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I’m closing down my restaurant after losing my taste and smell from Covid… my family have to try out dishes
A CHEF is closing down his popular Michelin-rated restaurant after losing his taste and smell from Covid. Mark Sebastian Fisher cannot personally sample the dishes before customers are served and has to ask his wife Michelle or staff to do it for him. Trip Advisor Sebastians Restaurant With Rooms isContinue Reading
Ukraine war: Russia U-turns on grain deal after Putin’s attempt at escalation fails
It took four days of determined international diplomacy, spearheaded by Turkey and the UN, for Russia to rejoin a deal allowing for the export of Ukrainian grain to world markets. Also known as the Black Sea grain initiative this was a deal to allow grain ships to depart safely fromContinue Reading
Wales vs New Zealand rugby: TV channel, live stream, kick-off time and team news CONFIRMED for autumn international
WALES host New Zealand and are aiming to beat them for the first time in 69 long years. The All Blacks have won every single match since Queen Elizabeth II was just one year into her seven-decade reign and now Wayne Pivac’s side are looking to change history. 3 AlunContinue Reading
We measured vaccine confidence pre-pandemic and in 2022 – it’s declined considerably
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock It’s one of the greatest achievements of modern science. Within only a year of SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19) being identified, safe and effective vaccines were developed, tested, and had begun to be rolled out. Since the first doses were administered nearly two years ago, they’re estimated toContinue Reading
Sonny Bill Williams brutally KNOCKED OUT by 48-year-old MMA legend in huge upset
SONNY BILL WILLIAMS was stunned by a brutal knockout from his 48-year-old opponent in a major upset. The former New Zealand rugby star, 37, took on MMA legend Mark Hunt in Sydney on Saturday night. 4 Sonny Bill Williams could not cope with the power of Mark HuntCredit: Stan SportContinue Reading
Brazil election: what I saw on the streets made me cautiously optimistic
I was in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, as the votes were being counted for the nation’s presidential election. The atmosphere was tense among supporters of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after the first round where his lead was much narrower thanContinue Reading
The Crown series 5 review: the royal family remains as relevant as ever
Review at a glance T he fifth series of The Crown opens to a fanfare of controversy and with a thumping ocean-going metaphor. The first episode starts with the young Queen launching the royal yacht Britannia with the hope that “this brand new vessel, like your brand new Queen, willContinue Reading
How to depolarise deeply divided societies – podcast
From the US to Brazil to India, deepening political polarisation is used as a frame through which to see a lot of 21st-century politics. But what can actually be done to depolarise deeply divided societies, particularly democracies? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast we speak to a politicalContinue Reading
Iran: hijab protests reflect society-wide anger at regime which trashes rule of law and human rights
The death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police in September for not wearing the hijab properly was a fracturing point, prompting Iranian women to come on to the streets en masse to protest the regime’s violence and injustice. But our understanding of these protests should notContinue Reading
How can black people feel safe and have confidence in policing?
The inquest into the death of Chris Kaba opened on October 4 2022. Kaba, an unarmed black man, was shot and killed in Streatham Hill, south London on September 5 2022 by a Metropolitan police officer. Whatever the outcome of this inquest, the feelings it has evoked in black communitiesContinue Reading