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Why do so many men get away with rape? Police officers, survivors, lawyers and prosecutors on the scandal that shames the justice system
Trust in the ability of the police to investigate rape cases has been severely hampered by very public failings such as the murder of Sarah Everard. Shutterstock Today in England and Wales, an estimated 300 women will be raped. About 170 of those cases will be reported to the police.Continue Reading
The biggest security risks of using fitness trackers and apps to monitor your health
Fitness trackers, which help keep tabs on sleep quality, heart rate and other biological metrics, are a popular way to help Americans improve their health and well-being. There are many types of trackers on the market, including those from well-known brands such as Apple, Fitbit, Garmin and Oura. While theseContinue Reading
Oscar winning Flashdance and Fame singer Irene Cara dies aged 63
O scar and Grammy winning musician Irene Cara has died at the age of 63, her publicist has said. Cara was best known for singing and co-writing the track Flashdance… What A Feeling, for which she won an Academy Award as well as two Grammy Awards. She also portrayed theContinue Reading
Lewandowski ends World Cup duck as Szczesny saves penalty in boost for Messi
ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI ended his World Cup duck to fire Poland to an all-important three points against Saudi Arabia. But he had goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to thank for his heroics by saving a penalty. 3 Robert Lewandowski grabbed his first World Cup goalCredit: EPA 3 Piotr Zielinski fired into the roofContinue Reading
Labour sounds like the Tories on immigration – but its policy goes back to its trade union roots
Keir Starmer has given a glimpse of what immigration policy could look like under a Labour government. Speaking to the Confederation for British Industry, the party leader’s key message was about reducing the UK’s dependency on migrant labour. Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage, known for his headline-making commentary, has claimedContinue Reading
Qatar’s death row and the invisible migrant workforce deemed unworthy of due process
Qatari authorities are ignoring international law by failing to inform embassies when their citizens are arrested, detained or are pending trial for a death sentence. Our new data reveals that between 2016 and 2021 at least 21 people were under sentence of death in Qatar. Of the 21, only threeContinue Reading
World Cup 2022: heat on Qatar diverts attention from Fifa’s failure to tackle proven corruption
kovop58/Shutterstock Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 men’s football World Cup has provoked a fair degree of anger and confusion. Why, many have asked, was the tournament awarded to a country with such a poor record on human rights in general and LGBTQ+ rights in particular? Allegations of corruption within theContinue Reading
World Cup concussion rules may be putting players’ lives at risk
In the eighth minute of their Fifa men’s World Cup match against England, Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand collided face-first with a teammate. The clash left the keeper bloodied, unsteady on his feet, and apparently disoriented – in no state to play. But after lengthy treatment he played on. Within minutesContinue Reading
James Webb space telescope uncovers chemical secrets of distant world – paving the way for studying Earth-like planets
Artist impression of WASP b and its star NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Olmsted (STScI) Since the first planet orbiting a star other than the Sun was discovered in 1995, we have realised that planets and planetary systems are more diverse than we ever imagined. Such distant worlds – exoplanetsContinue Reading
Georgia’s runoff election: why the result is so important to Biden and Trump
The outcome of the November 2022 US midterms is now clear. Republicans will narrowly take control of the House of Representatives. The Democrats managed to hold the Senate with a razor-thin majority of 50 to 49. There is one Senate seat still to be decided: Georgia. Democrat Raphael Warnock securedContinue Reading