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Phil and Holly: is this the end for the nation’s favourite duo?
Speculation is rife that the relationship between “This Morning” darlings Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby is on the rocks, with rumours of behind-the-scenes tension. The “golden couple of daytime TV” are having a “relationship crisis”, said Anita Singh, arts and entertainment editor of The Telegraph. “This is the duo whoContinue Reading
Is Eurovision finally cool? | The Week UK
Vanessa Brown, from Nottingham Trent University, on Eurovision as a vehicle for promoting greater acceptance. With an aesthetic dependent on novelty and spectacle, and a structure that’s both disjointed and drawn-out, Eurovision – for some – cannot fail to fail. In its “failed seriousness” (the phrase writer Susan Sontag usedContinue Reading
Discovering Picasso’s roots in Málaga, Andalusia – Spain travel
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, and museums across Europe and the US are “pulling out all the stops” to celebrate his life and work. Among the most essential destinations on any “immersion tour” is Málaga, says Andrew Ferren in The New York Times. Picasso wasContinue Reading
Obesity speeds up loss of immunity from COVID vaccines – new research
iiiNooMiii/Shutterstock COVID vaccines are very effective, but for some groups they don’t generate as strong an immune response. These groups include older adults and people with weakened immune systems, for example due to cancer or other medical conditions. They tend to already be at heightened risk from COVID. Likewise, obesityContinue Reading
Technology can play a vital role in limiting online gambling – here’s how
Over a quarter of people in the UK gamble online at least once every four weeks. Wpadington / Shutterstock More than a quarter of people in the UK gamble online at least once every four weeks. And 1%–2% of UK adults demonstrate moderate-to-high risk levels of gambling-related harms. The substantiveContinue Reading
West must ‘get real’ on military co-operation, Truss to say in Taiwan visit
L iz Truss is to warn that there cannot be “meaningful deterrence without hard power”, during a high-profile visit to Taiwan next week. The former prime minister, who was widely expected to move the UK Government on to a more hawkish footing when it came to dealings with China, isContinue Reading
Gardaí respond to anti-migrant protest in Dublin city centre
Public order gardaí have responded to an anti-migrant protest outside the International Protection Office in Dublin – a day after a migrant camp was dismantled and set alight. On Saturday, protesters marched from the Customs House, where there was a rally against hate speech legislation currently before the Oireachtas. TheContinue Reading
The Week Unwrapped podcast: Erdogan’s last stand, childbirth in prison and Cleopatra
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Julia O’Driscoll, Harriet Marsden and Jamie Timson. This episode was recorded before third-party candidate Muharrem İnce withdrew from the Turkish election on Thursday afternoon. His absence is thought likely to increase theContinue Reading
The most eccentric Eurovision performances of all time
Twenty-six acts will perform at Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest final in Liverpool to an expected global audience of 160 million viewers. With an entry from Austria that sees the singers possessed by the spirit of gothic American writer Edgar Allan Poe and an Australian five-piece band fronted by an immigrationContinue Reading