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Chile’s progressive new constitution rejected by voters after campaign marred by misinformation
Despite recently electing Chile’s most progressive president in the shape of former student protest leader Gabriel Boric, voters in the country have now rejected his most important reform. A plebiscite held on September 4 to replace the constitution imposed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet with a progressive new oneContinue Reading
Tesco, Lidl and M&S to close supermarkets for Queen’s funeral bank holiday
TESCO, M&S and Lidl have confirmed they’ll be closing the majority of their stores next Monday for the Queen’s funeral. Tesco said its large stores will be closed all day while its Express stores will stay closed until 5pm so colleagues can pay their respects. Getty The majority of TescoContinue Reading
Swedish election: triumph for the nationalist right leaves establishment parties in a quandary
The nationalist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats are the major gainers of the 2022 Swedish national elections. Votes are still being counted but preliminary results show the party has gained 3.1%. This makes it the second largest party in Sweden, trailing only the the left-wing Social Democrats (albeit only by about 1.5%Continue Reading
King Charles inherits crown with support for monarchy at record low – but future not set in stone
The death of Queen Elizabeth II after 70 years on the throne has, of course, been met with widespread sadness and mourning. For most people in Britain, she is the only monarch they have known. Yet, inevitably, the mourning of her passing will be followed by a discussion about theContinue Reading
Doric: the Scots dialect spoken by the Queen – what it sounds like and where it comes from
In the aftermath of her passing, it was reported that Queen Elizabeth could speak the local dialect of Balmoral and the region around it. This dialect of the north-east of Scotland – called the Doric by local people –- is a distinctive, well-preserved form of the Scots language. “Doric” isContinue Reading
Sam Fender announces ‘time off the road’ to look after his mental health
G eordie star Sam Fender has announced he is “taking some time off the road” to look after his mental health, after admitting that he was “burnt out” from touring. The Newcastle-based rocker said it would be “completely hypocritical of me” to advocate for discussion on the topic without lookingContinue Reading
Newcastle announce signing of Liverpool flop Loris Karius on free transfer
NEWCASTLE have confirmed the signing of former Liverpool flop Loris Karius. The 29-year-old was wanted by the Magpies as a replacement for Martin Dubravka after he joined Manchester United on loan. 2 Loris Karius was left with his career in tatters after his high profile mistakes in the Champions LeagueContinue Reading
Five reasons why young people should get a COVID booster vaccine
Sarayut Sridee/Shutterstock Vaccination has played a substantial role in reducing the impact of COVID across the globe, and allowed life in most countries to gradually return to something like how we remember it before the pandemic. Researchers estimate that tens of millions of lives have been saved thanks to COVIDContinue Reading
Undocumented Workers Protest Uber Eats Crackdown
In France, the gig economy platform welcomed thousands of immigrants during the pandemic, unions say. Now it’s deactivating them en masse.Continue Reading
The untold story of a mid-20th century group of women fighting for equality in marriage — and why it matters today
In 1938, a group of feminist agitators came together in London to tackle what they saw as the most pressing issue of their time: inequality in marriage. For the Married Women’s Association, the right to vote – won for women over 30 in 1918 – was just the beginning ofContinue Reading