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Struggling with positive thinking? Research shows grumpy moods can actually be useful
Even anger serves a purpose. TeodorLazarev/Shutterstock As psychiatry, which uses medical and biological methods to treat mental disorders, has largely overtaken psychotherapy, which relies on non-biological approaches such as conversation and counselling, psychotherapists have sought alternative challenges. One common approach is to focus on enhancing the happiness of mentally healthyContinue Reading
The impact of Christian purity culture is still being felt – including in Britain
fizkes/Shutterstock In the 1990s and 2000s, a Christian movement now known as “purity culture” reached its height. Purity culture was most significant in America, and since the noughties, it has gradually faded from cultural prominence. Its impact, though, is global and ongoing. Purity culture was built on an established religiousContinue Reading
Billie, Biden and karaoke with Lizzo – James Corden’s The Late Late Show lands in London
A fter almost eight years as the host of The Late Late Show, and with a fortune estimated around the £50 million mark, James Corden is some way beyond simply successful. In town for a four-night London run of his LA-based chat show, on last night’s evidence Corden retains theContinue Reading
Roe v Wade: the religious right has long influenced law in the US – here’s how abortion rights could be challenged elsewhere
The US Supreme Court. flysnowfly/Shutterstock The US Supreme Court has formally announced its decision in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This has overturned the 1973 case Roe v Wade, which enshrined access to abortion as a constitutional right in the US. The threat to Roe hasContinue Reading
Arsenal and AC Milan blow as Lille star Renato Sanches ONLY wants PSG transfer
ARSENAL have been dealt a huge blow in their reported pursuit of Renato Sanches. That’s because the Lille midfielder only wants to join Paris Saint-Germain this summer. 1 Arsenal and AC Milan target Renato Sanches wants to join PSG this summerCredit: Getty Le Parisien claims Sanches, 24, has been attractingContinue Reading
Long COVID: female sex, older age and existing health problems increase risk – new research
shurkin_son/Shutterstock About 2 million people in the UK currently have long COVID, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. In the UK, long COVID is defined as “signs and symptoms that continue or develop after acute COVID-19”. This definition is further split into people who haveContinue Reading
Matteo Berrettini OUT of Wimbledon with red-hot Queen’s champion and last year’s finalist testing positive for Covid
MATTEO BERRETTINI has withdrawn from the 2022 Wimbledon championship following a positive Covid test. Last year’s runner-up announced on his Instagram page on day two of the tournament that he was pulling out after suffering “flu symptoms”. PA Matteo Berrettini has pulled out of The Championships[/caption] In a huge blowContinue Reading
I watched hundreds of flat-Earth videos to learn how conspiracy theories spread – and what it could mean for fighting disinformation
Darryl Fonseka / Shutterstock Around the world, and against all scientific evidence, a segment of the population believes that Earth’s round shape is either an unproven theory or an elaborate hoax. Polls by YouGov America in 2018 and FDU in 2022 found that as many as 11% of Americans believeContinue Reading
Billy Elliot had it easier with school bullies than me because I loved cricket & not footie, says Freddie Flintoff
CRICKET gave him sporting glory and helped turn him into one of Britain’s best-loved TV stars – but Freddie Flintoff believes his working-class up-bringing almost stopped him succeeding in the game. The former England ace — who is making documentary Field Of Dreams — to help disadvantaged youngsters into theContinue Reading
Goldsmiths to keep slavery statues after local vote for them to stay
F our controversial statues will stay on a university building in south London after locals voted for them to stay. The consultation, carried out in Lewisham by Goldsmiths, University of London, asked people what should happen to the statues of Elizabethan explorer Sir Francis Drake, Cromwellian admiral Robert Blake, LordContinue Reading