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The Palestinian territory Israel has turned into a firing zone: meet the cave-dwelling people of Masafer Yatta
Hajja Nuzha Al-Najjar in her cave-home in Masafer Yatta. In an oral history interview, she describes being shot in the leg by an Israeli settler in 2005. Mahmoud Makhamra, Author provided The people of Masafer Yatta are determined to hold on to their cave-dwelling lifestyle. “I was born in thisContinue Reading
‘Our hearts are indeed broken’: Tributes paid to Creeslough blast victims
Tributes are being paid to the 10 victims of a devastating explosion at a petrol station in Co Donegal. Friday’s blast at the service station in Creeslough is being treated as a “tragic accident” by gardaí. The huge explosion killed four men, three women, two teenagers – a boy andContinue Reading
Liz Truss: how to understand polls that give Labour an enormous lead – and why the Tories are right to fear a major election loss
The cabinet having an absolute hoot at their annual conference in Birmingham. Alamy/PA When Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced that he would not be going ahead with his plan to scrap the top rate of tax in the UK, he claimed that he had done so because “he listened” to theContinue Reading
Jennifer Lawrence says she ‘became a commodity’ after Oscar win
H ollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence said after the success of The Hunger Games and her Oscar win she “lost a sense of control” but her new film Causeway finally “feels personal” to her again. The 32-year-old has returned to her independent film roots playing a soldier struggling to adjust toContinue Reading
Nuclear war: does it take luck or reasoning to avoid it? Lessons from the Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on
The United States and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to war in October 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis. Just ahead of its 60th anniversary, Russian president Vladimir Putin is issuing nuclear threats following the unexpectedly poor performance of his troops in Ukraine. The invasion poses a new kindContinue Reading
Ukraine war: China’s lukewarm support for Russia is likely to benefit Kyiv – here’s why
Things are not going well for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. On September 30 he announced the annexation of four Ukrainian regions that are partially controlled by Russia. Yet less than a day later, Ukrainian troops captured the strategic town of Lyman in the north of the annexed Donetsk region.Continue Reading
Birth control pill linked to greater risk of blood clots in women with obesity – here’s what you need to know
The combined pill contains both oestrogen and progestin. Image Point Fr/ Shutterstock Women who are obese and taking the combined oral contraceptive pill have 12 to 24 times greater risk of developing a leg-vein blood clot than those not taking the pill and who are not overweight, according to aContinue Reading
Why you should train your cat – and how to do it
Valeri Potapova/Shutterstock The pandemic fuelled a rise in first-time pet owners and people adopting puppies and kittens. While even inexperienced owners expect a new puppy will need some training, people rarely think the same applies to kittens. But just like dogs, cats need support to adjust to living alongside us.Continue Reading
COVID inquiry: the UK government’s pandemic response was often not ‘guided by the science’ – yet now scientists are under fire
Cryptographer/Shutterstock The UK COVID-19 Inquiry, an independent inquiry set up to examine the country’s response to and the impact of the COVID pandemic, has officially begun. Along with issues including pandemic preparedness and the healthcare system, one part of the inquiry, the second module, will examine political decision-making. The inquiryContinue Reading
Rooney blasts old pal Ronaldo and says he’s ‘not the player he was’
WAYNE ROONEY blasted his former Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo by saying he is “not the player he was”. Rooney, now boss at MLS side DC United, told the Portugal superstar, 37, to be patient while waiting for his opportunity under Erik ten Hag. 2 Ronaldo’s former team-mate Rooney claimsContinue Reading