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Personalised gambling adverts: a troubling new trend
Gambling advertising is now more interactive online icsnaps/Shutterstock There’s a new type of gambling advert being used online and on social media to try and appeal to viewers, recent research has shown. Unlike on television, these online advertisements can be more personalised, interactive and may be harder to distinguish fromContinue Reading
Out of Afghanistan: Joe Biden and the future of America’s foreign policy
President Joe Biden’s decision to press ahead with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has prompted the first major foreign policy crisis of his presidency. The harrowing pictures after the bombing attack at Kabul airport are the result of a desire on behalf of Biden to draw a line under aContinue Reading
‘Hurst’ has a ‘Golden’ opportunity which I’ll bet he takes!
Goldenhurst possesses enough experience and speed to finally get off the mark in a seven-runner class 5 Maiden Stakes over five furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Bath this afternoon when there is also turf flat-racing scheduled for Hamilton and Lingfield stages an eight-race polytrack card. A satisfactory beginning to SeptemberContinue Reading
Dementia: how to make sense of the link with people who struggle to hear over background noise
'I can't hear what anyone is saying.' Christian Langballe/Unsplash, CC BY-SA The number of people living with dementia is projected to treble from 50 to 150 million worldwide by 2050. Although there’s currently no cure for the condition, researchers are continuing to learn about how people can reduce their riskContinue Reading
COVID variants: we spoke to the experts designing a single vaccine to defeat them all
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, has turned the world upside down. Experts have predicted that it will claim the lives of between 9-18 million worldwide. This is in addition to destroying the livelihoods, mental health and education of countless others. The pandemic will probably wreak havoc for many yearsContinue Reading
Murray narrowly loses incredible five-set thriller to Tsitsipas at US Open
NOT BAD for a bloke with a metal hip. Very few people gave Andy Murray a chance against classy Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, ranked no3 in the world, who arrived at Flushing Meadows as one of the main threats to Novak Djokovic’s hopes of landing an historic calendar slam. 8 AndyContinue Reading
Militaries plunder science fiction for technology ideas, but turn a blind eye to the genre’s social commentary
Pavel Chagochkin/Shutterstock Military planning is a complicated endeavour, calling upon experts in logistics and infrastructure to predict resource availability and technological advancements. Long-range military planning, deciding what to invest in now to prepare armed forces for the world in thirty years’ time, is even more difficult. One of the mostContinue Reading
‘Maybe’ this is a good ‘time’ to don my betting boots!
Maybe Never Even, a 125/1 first-up shock, unwelcome winner at Thirsk earlier this month, beating our 9/1 nap, will probably be one of the favourites for an eight-runner Novice Stakes over a similar distance at nearby Ripon this afternoon, when Bank Holiday Monday is littered with fixtures on various surfaces,Continue Reading
A diet consisting mainly of fruit is bad for you
Fruitarianism is one of the most restrictive diet choices available. Julia Zolotova/unsplash Plant-based diets have become increasingly popular in recent years, both for health and ethical reasons. One extreme form of plant-based diet is “fruitarianism”, a diet based largely on consumption of raw fruit. At first glance, this may soundContinue Reading
Tommy Fury fight time UK: What time will Fury make US debut ring walk vs Taylor?
TOMMY FURY boxed superbly on his US debut to dominate MMA star Anthony Taylor over four, one-sided rounds. And the Mancunian was quick to CALL OUT Jake Paul – who will be fighting in the main event in Ohio. Fury said after his victory: “I’ve done my bit, now he’sContinue Reading