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The UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme is failing both refugees and their hosts – here’s why
The UK government’s Homes for Ukraine refugee hosting scheme has seen more than 180,000 Ukrainians granted visas so far. With more than 7 million Ukrainians scattered across Europe, this has, of course, been the right thing to do. But after six months of the scheme the challenges that hosting refugeesContinue Reading
Why many Ukrainians speak Russian as their first language
President Putin at an annual ceremony marking the Kyivian Rus. Sodel Vladyslav/Shutterstock The issue of the Ukrainian language and who speaks it has become highly politicised during the Russian invasion. Vladimir Putin has even used it as a cover to annex some occupied areas of Ukraine with large numbers ofContinue Reading
Somewhere Boy on Channel 4 review: it will knock your socks clean off
Review at a glance I t’s safe to assume that if you’ve ever known, or been, an 18 year-old boy, the last word you’d use to describe one is innocent. Yet that’s what we find in Danny (played hauntingly by Lewis Gribben), the protagonist in Somewhere Boy, a new ChannelContinue Reading
Ukraine war: why the world can’t afford to let Russia get away with its land grab – lessons from history
Much of the international community has condemned Russia’s annexation of four provinces of Ukraine as illegal. Joe Biden accused Vladmir Putin of a “fraudulent attempt” to claim Ukrainian territory and said the move was “trampling on the United Nations charter, and showing its contempt for peaceful nations everywhere”. The UK’sContinue Reading
Italy’s election is a case study in a new phase for the radical right
Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the populist radical right party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia), may have emerged as the victor in Italy’s recent elections, but she did so at the head of a delicately balanced coalition of parties – one that included Matteo Salvini, the man once spoken ofContinue Reading
Dec Donnolly spotted for the first time since catching Covid with wife Ali as she cradles baby son Jack
DECLAN Donnelly flashed a smile as he enjoyed some fresh air with his family days after being struck down with Covid. The telly favourite, 47, and presenting pal Ant McPartlin, 46, were forced to scrap their NTAs appearance and a Britain’s Got Talent special after testing positive for the virus.Continue Reading
COVID: how ICUs in England were stretched to cope with the pandemic
VILevi/Shutterstock There has been much discussion recently about how governments handled the COVID pandemic during 2020 and 2021. In particular, debate has centred on the costs and benefits of the various social restrictions, including lockdowns. The rationale for implementing social restrictions and other non-pharmacological measures in the UK was toContinue Reading
Premier League top scorers 2022/23: Who is leading the race for the Golden Boot?
IT is the most sought-after prize among Premier League forwards – and is a sure way of deciding who is the best striker in the English top flight. Last year, Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min shared the award with legends such as Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane previouslyContinue Reading
Premier League top scorers 2022/23: Who is leading the race for the Golden Boot?
IT is the most sought-after prize among Premier League forwards – and is a sure way of deciding who is the best striker in the English top flight. Last year, Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min shared the award with legends such as Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane previouslyContinue Reading
Brazil’s gun ownership boom and why it’s making a lot of people nervous – podcast
President Jair Bolsonaro relaxed rules around private gun ownership. Joedson Alves/EPA Soon after Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil in 2018, he began making it a lot easier for people in the country to buy guns. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to two expertsContinue Reading