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Babies can learn language sounds in the first few hours of being born – new research
They are soaking up everything your say. Art_Photo/Shutterstock We often think of babies as blank canvases with little ability to learn during the first few weeks of life. But babies actually start processing language and speech incredibly early. Even while in the womb, they learn to discern voices, along withContinue Reading
Rapper Lizzo opens up on early career insecurities
U S singer Lizzo said she was so insecure when she was starting out she did not want to perform solo because she thought having someone else on stage would “take the focus off me”. The star, whose hits include About Damn Time, told Elle UK: “Nearly every star IContinue Reading
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to go head-to-head to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister – how their prospects compare
Conservative MPs in the UK parliament have selected former chancellor Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss as the final two candidates in the competition to become the next leader of their party. The winner of their head-to-head battle will also replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, following his resignationContinue Reading
Four things cool countries can learn from hot ones about dealing with heatwaves
Taking a rest in the hottest part of the day has traditionally been a way of coping with high temperatures. D Bond/Shutterstock With our planet heating up, we all need help coping with increasing temperatures in our day-to-day lives. The UK provisionally recorded its highest ever temperature, 40.3℃, on JulyContinue Reading
Bruno casts doubt on Ronaldo future and admits he ‘doesn’t know what’s going on’
BRUNO FERNANDES says Manchester United must respect Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision if he wants to leave. Fernandes has been in touch with his fellow Portuguese international since he pulled out the club’s pre-season tour citing ‘family reasons’. 3 Bruno Fernandes is unsure if Cristiano Ronaldo will still be at Manchester UnitedContinue Reading
COVID: risk of diabetes and heart disease is higher after infection – but maybe only temporarily
After COVID, people are at increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes. Ahmet Misirligul/Shutterstock Since the pandemic began, we’ve learned a great deal about the disease behind it. We now regard COVID-19 as not just a respiratory disease, but a multi-system condition. Many studies have reported on complications that canContinue Reading
Mo Farah: here’s why it is so difficult for trafficking victims to disclose their experiences
Sir Mo Farah recently revealed that he was trafficked into the UK at the age of nine for domestic servitude. In a BBC documentary, the long-distance runner said it took him three decades to publicly discuss what happened to him, partly because he wanted to block it out, and isContinue Reading
Glacier Collapses Are a Growing but Hard-to-Predict Threat
After 11 people were killed and eight hospitalized by a glacier in early July, Italian scientists are asking how future tragedies can be avoided.Continue Reading
Ukraine war: why Moscow could go nuclear over Kyiv’s ‘threats’ to Crimea
As the war in Ukraine is about to head into its sixth month, the ferocity with which it is fought shows no signs of abating – neither on the battlefield, nor in the rhetoric emerging from Moscow and Kyiv. Russian attacks continue to target Ukrainian cities such as Vinnytsia inContinue Reading
Director Milli Bhatia on raving, South Asian stories on stage and her new Young Vic play, Chasing Hares
A s a teenager – when she wasn’t making plays – Milli Bhatia often went out raving. And the time on the dancefloor still influences how one of London’s most exciting directing talents makes work for the stage. “You go to the theatre to be thrilled and shaken,” she says.Continue Reading