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Sunak ‘discourages’ cluster bomb use after Biden agrees to send them to Ukraine
R ishi Sunak has made clear Britain “discourages” the use of cluster munitions after Joe Biden agreed to send the bombs to Ukraine to aid the fight against Russia. The Prime Minister on Saturday highlighted that the UK was one of 123 signatories of a convention banning their use afterContinue Reading
Ukraine memorabilia, a red-light row and Barbie
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Abdulwahab Tahhan, Julia O’Driscoll and Emma Smith. You can subscribe to The Week Unwrapped wherever you get your podcasts: In this week’s episode, we discuss: War trophies One unexpected side-effect ofContinue Reading
Pandemic babies behind on communication at age two – but other developmental areas remain unaffected
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock The world changed for all of us when we were suddenly plunged into a pandemic in 2020. COVID sent us into a series of lockdowns in a bid to control the spread of the virus until a vaccine could be developed. Most of us knew that a vaccine wouldContinue Reading
Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship – here’s what to make of it
Anybody out there? Triff/Shutterstock, CC BY-SA Avi Loeb, a physicist from Harvard University in the US, has recovered 50 tiny spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship. Loeb is linking his finding with the passage ofContinue Reading
MPs call for better aftercare for women who have traumatic births
M Ps have called for greater support for women dealing with traumatic births after a Conservative shared her “terrifying” experience. Theo Clarke, the MP for Stafford, told The Times the care after two hours of surgery without general anaesthetic for a serious tear while giving birth to her first childContinue Reading
Biden to ‘compare notes’ with Sunak on Ukrainian fightback
J oe Biden is expected to raise concerns over the peace process in Northern Ireland and discuss the Ukrainian counter-offensive against Russia with Rishi Sunak when they meet next week. The US President will meet the Prime Minister in London and with the King at Windsor Castle on Monday beforeContinue Reading
The View frontman praises Glasgow crowds as Trnsmt music festival begins
T he View frontman Kyle Falconer acclaimed Glasgow as the annual Trnsmt music festival got underway in the city on Friday. Hailing from Dundee, the band took to the mainstage at Glasgow Green for their hour-long set. Thousands of revellers arrived at the popular festival in the city on FridayContinue Reading
Sarwar: Claims Labour MSPs are afraid to speak out against party policies untrue
C laims that Scottish Labour MSPs are afraid to speak out against party policies are “simply not true”, Anas Sarwar has said. The Scottish Labour leader dismissed the comments from Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon, who said on Thursday that politicians within her party were scared of being deselected asContinue Reading
Board games may boost maths skills in young children – study
B oard games like Monopoly and Snakes and Ladders – which are based on numbers – could make young children better at maths, new research suggests. The games are already known to enhance learning and development, including reading and literacy. But the new study suggests that for three to nine-year-olds,Continue Reading
Husband of Britney Spears alleges singer was hit in Las Vegas
T he husband of Britney Spears, Sam Asghari, has alleged the US singer was hit in the face by a security guard in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed in a statement to the PA news agency it was called to a report of an assault onContinue Reading