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Ireland vs South Africa rugby: Date, kick-off time, TV channel, live stream and team news for autumn international
IRELAND host South Africa in the autumn international match-up this weekend. The reigning champions travel to Dublin in the first of three autumn internationals for Ireland. 1 Ireland in training ahead of the clash with South AfricaCredit: Sportsfile The last time the two sides played, Ireland demolished South Africa 38-3Continue Reading
Suella Braverman’s talk of a refugee ‘invasion’ is a dangerous political gambit gone wrong
When someone hears the UK home secretary speaking about “stopping the invasion on our southern coast”, they might be forgiven for thinking Britain is at war. Suella Braverman’s description of refugees landing at Kent as an “invasion” is an unprecedented comment from a government minister speaking in parliament. Many inContinue Reading
Housing charity receiving one call every 20 minutes from renters facing eviction
A national housing charity is answering one call every twenty minutes from private renters facing eviction. Threshold’s latest report shows its advisors are handling an average of 472 queries a month from people being told they have to leave their rented properties. The charity helped 1,121 households avoid homelessness inContinue Reading
James Bond’s ethnicity might change – but his accent probably won’t
The cinematic character of James Bond has changed with the times since the first Bond film Dr No was released back in 1962. We have seen Bond as a chauvinistic womaniser, a fun-loving bon vivant, and, more recently, a sometimes brutal yet three-dimensional character, capable of empathy and sorrow. MostContinue Reading
What long-term opioid use does to your body and brain
Matthew Perry’s colon ruptured as a result of his opioid use. Reuters/Alamy In his new autobiography, Matthew Perry reveals that his colon burst as a result of his addiction to opioid painkillers. The 53-year-old actor, who played Chandler Bing in Friends, was in a coma for two weeks following theContinue Reading
Lab-grown brain cells can play Pong – so should they have legal rights?
Andrii Vodolazhskyi/Shutterstock The story could have been straight out of science fiction – scientists have grown human brain cells in a lab, and taught them to play the video game Pong, similar to squash or tennis. But this didn’t happen on the big screen. It happened in a lab inContinue Reading
Ukraine war: lessons from the Blitz suggest Russia’s targeting of cities could backfire
Russian general Sergey Surovikin has a reputation for ruthlessness. Appointed the Russian military’s overall commander on October 8, the day the strategically vital Kerch Bridge was targeted by an explosion that badly damaged Russia’s main road and rail connection with Crimea, he has ordered savage drone and missile attacks onContinue Reading
Twitter Had a Plan to Fix Social Media. Will Elon Musk Follow It?
For years, the platform has funded a project that’s meant to create a better, decentralized online experience. Now Twitter’s new owner will decide its future.Continue Reading
The Wonder at the BFI London Film Festival movie review: Florence Pugh is her own wonder in this tense tale
Review at a glance F lorence Pugh’s acting is the miracle we take for granted. So it will be no surprise that the 26 year-old Brit dominates this adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s subversive gothic novel with a sensual, spry and increasingly wrenching performance. That – along with typically atmospheric cinematographyContinue Reading
Child sexual abuse review: listening to children and young people is crucial
The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA), set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris scandals, has published its final report. Commissioned by then home secretary Theresa May in 2014, the inquiry has spent seven years examining how state and private institutions failed to protectContinue Reading