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Memorial service for SNP stalwart Winnie Ewing to be livestreamed
A memorial service for the late SNP politician Winnie Ewing, the party’s first female parliamentarian, is to be livestreamed on social media. The service at Inverness Cathedral for the former MP, MEP and MSP, who died last month aged 93, will be conducted by the Most Reverend Mark Strange andContinue Reading
Sam Smith returns to the stage following several weeks of enforced vocal rest
S am Smith made a triumphant return to the stage on Wednesday after taking several weeks of enforced vocal rest. The British singer headlined the sixth night of the Montreux Jazz Festival, which is taking place on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Smith was forced to cancel severalContinue Reading
Alastair Campbell says destructive campaigns are putting people off politics
S pin doctor-turned-podcaster Alastair Campbell said campaigns where rivals “try to destroy each other” are putting people off politics. The former Downing Street press secretary in Sir Tony Blair’s New Labour government said MPs need to better look after their own mental wellbeing as he described Parliament as being aContinue Reading
Met Police boss grilled over ‘jingle and mingle’ Partygate probe – as Shaun Bailey sits in silence nearby
The Met announced on Tuesday it was reopening its investigation into potential Covid lockdown breaches at the 2020 event, after video footage emerged showing Tory staffers – reportedly part of Mr Bailey’s mayoral campaign team – dancing and joking about “bending the rules”. Questions about the Met’s probe into theContinue Reading
The Idol: the worst TV show of the year?
Critics have panned “The Idol” as “the worst TV show of the year” following its finale. Sam Levinson, the creator of the HBO drama about a troubled pop singer and her thorny relationship with a cult leader, had predicted that “The Idol” would be “the biggest show of the summer”.Continue Reading
A music tour of New York City: from Hip-Hop to Broadway
When I arrived in New York I asked a local expert what a visitor should see and do on their first time in the city. “Grab a pretzel and wander,” was their quick response. This advice made me smile because instead of feeling overwhelmed by the enormous list of attractions and landmarks that thisContinue Reading
The Royal Mint to release commemorative Star Wars coin collection
A collection of commemorative coin designs will be released by the Royal Mint to mark the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi. It is the first time characters from the sci-fi series will feature on an official UK coin. The third film of the original trilogy, starringContinue Reading
Faith leaders in call for ‘just’ and ‘compassionate’ asylum policy
T he archbishops of Canterbury and York have renewed calls for the Government to back changes to its Illegal Migration Bill to ensure “just” and “compassionate” asylum policy. In a letter to The Times newspaper, faith leaders warn the draft legislation to stop small boat crossings to the UK “fallsContinue Reading
Vaccine hesitancy is one of the greatest threats to global health – and the pandemic has made it worse
stockpexel/Shutterstock The COVID pandemic has disrupted many areas of routine healthcare including, importantly, childhood vaccination. The pandemic saw levels of essential childhood immunisations decline in more than 100 countries around the world, leading to outbreaks of infectious diseases such as yellow fever, cholera, diphtheria and polio. There are many reasonsContinue Reading
Biting flies are attracted to blue traps – we used AI to work out why
Flies which feast on blood – such as tsetse and horse flies – inflict painful bites and spread debilitating diseases among people and animals alike. So a lot of work has gone into designing the most efficient traps to control the populations of these flies. Biting fly traps tend toContinue Reading