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Donnelly says antigen tests will not be free except in schools
On the issue of antigen testing, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said such tests will not be available for free. However, antigen tests would be free in schools, he said. They will be used for “targeted close contacts” and will be sent directly to their homes. They will beContinue Reading
Antibiotic-resistant infections could be a new ‘hidden pandemic,’ UK experts warn
Rodolfo Parulan Jr. | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — The coronavirus pandemic grabbed the world’s attention in early 2020 and has failed to let go ever since, but U.K. experts are warning that antibiotic-resistant infections, often described as a “hidden pandemic,” should be the next big concern. One inContinue Reading
How Peru became the country with the highest COVID death rate in the world
With 200,000 COVID deaths in a population of less than 33 million, the impact of the pandemic in Peru has been particularly devastating: the country has the highest COVID death rate per head of population worldwide. It’s also estimated to have one of the world’s worst rates of children beingContinue Reading
Trauma and transformation – a psychologist on why difficult experiences can radically change us
Pexels/victor freitas It’s human instinct to avoid suffering and try to make life as comfortable and easy as possible. But paradoxically, a great deal of research has shown that suffering and trauma can have positive long-term effects. Many people who go through intense trauma, for example, become deeper and strongerContinue Reading
Adele: 30 album review – a devastating comeback
Review at a glance It’s unclear exactly how long Adele and her creative team spent brainstorming her four album covers, which are all photographs of her face in close-up, but perhaps we can read something into the smaller choices within this visual simplicity. On both of the first two, 19Continue Reading
Birmingham plans to become a supersized low-traffic neighbourhood – will it work?
New transport plans aim to remove private cars from Birmingham city centre. Chris Baynham | Shutterstock Birmingham was redesigned in the 1960s to make travelling by car as easy as possible. But the UK’s second city has been falling out of love with cars ever since. The council’s latest planContinue Reading
How big tech is changing who’s in charge of our rights and freedoms
Ascannio/Shutterstock Since the end of the 20th century, daily life for most of us has increasingly moved into the digital sphere. This has led to the rise of the so-called “onlife” dimension, which represents the intimate intertwining of our online and offline lives. One day we may see the creationContinue Reading
Between The Lines is an upbeat, fun and slightly bonkers musical comedy short film
The story follows shy book lover Jane, who is unexpectedly tasked with having to pitch to save her beloved library from closure. All alone in the library, Jane is unsure where to turn…until help arrives in the unlikely form of Lawrence Livingstone, a character from the book Jane’s reading. HeContinue Reading
Argentina vs Brazil LIVE: Latest updates from Superclasico
ARGENTINA take on Brazil tonight in one of the world’s biggest international derbies. The match comes just two months after the return fixture in Brazil was bizarrely abandoned after an intervention from the Brazilian health authorities. 2 Lionel Messi is looking to take the scalp of arch rivals Brazil forContinue Reading
Get ‘Ready’ for a Russell ‘special!’
‘There is more than one way to skin a cat’ Auncunrisque 5/2, Calidad, 12/1, Rhebus Road, 14/1 were all placed in the first three on Sunday and with an each-way ‘Trixie’ (three doubles and a treble) yielded more than THIRTY POINTS PROFIT which represented a classic example of why it’sContinue Reading