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Why you shouldn’t trust research which claims that a single foodstuff has amazing health benefits
Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock You’ve probably read the stories proclaiming that eating blueberries reduces your risk of dementia, or red wine is good for your heart, or coffee protects against type 2 diabetes – or, indeed, many of the other big health claims for a particular “superfood”. But what is theContinue Reading
Crystal Palace dinosaurs: how we rediscovered five missing sculptures from the famous park
The iconic _Iguanodon_ sculptures of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs. Witton and Michel (2022), CC BY-SA This summer sees our love for dinosaurs manifest in two major releases: the David Attenborough documentary Prehistoric Planet, and Jurassic World: Dominion. Such multi-million dollar projects are a far cry from the first attempts toContinue Reading
Food banks: an MP claimed there’s no massive use for them in the UK – the evidence shows why he’s wrong
Dragana Gordic / Shutterstock There is no “massive use for food banks” in the UK, according to Lee Anderson, the Conservative MP for Ashfield. However, figures and evidence from food bank organisations, charities and researchers show that this is simply not the case. I have been researching the development ofContinue Reading
Taoiseach warns country could face further cost-of-living ‘challenges’
The Taoiseach has warned that the country could face further cost-of-living “challenges” later in the year if the war in Ukraine continues. Micheál Martin said the Government will have to work strategically in what he described as a “unique set of circumstances” brought on by the pandemic and the war.Continue Reading
The Best Sci-Fi Movies Everyone Should Watch Once
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Racecourses shrug their shoulders at fans’ complaints while stewards fail to quiz connections of shady gamble
“NOT my problem, mate.” That was the aggravating yet entirely predictable reply of the parking warden who gave me a ticket this week, despite my best efforts trying to persuade him not to. 2 Racecourses have reacted with a shrug of the shoulders at fans’ complaintsCredit: PA I was twoContinue Reading
Five tips for young people dealing with long COVID – from a GP
Basicdog/Shutterstock While we might not be hearing the daily COVID numbers anymore, the virus hasn’t gone away. In the UK alone, thousands of new cases continue to be recorded every day. Meanwhile, there’s a very large group of people for whom the virus hasn’t gone away in a different senseContinue Reading
Whether you followed lockdown rules may have been influenced by your genetics – new research
Everyone had a different experience of the pandemic Shutterstock All over the world, people suffered the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on their wellbeing. However, the impact was not the same for everyone. We know physical health and mental health are affected partly by environmental factors, for example the COVID-19Continue Reading
Harry Styles’ new album is out – and fans are going wild for Harry’s House
Legions of Styles devotees have come out online to laud the 13-track album — which spans funk, folk and pop with charming aplomb, and includes contributions from John Mayer, Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange), Tobias Jesso Jr. (whose credits include Adele, SIA, FKA Twigs and Diplo) and prolific session bassist,Continue Reading
Child protection in England: here is what social work experts know must change in the system
More than any individual failings, failures in child protection services are a systemic problem. Sharomka | Shutterstock The recent cases of seven-year-old Hakeem Hussain, 16-month-old Star Hobson and six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, all of whom died as a result of horrific abuse and neglect, have rightly led to questions as toContinue Reading