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COVID vaccine: even healthcare workers may be hesitant – but new evidence can be reassuring
Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Both in the UK and around the world, healthcare workers will be among the first to be offered a vaccine against coronavirus. But research suggests that some staff are hesitant about accepting one. Why might there be a level of vaccine hesitancy among health workers, and how can weContinue Reading
Brexit talks: the sticking points explained
As Prime Minister Boris Johnson heads to Brussels to try and move the EU-UK negotiations to a conclusion in their dying days, it’s worth remembering one simple fact: the issues that are causing problems now are the same ones that have always been barriers to a deal. If the ArticleContinue Reading
Coronavirus could turn cities into doughnuts: empty centres but vibrant suburbs
Oxford Street, London, empty in May 2020. CK Travels/Shutterstock The most COVID-19 lockdowns were accompanied by sobering news from the UK’s high streets. The Arcadia Group, which owns some of the UK’s most iconic high street clothing retail outlets – Topshop, Topman and Dorothy Perkins, among others – has goneContinue Reading
Veterans in need of housing are at risk of being forgotten because of the pandemic
Motortion Films/Shutterstock Imagine leaving your job, moving house and trying to find a new social identity all at the same time. Most of us never have to do all of these things at once, but this is the experience of many people as they leave the Armed Forces in theContinue Reading
Coronavirus: people turn to their local news sites in record numbers during pandemic
Wozzie via Shutterstock Local newspapers have seen sales of their print copies in decline for decades and, with regional newspaper groups regularly cutting staff, it has felt like UK local news journalism might be on the way out – to be replaced by WhatsApp groups or Facebook chat. But interestContinue Reading
Metabolic confusion diet won’t boost metabolism – but it could have other benefits
The diet could reinforce bad eating habits. Bon Appetit/ Shutterstock The “metabolic confusion” diet is one of the latest fad diets to be blowing up on social media. Like many fad diets, it promises you can lose weight while still eating what you want. Fans of the diet claim thatContinue Reading
AUS vs IND: Michael Vaughan Calls India’s Show On The Field ”Atrocious” | Cricket News
Australia vs India: Australia beat India by 12 runs in the third and final T20I in Sydney.© AFP Former England skipper Michael Vaughan said India’s fielding during the third T20I against Australia was “atrocious” and he compared the visitors’ performance to his own fielding abilities. “India’s fielding is atrocious … It’sContinue Reading
EU court case sees British citizen seek post-Brexit rights in France
Shutterstock A UK citizen who has been living in France for 36 years has brought a case to the Court of Justice of the European Union that could have profound implications for British people living in European countries after Brexit. The woman is hoping to retain some citizenship rights afterContinue Reading
COVID vaccines are starting to arrive – here’s how everyone will get them
Luca Santilli/Shutterstock The first batch of COVID vaccine has arrived in the UK, and the NHS has embarked on the largest vaccination campaign in the country’s history. Many other countries are also gearing up for this mammoth task. At first, there will only be a limited number of doses, soContinue Reading
Refugees are at risk from dystopian ‘smart border’ technology
Refugee holding a mobile phone at a refugee accommodation centre in in Berlin, Germany, 2016 EPA/Kay Nietfield New technologies deployed on borders for migration management and border security under the umbrella of smart border solutions are ignoring the fundamental human rights of migrants. Unmanned aerial vehicles (drones, for example) areContinue Reading