the first time something like this had happened for more than 200 years.Continue Reading
Shutterstock/REDPIXEL.PL It seems the once taboo subject of group sex is finally entering the mainstream. One of the reasons for this is the prevalence of organised sex party networks like Kinky Salon, Klub Verboten, Crossbreed, Le Boudoir and Killing Kittens. These networks were formed to provide a space for like-mindedContinue Reading
The counting of electoral college votes to certify the result of a US election is usually a routine affair. But emboldened by a provocative speech by outgoing president Donald Trump, an angry mob of his supporters made the ceremony international news by breaking into the US Capitol in a brazenContinue Reading
Shutterstock Which activities are essential during a pandemic? Across England, school buildings have been closed, as have many shops, businesses and sports facilities. So what about elections? Should they go ahead? It’s an important question since local elections are scheduled to take place in the UK in May. Among themContinue Reading
Deljana Iossifova, Author provided Maria is 84. Now that she can no longer move as easily, she spends most of her time in the kitchen of the two-bedroom flat she shares with her adult son, his wife and their two teenage daughters. She sits on the sofa-bed for most ofContinue Reading
In recent weeks, dozens of pro-democracy activists and politicians in Hong Kong have been arrested for allegedly trying to overthrow the city’s government. Most recently, on January 6, 53 people were detained under the notorious National Security law. These arrests are the latest in a long line of efforts byContinue Reading
Capture of William Joyce ('Lord Haw-Haw') in Germany in 1945. Bert Hardy, No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit/IWM, CC BY-NC During the second world war, Nazi Germany banned all listening to foreign radio stations. Germans who overlooked their duty to ignore foreign broadcasts faced penalties ranging from imprisonment toContinue Reading
UK transfusion services are world-leading in being the first to take an approach based on the sexual behaviour of all donors. Olena Yakobchuk/Shutterstock It can not be underestimated just how important blood is for effective healthcare provision. Of the numerous treatments people rely on for their wellbeing, blood is criticalContinue Reading
