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Breastfeeding beyond infancy can be beneficial for children and parents – mothers explain pressure they feel to stop
Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock Breastfeeding beyond infancy is recommended by the World Health Organization, which advises that children should be breastfed until two years old. For children, breastfeeding for longer is associated with reduced infections, a lower chance of misaligned teeth, a lower likelihood of obesity and higher intelligence]. And for mothersContinue Reading
Cow review: Andrea Arnold’s rumination could be life changing
I suspect acclaimed British director Andrea Arnold would rather be viewed as a stroppy cow than a poor one. Perhaps coincidentally, Luma – the bovine heroine of Arnold’s first documentary – excites many emotions, but never anything as simple as pity. Luma, who has the eyes and jawline of aContinue Reading
Afghanistan: Taliban plans for suicide brigade reveal changing nature of warfare in 21st century
The Taliban recently announced it will establish a battalion of suicide attackers as part of the national army of Afghanistan. These “martyrdom brigades” will be “under the control of the ministry of defence and will be used for special operations,” according to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. This was condemned asContinue Reading
New Book on Cornish Fairy Witch, Ann Jefferies
So, Simon, how did you become interested in Ann Jefferies? I’ve often written about Cornish folklore as a folklore historian and particularly Cornish fairy and pixylore. Ann Jefferies is special because she offers us, not our earliest evidence for Cornish fairies, but our earliest good evidence. She is also ourContinue Reading
Most clocked cars revealed: the domination of premium German cars
Mileage fraud is one of the most common scams within the used car market. It illegally inflates the price of a used vehicle and ruins the car ownership experience. As a recent study revealed, the buyers of premium German cars are at the greatest risk of purchasing a car withContinue Reading
St Margaret’s Hospice appeals for supporters to open their gardens to the community
St Margaret’s Hospice is on the search for green-fingered supporters who have stunning gardens to open them to the public this summer. The hospice’s Glorious Gardens campaign raised over £11,000 last year and this year they are hoping to encourage even more gardens, allotments, farms, and orchards to open toContinue Reading
Maguire needs to be a proper Man Utd captain like Keane – he’s boss on the pitch
HARRY MAGUIRE needs to step up as captain at Old Trafford. And if he can’t unite the Manchester United dressing room then he should hand back the famous armband. 3 Harry Maguire needs to be more like Roy Keane or Bryan Robson if he’s to succeed as Man Utd captainCredit:Continue Reading
Does a new study really show that hydroxychloroquine might be effective against omicron?
Stock Footage Inc/Shutterstock Hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug controversially touted as a cure for COVID despite a lack of robust evidence, is creating renewed interest as a potential treatment for omicron. The discussion has been sparked by a new study from the University of Glasgow, which is yet to be publishedContinue Reading
Robert shouldn’t be out of his depth on ‘Ocean!’
Stormy Ocean will, hopefully, give veteran jockey Robert Winston a much-needed, morale-boosting success, in the eleven-runner Novice Stakes over the straight mile of Newcastle tapeta this afternoon, even though the twice-raced Frankel colt hasn’t been out since finishing a creditable fourth at Newmarket twenty-seven weeks ago to stable-companion Noble Truth.Continue Reading
Game Studios Are Turning Play Into Work
Video games are being split into titles geared toward fun and those that beguile us into productivity with points, rewards, and even NFTs.Continue Reading