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How the Fifa20 video game reproduces the racial stereotypes embedded within football
Lutsenko_Oleksandr | Shutterstock EA Sports’ Fifa football videogame series is arguably the most successful sports gaming franchise of all time. Since its debut in 1993, it has sold over 260 million copies across 29 iterations. This position was reaffirmed in 2022, with its latest instalment, Fifa23, reported as the UK’sContinue Reading
Ukraine war: why Poland is piling pressure on allies to increase military support for Kyiv
Poland's president Andrzej Duda. Reuters/Alamy Polish president Andrzej Duda has been putting pressure on Nato allies to support Ukraine with more tanks at the World Economic Forum in Davos. This is the latest attempt by Duda to rally other countries, and particularly Germany, to support Ukraine with heavy armaments. DudaContinue Reading
Ukraine war: supply of advanced tanks will give Kyiv an edge over Russia and move it closer to Nato
When he appeared before the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee in November 2021 to defend his government’s cuts to the armed forces, the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, declared that “the old concepts of fighting big tank battles on European land mass are over”. Committee chairman Tobias Elwood notedContinue Reading
David Carrick: the vetting processes that missed a serial rapist in the Met police
Ian_Stewart / Shutterstock A few weeks ago, I wrote for The Conversation to try to explain why so many men get away with rape. It is now clear that one of those men was a London police officer, PC David Carrick. Carrick has admitted to more than 40 offences ofContinue Reading
Alzheimer’s: blood biomarker may help identify the disease ten years before symptoms start
Though this genetic form of Alzheimer's only affects around 1% of the population, it provides useful information on how the disease progresses. Atthapon Raksthaput/ Shutterstock Though Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 55 million people worldwide, there’s still no cure for the condition – and treatment options are limited. While recentContinue Reading
How to spot a cyberbot – five tips to keep your device safe
Malware is designed to hide in your device Jaiz Anuar/Shutterstock You may know nothing about it, but your phone – or your laptop or tablet – could be taken over by someone else who has found their way in through a back door. They could have infected your device withContinue Reading
COVID may have enhanced many dads’ involvement in parenting – our research shows why caregiving roles can last
Data suggests fathers took on more childcare during the pandemic. SeventyFour/Shutterstock Recent data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics suggests the COVID pandemic may have triggered a substantial rise in the number of stay-at-home dads across the country. One in nine stay-at-home parents were fathers in 2022, compared withContinue Reading
Inquiry launched into corruption claims after crowd crush at O2 Academy Brixton
T he Security Industry Authority (SIA) is launching an inquiry into corruption allegations made following the crowd crush at the O2 Academy Brixton last month when two people died. Security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23, and Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, were fatally hurt when fans without tickets tried to enter a showContinue Reading
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury ‘enrol in anti-doping testing’ for February 25 fight
JAKE PAUL and Tommy Fury have reportedly signed up to anti-doping tests ahead of their proposed fight. The celebrity boxing rivals are set to announce the latest rescheduling of their grudge match, on February 25 in Saudi Arabia. 3 Jake Paul and Tommy Fury have reportedly signed up to VADAContinue Reading
YouTube video showed Kinahan cartel member David Byrne lying dead, trial hears
The Regency Hotel murder trial has heard evidence about a video clip circulating on YouTube of Kinahan cartel member David Byrne lying dead “in a prone state” with a voice saying “f**k me pink, there’s no way they’re guards” after gunmen were observed dressed as members of the Emergency ResponseContinue Reading