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UK daily Covid cases up as 71,259 new infections recorded amid fears of waning immunity
DAILY coronavirus infections in the UK have hit 71,259 today, new data has revealed. It’s an increase of 56 per cent on last week’s cases, when infections hit 45,656. PA Coronavirus cases have risen in the last few days as experts warn of a new hybrid Covid variant[/caption] Infections haveContinue Reading
South Korean election: the big challenges ahead for new president Yoon Suk-yeol
Newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol. Xinhua/Alamy South Korea has elected a new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, who now has the task of tackling a housing crisis, a cost of living crisis and a decision about whether to restart dialogue with neighbouring North Korea. The 2022 elections took place as South KoreaContinue Reading
Who is Sam Ryder? TikTok singer chosen as UK’s Eurovision 2022 pick with SPACE MAN song
W here do you turn after your last attempt at Eurovision glory ended in an unmitigated nul points catastrophe? TikTok, of course! Sam Ryder, the social-media-sensation-turned-major-record-label-signee, has today been confirmed by the BBC as the man we’ll be shipping off to Turin for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in May,Continue Reading
Arsenal news LIVE: All the latest from the Emirates Stadium
ELEVEN players on Gunners’ wishlist Arsenal reportedly have 11 players on their transfer wishlist – with two new strikers at the top of it. The Gunners are also eager to sign a midfielder and could recruit a right-back, a left-sided centre-back and a winger, depending on the budget available. QualifyingContinue Reading
Two years into the pandemic, which of our newly formed habits are here to stay?
The World Health Organization officially declared COVID a pandemic on March 11 2020. Now, two years later, there’s light for some at the end of the tunnel. In many wealthier countries, which have benefited from several rounds of vaccination, the worst of the pandemic is over. We’ve got here byContinue Reading
Ukraine war: what history tells us about the effectiveness of sanctions
The west has responded to the invasion of Ukraine by imposing economic sanctions on Russia. There has been plenty of discussion about whether economic sanctions are an appropriate response, what they hope to achieve and what the results will be – not only for Russia but for the world. EconomicContinue Reading
The BBC’s Ukraine coverage may be changing government attitudes to the public service broadcaster
As Russian tanks rolled into a foreign capital city, a BBC commentator captured the anguish of the moment: “And now must we stand by impotent and guilty watching the destruction of a nation … I think the feeling must be one of shame at this.” The year was 1956, theContinue Reading
Embracing uncertainty: what Kenyan herders can teach us about living in a volatile world
Lolampa, a Turkana herder, with his goats and sheep. Samuel Derbyshire, Author provided Loura Ekaale sits down on his carved wooden stool. He sips a cup of black instant coffee, a substance he has taken to calling his “medicine” (inexplicably, he claims it helps him fall asleep). I have beenContinue Reading
Volkswagen’s Electric ID Buzz Looks Well Worth the Wait
VW’s all-electric people carrier has finally been revealed. It’s bursting with tech, can power your home, and even remembers how you drive.Continue Reading
We discovered how the largest dinosaurs walked – and it was more like rhinos than elephants
Kostiantyn Ivanyshen/shutterstock While our knowledge of dinosaurs and other extinct animals has dramatically increased during the last couple of decades, their gaits – the order and timing of how animals move their legs – have remained a blind spot. We are particularly interested in the giant long-necked sauropod dinosaurs, whichContinue Reading