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Ukraine war: Belarus is not yet committed to a closer military partnership with Russia – here’s why
Riot police blocking the road to protesters in Minsk, Belarus, in August 2020. iVazoUSky/Shutterstock Belarus could be edging closer towards more active participation in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko recently announced that troops from Belarus and Russia would form a new joint regional grouping near the borderContinue Reading
AI could help predict suicides – but rushing the technology could lead to big mistakes
Nikodash/Shutterstock In the UK, a quarter of people who take their own lives were in contact with a health professional the previous week, and most have spoken to someone within the last month. Yet assessing patient suicide risk remains extremely difficult. There were 5,219 recorded deaths by suicide in EnglandContinue Reading
Air fryers and pressure cookers: how you can save money on your cooking bills
Air fryers are becoming more popular Twinsterphoto/Shutterstock If you look carefully at the energy vampires in any house, there’s one common denominator: heat. This means cooking can be among your biggest costs, along with electric heaters and warming water for washing and radiators. So what are the most effective thingsContinue Reading
Southampton vs Arsenal: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and team news
ARSENAL are in fine form and look to stay top of the Premier League today with a win over Southampton. The Gunners have been brilliant this season and are hoping to challenge for the title for the first time since 2004, but Southampton will be buoyed by a vital winContinue Reading
Ukraine war: Iranian ‘kamikaze’ drones can inflict serious damage but will not be a gamechanger
Many Ukrainians are facing the prospect of a winter of power outages after about 30% of the country’s power stations were knocked out in just over a week. The deputy head of the president’s office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, has warned that the country needs to be prepared for “a hard winter”.Continue Reading
Ooh, ah, up the ‘Ra: why Ireland’s women footballers are under fire for singing after their historic win
The Irish women’s football team has qualified for their first Fifa World Cup, beating Scotland 1-0. In the aftermath of the match, the team celebrated by cheering and chanting in the locker room, including the line “Ooh, ah, up the ‘Ra”, from The Celtic Symphony. Originally performed by The WolfeContinue Reading
Chaos in Westminster: why Liz Truss finally lost control of MPs
Alamy/PA In a night emblematic of Liz Truss’s chaotic premiership, confusion reigned in parliament as an opposition day motion on the contentious issue of fracking became a confidence vote in her leadership. Labour MPs reported seeing Conservatives being manhandled and “bullied” into the chamber by government whips – who reportedlyContinue Reading
House of the Dragon: Everything you need to know before season one’s grand finale
It’s been nine-long weeks of drama and now the grande finale is here. Everything has reached fever-pitch, as the Greens and Blacks are poised to battle it out in the wee hours of Monday morning (or in the second showing, in the evening, if you’re more sensible). Here is everythingContinue Reading
Liz Truss: what happened in the night of Westminster chaos that triggered the PM’s resignation?
Many factors combined to cause Liz Truss’s demise but it was a night of chaos in the British parliament that triggered her resignation. Events in the House of Commons on October 19 made it clear that the prime minister had lost control. Conservative MPs were called into a vote thatContinue Reading
Ukraine war: this conflict is just further evidence that Putin’s Russia is now a rogue power
Given where most of the fighting and dying is taking place it is easy to think that the current European security crisis is primarily about Ukraine. This tendency is reinforced by the fact that Russia and the west are keen to keep the war limited to Ukrainian territory. Vladimir Putin’sContinue Reading