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Stormzy hopes new album ‘moves you and captures your imagination’
S tormzy says he hopes his new album “moves you and captures your imagination” as he shared an intimate post ahead of its release. The UK rapper said he was never “purposely trying to defy genres or go against the grain” but would continue “to make art for the restContinue Reading
Ukraine recap: targeting power supply earns Russia new title of ‘state sponsor of terror’ as winter begins to bite
Temperatures are falling steadily across Ukraine. The UK’s Met Office forecasts light (but pretty cold) rain in Kyiv for the next day or two followed by snow, snow, snow, as the mercury drops steadily into minus numbers next week. Large areas of Ukraine, including the capital, are now without powerContinue Reading
Why do so many people get away with rape? Police officers, survivors, lawyers and prosecutors on the scandal that shames the justice system
Today in England and Wales, an estimated 300 women will be raped. About 170 of those cases will be reported to the police. But only three are likely to make it to a court of law. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper’s damning speech on the crisis at the heart ofContinue Reading
Long COVID stigma may encourage people to hide the condition
Pressmaster/Shutterstock An estimated 2.1 million people are living with long COVID in the UK alone. We recently asked 888 people in the UK with long COVID about their experiences of stigma, and 95% of them said they had experienced stigma related to their condition. Long COVID is characterised by prolongedContinue Reading
Fans say same thing as Suarez is hauled off in Uruguay’s clash with South Korea
WORLD CUP fans slammed Luis Suarez after he was hauled off just after the hour mark in Uruguay’s draw with South Korea. The veteran striker started alongside Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez up-front but failed to impact the match. 1 Suarez was replaced by Edinson Cavani in the 63rd minuteCredit: EPA HeContinue Reading
We were told to ‘stay home’ to stop COVID. Then our homes became disease hotspots
Lucigerma/Shutterstock The rapid rise in COVID cases and deaths in March 2020 led Boris Johnson, then prime minister, to tell the British people: “You must stay at home.” These comments marked the beginning of the first nationwide COVID lockdown, and aligned with similar pronouncements and policies being introduced around theContinue Reading
Artemis: why it may be the last mission for Nasa astronauts
A camera mounted on the tip of one of the Orion capsule’s solar array wings captured this footage of the spacecraft and the Moon NASA Neil Armstrong took his historic “one small step” on the Moon in 1969. And just three years later, the last Apollo astronauts left our celestialContinue Reading
Mainland China’s total daily Covid cases soar above Shanghai lockdown highs
Only a few vehicles, including one with two health workers, drive through Beijing’s central business district on Nov. 23, 2022, as the area has announced tighter Covid controls. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Mainland China reported more than 31,000 Covid infections for Wednesday, includingContinue Reading
Autism and ADHD: the youth justice system is harming neurodivergent children
SewCream/Shutterstock Neurodivergent children are disproportionately represented in the youth justice system in England. This includes those with conditions including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and speech, language and communication needs. Research across a range of countries suggests that 15% of young people in custody are autistic,Continue Reading
65daysofstatic’s ‘Wreckage Systems’ Pushes Algorithmic Music
After pioneering procedurally-generated music with the soundtrack to No Man’s Sky, the band took things a step further and created an endless audio loop.Continue Reading