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Research has long shown institutional misogyny and racism within the UK’s fire services
shutterstock Sarnia | Shutterstock Following the tragic death of trainee firefighter Jaden Matthew Francois-Esprit, who took his own life in August 2020, an independent review was set up to investigate the workplace culture at the London Fire Brigade. Chaired by the solicitor and former crown prosecutor, Nazir Afzal, the reviewContinue Reading
How to watch ITVX: What to expect from ITV’s new streaming platform
I TV launched its new streaming service ITVX today (Thursday, December 8), describing it as the UK’s first integrated advertising- and subscription-funded platform. Viewers are able to choose between free content that’s funded by adverts or pay for a subscription service for ad-free content and exclusive shows. This follows aContinue Reading
Elon Musk’s Twitter Files Are a Feast for Conspiracy Theorists
From QAnon influencers to @catturd, the very online right sees exactly what they want to see in the CEO’s orchestrated disclosure.Continue Reading
Labour’s plan to ‘abolish’ the House of Lords: what exactly has been proposed – and the chances Keir Starmer will adopt it
A commission led by former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for a future Labour government to replace the controversial House of Lords with an elected upper chamber, in a landmark report on reforming the UK’s messy constitution. Brown was tasked with setting out wide-ranging ideas about the future shapeContinue Reading
China could face a catastrophic COVID surge as it lifts restrictions – here’s how it might play out
China is the only major country which, until now, has continued to enforce a zero-COVID strategy. Other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, also sought to eliminate COVID entirely earlier in the pandemic. But all eventually abandoned this approach because of the mounting social and economic costs and theContinue Reading
Why mourning a pet can be harder than grieving for a person
People are often taken aback by the intensity of pet grief Soloviova Liudmyla/Shutterstock Many pet owners know that our connections with animals can be on an emotional par with those we share with other humans – and scientific research backs this up. The key ingredients of human attachment are experiencingContinue Reading
Ukraine war: Poland welcomed refugees with open arms at first, but survey shows relations are becoming more strained
Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have settled in Poland in the aftermath of the full-scale Russian incursion of Ukraine in February 2022. The latest group comprises mainly women and children, in contrast to those already there who were predominantly male and economically active and who had migrated from Ukraine after theContinue Reading
The forgotten war: what Russia could win from the reignited conflict in Syria
Largely overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, Syria remains a deeply divided and violent country, where military conflict has recently reignited. This new period of conflict in Syria, with Russia, Turkey and Israel all launching attacks, also reflects some of the battle lines of the Ukrainian war – and threatensContinue Reading
Stop focusing on hospitals and we may yet save the NHS
IF you get sick this Christmas, are you confident you’ll get the treatment you need? Or fearful that you won’t? Even before ambulance workers and nurses go on strike later this month, we are increasingly worried about what happens if we call for help. Getty Funding needs to go toContinue Reading
Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars
On cybercrime forums, user complaints about being duped may accidentally expose their real identities.Continue Reading