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COVID vaccines for under-16s: why competent children in the UK can legally decide for themselves
The UK has become the latest country to offer COVID-19 vaccines to all children aged 12 to 15, following many others including France, Germany, the US, Canada and Japan. The UK government has said that parental consent will be sought for vaccinations, but that children can consent themselves (without parents)Continue Reading
The Lodger review: enthralling and exasperating by turns
Review at a glance A new play by Robert Holman, the most instinctive and humane of British playwrights, is something to celebrate, but The Lodger exasperates as well as enthralls. It was written, Holman says, to provide parts for two older actresses. And for the deceptively mild, gawky actor MatthewContinue Reading
Alzheimer’s disease: measuring brain waves could diagnose dementia early – new study
The author and a trial participant using Fastball. University of Bath, Author provided Our visual memory system has a phenomenally large capacity. Flick through the image gallery on your phone, or fast forward through a previously watched movie, and notice how the briefly presented images trigger memories with little orContinue Reading
CO₂ shortage: why a chemical problem could mean more empty shelves
NV77/Shutterstock As far as the environment goes, carbon dioxide is probably public enemy number one. This makes it all the more ironic that the UK is currently suffering from a shortage of the gas, which experts warn will affect a variety of industries, most notably food and drink. In theContinue Reading
Silicon Valley’s quest to live forever could benefit humanity as a whole — here’s why
Jeff Bezos pops champagne after emerging from the New Shepard capsule after his spaceflight on July 20, 2021. Blue Origin All things must die, according to the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, but that could be about to change. A growing number of tech billionaires have decided they want to useContinue Reading
Jimmy Greaves: English football’s top goalscorer who blazed a trail of stardom and redemption
Jimmy Greaves was the most prolific goalscorer in top-flight English football. @SpursOfficial Watching the surviving film of the football work of the recently departed England international striker, Jimmy Greaves, is a stark reminder of the vastly different playing regimes that existed in English football in the early 1960s compared toContinue Reading
Plymouth MP secures debate on funding for Keyham in the Commons
Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, has secured a debate on Wednesday evening (22/9/21, circa 7pm) in the House of Commons on Government support for the Keyham and Ford communities in Plymouth after the mass shooting on 12 August 2021. The debate will formally raise the request fromContinue Reading
Five ways going vegan could change your social life — not just your health
silverkblackstock/Shutterstock As veganism grows in popularity, researchers are documenting its positive impacts on individual health, public health, animal welfare and even the fashion industry. In 2018, one in six new food products in the UK was vegan, and the “Veganuary” campaign has become increasingly popular. These market trends attest toContinue Reading
Best films to see this autumn 2021, from Dune, to Spencer
Book your tickets, buy your popcorn – we’re in for the best set of blockbuster films since before the pandemic. Nothing beats the big screen, so here’s our guide to what you can’t miss at the cinema this autumn. Dune Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson in Dune / AP TimothéeContinue Reading
Carbon looks a sequence ‘special’ to go one better!
Dubai Poet looked the class(ic) act on a star-studded Newbury ‘Super-Saturday’ programme and this Roger Varian-trained Lope De Vega colt became first on my short list for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next May; he slammed our nap, Gaius, by five and a half lengths but frenetic betting told usContinue Reading