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How folk remedies can fuel misinformation
Gino Gallucci/Shutterstock When London faced the bubonic plague in 1665, many people desperately sought a way to protect themselves and their loved ones from getting sick. One widely adopted method consisted of mixing two small cloves of garlic in a pint of fresh milk. People believed that drinking this cocktailContinue Reading
Michael Rakowitz: The Waiting Gardens of the North exhibition review
Michael Rakowitz is an Iraqi-American artist renowned for recreating ancient Middle Eastern sculptures, said Elena Clavarino on Air Mail. He does this not with limestone or basalt, but using cardboard, food packaging and other modern materials. In 2018, for instance, he recreated a huge Assyrian statue of a winged bullContinue Reading
The Woman in the Wall review – BBC drama starring Ruth Wilson
“The Woman in the Wall’s title did not seduce me,” said Carol Midgley in The Times: plonking the words “woman” or “girl” in the title of novels and adaptations became fashionable some while ago (“The Girl on the Train”, “The Woman in the Window”, etc.), and it now grates. YetContinue Reading
Drug testing at festivals must expand before summer 2024, committee tells Home Office
A dedicated licensing scheme for drug checking at festivals should be established before the next summer festival season, including the power to grant licences to local authorities, the report on drugs published on Thursday said. Allowing festivalgoers to test drugs for unsafe substances without fear of legal ramifactions helps toContinue Reading
Tories allowing fly-tippers to escape justice, says Labour
L abour has accused the Government of turning a blind eye to the problem of fly-tipping, claiming that only 8% of reported incidents lead to any form of punishment. In the fiscal year 2021/22, 1,091,019 cases of fly-tipping were reported in England, yet only 91,013 fixed penalty notices were issued,Continue Reading
Notting Hill Carnival violence shows need to tackle ‘zombie knives’, says PM
V iolence at the Notting Hill Carnival shows the need for police and the courts to be given tougher powers to tackle so-called “zombie knives” and machetes, Rishi Sunak has said. Eight people were stabbed at the event in west London on Monday and Mr Sunak said it was a “goodContinue Reading
When being a new mum feels overwhelming, here’s some expert advice on what you need to know
Being a new mother can take a lot of adjustment. pexels?nappy We are sold the idea that becoming a new mother is the happiest time of your life. But for many women, the reality doesn’t fit that perfect picture. Yes, they may love their baby very much but the broaderContinue Reading
X users will need protection after the ‘block’ feature is removed – here’s why businesses are better than people at moderating negative comments
Evolf / Shutterstock In a recent post, the owner of X, (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, announced his plans for the social media platform to remove its blocking feature, except for in direct messages. Users are concerned that this change in the platform’s content moderation will lead to a rise inContinue Reading
Government urged to protect songs and books from AI mining
T he Government must not allow artificial intelligence (AI) developers the free use of copyrighted songs and books for training, MPs have urged. Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee told ministers to heed the “chorus of warnings from musicians, authors and artists” about the risks of failing to protect intellectualContinue Reading
Kuwait Crown Prince meets Sunak amid backdrop of anti-Ulez protests
T he Crown Prince of Kuwait had his visit to Number 10 partially disrupted by opponents of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), who staged a protest against the scheme outside Downing Street. The meeting between Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Saba and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak coincided with a loud demonstrationContinue Reading