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Cholera cases are on the rise – and Europe shouldn’t be complacent about the risk
Christoph Burgstedt/Shutterstock Cholera, an infection that causes severe diarrhoea and can be deadly, is once more spreading in several low-income countries. In its latest update on the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) noted that the global situation has further deteriorated in recent months. The 24 countries currently reporting outbreaksContinue Reading
Emergency alert system launches in the UK: should you be worried about privacy?
Privacy concerns over the emergency alert? Here's what you need to know. gov.co.uk/Shutterstock/Canva When disaster strikes, it’s helpful to know what’s going on. This is why the UK government has launched an emergency alerts service, to be used in life-threatening situations including flooding and wildfires. The time has now comeContinue Reading
Lib Dems: Police failing to attend 2,000 reports of anti-social behaviour a day
P olice have failed to attend 4.3 million reports of anti-social behaviour since 2019, the Liberal Democrats claimed as the deadline for the Government’s manifesto pledge to hire 20,000 more officers looms. Leader Sir Ed Davey accused the Tories of “empty promises” as the party said its research showed aboutContinue Reading
Supreme Court maintains full access to abortion pill mifepristone until at least Friday
Demonstrators rally in support of abortion rights at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, April 15, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday issued an order allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to remain available by mail delivery and without tighter restrictionsContinue Reading
Reform of Stormont can only be considered when devolution returns – PM
R eform of Stormont’s powersharing structures can only be considered when devolution is back up and running, the Prime Minister has said. Rishi Sunak said he understood the frustration of those calling for changes to the governance arrangements to prevent regular collapses of the assembly and executive in Northern Ireland.Continue Reading
The Search for Long Covid Treatments Takes a Promising Turn
Scientists believe lasting symptoms following a coronavirus infection is not a single disorder. New clinical trials could more effectively reach solutions.Continue Reading
Boris Eldagsen and the AI art dilemma
The winner of a Sony World Photography Award has rejected the prize after it emerged that he created his image using artificial intelligence (AI). German artist Boris Eldagsen won the creative category of the prestigious competition with a black and white computer-generated portrait of two women, titled Pseudomnesia: The Electrician. Continue Reading
‘Mrs. Davis’ Gets AI Right—Because It’s a Comedy
Damon Lindelof’s new Peacock series is about a tech-averse nun on a quest for the Holy Grail. And that’s the least zany thing about it.Continue Reading
Our pick of the 10 best Stephen King film adaptations, as The Boogeyman is so terrifying it gets recut
S tephen King is back in the news, this time because The Boogeyman, an upcoming film adaptation of one of his short stories, was apparently so frightening that it had to be recut. “The first time you see the creature, the audience screamed so loud,” said director Rob Savage toContinue Reading
London politics LIVE: Starmer claims Tories let criminals ‘go free’ as Sunak brands Labour leader ‘Mr Softy’ on crime at PMQs
R ishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have clashed over the justice system and crime at Prime Minister’s Questions. Sir Keir said there was a record backlog in the court system which meant“violent criminals go free”, while the PM hit back branding the Labour leader “Sir Softy. Soft on crime.Continue Reading