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Labour donor Dale Vince vows to double money given to Just Stop Oil for 48 hours
A major Labour donor has vowed to double all money given to Just Stop Oil for the next 48 hours after senior Conservatives urged Sir Keir Starmer to return the funds the green energy entrepreneur gave to the party. British businessman Dale Vince told people on Twitter to “make aContinue Reading
Four dangers lurking in your garden – and how to protect yourself
The soil you use for your roses may contain something sinister. Mariia Boiko/ Shutterstock Many people see gardening as a relaxing pastime – an easygoing way to spend hours outdoors when the weather’s nice. But as a consultant in emergency medicine, I deal with all manner of medical emergencies andContinue Reading
Technology is radically changing sleep as we know it
metamorworks/Shutterstock From sleep trackers to wakefulness drugs, the 21st century has seen an influx of new technology that could radically alter the way we sleep. Many of these new technologies chase the dream of optimised slumber. They promise to help tailor our sleep schedules to fit around our social lives,Continue Reading
Teenage girl and pensioner killed in separate road incidents in Cavan and Louth
A teenage girl and a man in his 80s have died after separate road incidents in counties Cavan and Louth. A girl in her late teens was killed when a tractor collided with a ditch at Loughduff, Co Cavan, at about 11pm on Tuesday. Her body was removed from theContinue Reading
Trans activist glues themselves to floor at Kathleen Stock Oxford Union talk
L GBT+ activists stormed a talk with feminist Kathleen Stock at the Oxford Union before one of them glued themselves to the floor on Tuesday. Hundreds of chanting protesters marched towards the 200-year old debating society where they blared music including Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Are Made For Walking asContinue Reading
More help with childcare costs for families on Universal Credit from end of June
T he amount of childcare for which families on benefits can claim back will increase by hundreds of pounds from the end of June, under Government’s plans to tackle inactivity and help grow the economy. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to raise the amount on JuneContinue Reading
Census 2022: Number of Catholics in the State falls by 10%
The number of people who identify as Roman Catholic has fallen from 79 per cent in 2016 to 69 per cent in 2022, according to Census data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). A change was made to the question people were asked in the 2022 Census. In 2016, itContinue Reading
Protesters storm Kathleen Stock talk at Oxford Union
L GBT+ activists stormed a talk with feminist Kathleen Stock at the Oxford Union before one of them glued themselves to the floor on Tuesday. Hundreds of chanting protesters marched towards the 200-year old debating society where they blared music including Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Are Made For Walking asContinue Reading
Ukraine has right to ‘project force’ beyond its borders, says James Cleverly
U kraine has the right to “project force” beyond its own borders for self-defence, the UK’s Foreign Secretary has said after reports of a drone attack on Moscow. James Cleverly’s comments came after he gave a speech in Estonia in which he spoke about deterring Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggressionContinue Reading
Ministers to crack down on vape advertising ‘targeted at children’
A new Government crackdown on vape marketing will prevent the “unacceptable” targeting of children and young people, Rishi Sunak has said. Ministers have pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England, amid concerns over the proportion of children trying e-cigarettes. TheContinue Reading