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Torquay wellbeing worker completes 2023 London Marathon to support children and young people
Running novice, Jodie Winkler, from Torquay who was inspired to run the London Marathon to help vulnerable children and young people proudly crossed the finish line on Sunday to raise hundreds of pounds for The Children’s Society and J7 Community Health Centre. The trainee therapist who currently works for TheContinue Reading
Labour’s former Kensington MP Emma Dent Coad quits party calling it ‘unrecognisable’
L abour’s former Kensington MP has quit the party, saying it is “unrecognisable” under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership. Emma Dent Coad, a Kensington and Chelsea councillor who led the local Labour group, was a key ally of Jeremy Corbyn. At the 2017 general election she won a shock victory overContinue Reading
How good is ChatGPT at diagnosing disease? A doctor puts it through its paces
Phonlamai Photo/Shutterstock For years, many have feared that artificial intelligence (AI) will take over national security mechanisms, leading to human slavery, domination of human society and perhaps the annihilation of humans. One way of killing humans is medical misdiagnosis, so it seems reasonable to examine the performance of ChatGPT, theContinue Reading
How we discovered the true origins of a pint of lager – new research
Researchers have uncovered the likely genesis of the yeast used to make lager. DavidedeAngelini / Shutterstock Despite a surge in interest in craft beers and ales, lager continues to dominate global sales, with more than 150 billion litres consumed around the world every year. Lager is a beer brewed atContinue Reading
Dancing at Lughnasa review, National Theatre, London
First staged in 1990, Brian Friel’s “magnificent memory play” Dancing at Lughnasa has been revived at the National Theatre, said Sarah Crompton on What’s On Stage. And the production, directed by Josie Rourke, is a “glory”. The story is told from the point of view of a man called Michael,Continue Reading
Dead Ringers TV review, Rachel Weisz, Amazon Prime Video
David Cronenberg’s 1988 psychological thriller about twin gynaecologists descending into mania featured surgical instruments “so misshapen and disturbing, it was difficult to watch without squirming”, said Barbara Ellen in The Observer. Now the film has been made into a six-part series for Amazon Prime, with the lead roles gender reversed,Continue Reading
33 of the best podcasts of 2023
A few weeks ago, said James Marriott in The Times, I wrote a column about my devotion to The Rest Is History. Since then, I’ve been swamped by emails from fellow fans, many of them recommending an American podcast called Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History. So now I’m recommending it, too.Continue Reading
Horror stat shows how far off Man City Arsenal are after defeat in title clash
MANCHESTER CITY outplayed Arsenal in their title clash to continue their dominant run over the Gunners. A treble is very much on the cards for City following the 4-1 win at the Etihad. 3 Arsenal were outplayed in their 3-0 defeat to Manchester CityCredit: EPA 3 The Gunners have lostContinue Reading
Jack Black teases Kung Fu Panda 4 with dramatic reading at CinemaCon 2023
J ack Black fired up audiences on the third day of CinemaCon 2023 as he appeared to tease his upcoming animated feature Kung Fu Panda 4. The US actor and comedian bounced around the Las Vegas stage giving a dramatic reading of the film’s synopsis, in lieu of presenting anContinue Reading
Local elections 2023: The councils to watch
A total of 230 local authorities in England are holding elections on May 4. Polls are also taking place to choose mayors in Bedford, Leicester, Mansfield and Middlesbrough. Local elections typically reflect voters’ attitudes about neighbourhood concerns, such as when bins are collected, the state of parks and pavements, orContinue Reading