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Hungry and out of work: what life is like for young British people under COVID-19
PERO studio/Shutterstock.com Leo* is a 22-year-old living in Edinburgh. He was working part-time in hospitality and waiting to begin university when we spoke during the UK’s nationwide lockdown earlier this year. Like many young people, the pandemic had significantly affected Leo financially. Furloughed and unable to access overtime as heContinue Reading
COVID-19: four ways to respond to vaccine sceptics – and maybe even convince them
There are productive ways to talk to people you disagree with. CREATISTA For most of the 20th century, more than 60,000 people died in the US from polio, diphtheria and small pox each year. In 2016, the American death toll from these diseases was zero. Around the globe, two toContinue Reading
Islamophobia in the Labour and Conservative parties: when will this problem be taken seriously?
More than a quarter of Muslim members and supporters of the Labour Party have experienced Islamophobia within the ranks of the party, a report from the Labour Muslim Network (LMN) claims. With some members or supporters being referred to as “terrorists” or “foreigners”, others have been accused of plotting toContinue Reading
Less than a year to develop a COVID vaccine – here’s why you shouldn’t be alarmed
I’m a clinical trials geek. I keep hearing people talk about the seven to ten years it takes to make a vaccine and how dangerous speeding this up might be. The word that keeps popping up is “rushed”, and it is making the average person nervous about vaccine safety. So,Continue Reading
On Jhulan Goswami’s Birthday. Yuvraj Singh Leads Wishes For India Pacer | Cricket News
Jhulan Goswami turned 38 on Wednesday, with Yuvraj Singh taking to Twitter to express his wishes on the occasion. “Happy Birthday to the talented @JhulanG10 who has redefined Indian Women’s cricket with her pace, consistency and tenacity. Your journey has been instrumental in creating a solid foundation for the youngerContinue Reading
New Zealand’s Greg Barclay Elected ICC Chairman | Cricket News
Greg Barclay was named the new ICC chairman on Tuesday© Twitter Greg Barclay has been named the new independent chair of the International Cricket Council, beating Imran Khwaja to succeed Shashank Manohar, the sport’s governing body announced Tuesday. The former New Zealand Cricket boss needed a two-thirds majority of theContinue Reading
Online attacks on female journalists are increasingly spilling into the ‘real world’ – new research
The insidious problem of online violence against women journalists is increasingly spilling offline with potentially deadly consequences, a new global survey suggests. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of female respondents to our survey – taken by 1210 international media workers – said they had experienced online abuse, harassment, threats and attacks. AndContinue Reading
Mohamed Salah To Return For Liverpool In Champions League Clash Against Atalanta | Football News
Striker Mohamed Salah will be returning for Liverpool in the upcoming Champions League clash against Atalanta, manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed on Tuesday. Salah had missed Liverpool’s Sunday’s Premier League win over Leicester as he had tested positive for coronavirus during the international break. Liverpool manager Klopp has confirmed that theContinue Reading
Five serendipitous medical discoveries – starting with the Oxford vaccine dose
You might assume that all great medical discoveries are the result of deliberate action on the part of scientists. But you’d be wrong. Many great discoveries are the result of accidents, mistakes and chance. Here are five of the best, starting with the most recent. 1. Oxford vaccine dose IfContinue Reading
Confused about COVID? Here’s how to read a research paper
Rido/Shutterstock Scientific evidence can be difficult to understand. Normally we can rely on experts to interpret it for us, or the media to accurately report any interesting new discoveries, but the pandemic has challenged this. Almost daily we are faced with contradictory views claiming to be “based on the scientificContinue Reading