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Disabled people are being left out of COVID recovery. Here are five ways to change that
Marmolejos / Shutterstock After two years of the pandemic, there is an understandable desire to “go back to normal”. Disabled people, having been particularly impacted by the pandemic, have described the removal of all COVID rules as a “kick in the teeth”. In the UK, between January and November 2020,Continue Reading
Prostate cancer linked to bacteria, raising hope of new test and treatment
Shidlovski/Shutterstock Every year, around 12,000 men in the UK die from prostate cancer, but many more die with prostate cancer than from it. So knowing whether the disease is going to advance rapidly or not is important for knowing who to treat. Our latest study, published in European Urology Oncology,Continue Reading
Developing countries are being left behind in the AI race – and that’s a problem for all of us
sdecoret/Shutterstock Artificial Intelligence (AI) is much more than just a buzzword nowadays. It powers facial recognition in smartphones and computers, translation between foreign languages, systems which filter spam emails and identify toxic content on social media, and can even detect cancerous tumours. These examples, along with countless other existing andContinue Reading
Chelsea vs Arsenal LIVE: Stream, TV channel, team news as Nketiah SCORES again for Gunners – latest updates
Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal 57. Okay, so the defending hasn’t got any better since the arrival of Thiago Silva! Not that the Brazilian is one of the first to blame here, there are at least three other Chelsea players above him in that pecking order. A misplaced pass by Azpilicueta setsContinue Reading
Home of former billionaire businessman Seán Quinn searched by gardaí
The home of businessman Seán Quinn has been searched by gardaí in Co Cavan. Gardaí investigating alleged criminal activity in Cavan and the wider border region went to the house in Ballyconnell on Wednesday. Officers carried out the search after a warrant was issued by a district court judge underContinue Reading
Netflix Struggles to Hold Its Place in the Streaming Wars
Subscriber fatigue, unwelcome price hikes, and competition from the likes of Disney+ and HBO Max have rattled Netflix. What’s next?Continue Reading
Is Boris Johnson lying? A philosopher on why it’s so hard to tell
In defending his actions over the partygate scandal, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues to insist that he did not believe lockdown rules were broken when government staff gathered socially in Downing Street on various dates during 2020 and 2021. Johnson has accepted a police fine for one of theContinue Reading
Fury stony-faced as Whyte cracks ‘that’s what she said’ joke in first face-off
DILLIAN WHYTE proved he is the ultimate comedian with a “that’s what she said” joke that left rival Tyson Fury stony faced. The Gypsy King was unmoved for a while after the poor attempt at humour from his upcoming opponent. 3 Dillian Whyte cracked the crude joke during the pressContinue Reading
The Valneva COVID vaccine has been approved for use in the UK – here’s what the evidence says
Jacob Lund/Shutterstock The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a new COVID vaccine. VLA2001 is manufactured by French pharmaceutical company Valneva for use in the UK and was approved on April 14 for use in adults between the ages of 18 and 50 for first andContinue Reading
The Northman was a “painful experience” says director Robert Eggers
S pare a thought for the director of epic film The Northman, Robert Eggers, who has called making the film “the most painful experience of my life.” Set in the 10th century, The Northman tells the story of Amleth (a story from a 12th century Saxo Grammaticus book that ShakespeareContinue Reading