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Ukraine war: a fight to the death in Bakhmut with both sides bogged in the spring thaw
With winter coming to a close in Ukraine, Russia is making a series of advances in the eastern Donbas region, with a primary aim of capturing the city of Bakhmut. While the city itself has some (limited) strategic significance as a regional transport hub, neither its symbolic nor material valueContinue Reading
Music and mental health: the parallels between Victorian asylum treatments and modern social prescribing
Dances and concerts were usually the only opportunity for patients to meet in a large group. K. Drake/Wellcome Collection, CC BY-NC Music has a powerful effect on the listener. It is linked to better mental health, and it has been shown to alleviate loneliness, pain, anxiety and depression. For thisContinue Reading
Why does music bring back memories? What the science says
Listening to certain songs can trigger some pretty intense memories. Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio You’re walking down a busy street on your way to work. You pass a busker playing a song you haven’t heard in years. Now suddenly, instead of noticing all the goings on in the city around you, you’reContinue Reading
Tuchel ‘wanted injunction to stop ex-wife revealing reasons for Chelsea sacking’
THOMAS TUCHEL was allegedly sacked as Chelsea manager for “off-field reasons” and because the players “lost respect” for him, according to an email from his ex-wife. The German coach, 49, was dismissed by Blues owner Todd Boehly in September and replaced by Graham Potter. 2 Thomas Tuchel, left, split fromContinue Reading
Georgia: ‘foreign agent law’ protests show disconnect between pro-Moscow government and west-leaning population
The Georgian government has been forced to withdraw its controversial “foreign agent” law after days of mass protests against what many saw as Russian-inspired legislation which would limit press freedom, making its chances of ever joining the European Union near impossible. Over two nights this week, thousands of protesters haveContinue Reading
Iran: unions and civil rights groups demand democracy and social justice
Women, life, freedom: protests against the oppression of Iranian women in Iran in Ottowa, Canada, September 2022. Taymaz Valley/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Forty-four years after Iranians rose up against their hated monarch in February 1979, a group of 20 organisations engaged in long-term social and economic struggles – including labourContinue Reading
‘You rarely see abuse directed at men’: a look at the sexist abuse women police officers face online
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock The third series of BBC police drama Happy Valley marked the end of a beloved programme, and the end of Sergeant Catherine Cawood’s career navigating Yorkshire’s criminal underworld. Cawood’s age and gender is not ignored in the show. Throughout, she faces misogyny from criminals she encounters onContinue Reading
Mae Muller ‘honoured’ to follow in Sam Ryder’s Eurovision footsteps
M ae Muller has said she is “honoured” to be following in the footsteps of Sam Ryder as this year’s UK Eurovision act, but wants to “do it in my own way”. The 25-year-old singer was recently confirmed to represent the UK at the event in Liverpool with the trackContinue Reading
Biden budget would cap monthly insulin prices at $35 for people with private insurance
A woman who had type 1 diabetes since she was a teenager, displays her insulin for injection, on March 02, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s federal budget proposal would cap insulin prices at $35 per month for people with private insurance plans.Continue Reading
Sue Gray quitting to work for Keir Starmer does cause problems for the civil service – it’s also a sign she thinks he’s heading for government
The last few years of drama at Westminster have set the bar pretty high for shock and surprise, but the sudden departure from government of Sue Gray, second permanent secretary to the Cabinet Office, and her proposed appointment as chief of staff to the Leader of the Labour Party reallyContinue Reading