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Jonathan Van-Tam unable to collect Covid knighthood after he caught the deadly virus
COVID boffin Jonathan Van-Tam missed out on his knighthood ceremony — after catching the virus. The popular professor, known as JVT, could not make Tuesday’s event to make him a Sir because he was isolating at home. Covid boffin Jonathan Van-Tam missed out on his knighthood ceremony — after catchingContinue Reading
Two Green TDs vote against Government as Dáil passes NMH motion
Updated 10pm Two Green Party TDs have voted against the Government to support a Sinn Féin motion in the Dáil calling for the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH) to be built on public land. The remainder of Government TDs abstained on the motion which called for “full public ownership” ofContinue Reading
How to watch the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 on TV: what’s on, when and where
Jubilee events will be taking place across the UK to celebrate the monarch’s 70-year reign during the bank holiday weekend. Most celebrations will be broadcast live, allowing people everywhere to participate in the historic event. So if you’d like to watch a special Jubilee flypast over Buckingham Palace, or learnContinue Reading
Turkey: why it wants to block Sweden and Finland from joining Nato – and what it stands to lose
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has united the west in opposition. Nato member states have cascaded weapons into Ukraine, taken in Ukrainian refugees and imposed severe sanctions on Russia. The enlargement of Nato was cited by Russian President Vladamir Putin as one of the key threats to Russian securityContinue Reading
Roe’s Fall Will Limit Screening for Fatal Congenital Conditions
Many life-limiting conditions can only be detected 12 weeks into pregnancy—but some US states are planning to set to the abortion limit much earlier.Continue Reading
Frankfurt vs Rangers: TV channel, live stream, kick-off time and team news
RANGERS get their first shot at European silverware since 2008 as they take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final. The Gers have already overcome the odds to dispatch two fancied German sides in RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund. 2 John Lundstram fired Rangers into the Europa League finalContinue Reading
Smacking children: what the research says
Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock The question of whether it is ever acceptable to smack a child – hitting them with the flat inside of the hand with the aim of achieving compliance – is still highly controversial. In England, this controversy was recently reignited by the education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, who hasContinue Reading
Child protection in Britain: here is what social work experts know must change in the system
More than any individual failings, failures in child protection services are a systemic problem. Sharomka | Shutterstock The recent cases of seven-year-old Hakeem Hussain, 16-month-old Star Hobson and six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, all of whom died as a result of horrific abuse and neglect, have rightly led to questions as toContinue Reading
The UK government wants to crack down on knife crime – research can tell us why young people start carrying weapons
Golden_Hind / Shutterstock The government has lifted restrictions on stop and search powers in an effort to combat knife crime. This approach focuses on people who are already carrying weapons. My research, published late last year, can help explain what happens in young people’s lives before they start carrying aContinue Reading
Grease at the Dominion: ooh ooh ooh, it’s not the one that I want
Review at a glance G rim is the word. This version of the beloved 50s-set high school musical has a hard carapace of professionalism but underneath it’s colourless, charmless, and emptily energetic. The love story of bad boy Danny and goody two-shoes Sandy is insipid, and swamped by a tideContinue Reading