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Man Utd ready to hand Alejandro Garnacho club record contract to stay
MANCHESTER UNITED have offered Alejandro Garnacho the longest contract that they have ever tabled, according to reports. The 18-year-old has burst onto the scene this season with some exhilarating displays. 2 Man United want to hand Alejandro Garnacho the longest deal in their historyCredit: Rex Club chiefs are keen toContinue Reading
Winter of discontent: the media continuously misses Shakespeare’s original meaning of the phrase
Nurses striking in the winter of 2022 and 2023. PA Images/Alamy From 1978 to 79, public sector workers in the UK engaged in nationally coordinated strike action. The news was full of stories of limited services at hospitals because domestic cleaners were striking and streets were strewn with rubbish becauseContinue Reading
What diabetes is revealing about the benefits and risks of personal medicine connected to the internet
A blood glucose control system with the help of a smartphone and a meter that is fixed to the skin. Ute Grabowsky | Photothek | Getty Images The internet of things to remote monitor and manage common health issues has been growing steadily, led by diabetes patients. About one outContinue Reading
Student sport has a drinking problem – here’s what needs to be done to change it
New research used qualitative interviews to understand what was driving athletes to consume alcohol. Shutterstock / Master1305 Sport is generally considered a health-enhancing lifestyle choice. It reduces depression, anxiety and emotional distress and improves self esteem. Despite this, there is strong evidence that many athletes – particularly those at universityContinue Reading
Public Programs Are Only as Good as Their Data
Most governments work off incomplete or inaccurate information, but it’s time to plug the gaps.Continue Reading
Q&A: Why are the Scottish and UK governments going to court over gender recognition laws?
The Scottish and UK governments are heading to court over a plan to change the law in Scotland to make it easier for people to change their legal gender. We asked a legal expert to explain what the dispute is about and why it has serious constitutional implications. _ WhatContinue Reading
Helena Bonham Carter says her entry into the showbiz industry was ‘all a blag’
H elena Bonham Carter says the start of her career and entry into the industry as a teenager was “all a blag”. The Hollywood star, known for roles in Harry Potter, Fight Club and Sweeney Todd, said that at an early age she “decided to be confident” and was “muchContinue Reading
How to talk to someone about conspiracy theories in five simple steps
These conversations may be difficult, but they're important Aloha Hawaii/Shutterstock People’s first instinct when engaging with conspiracy believers is often to try and debunk their ideas with factual and authoritative information. However, direct confrontation rarely works. Conspiracy theories are persuasive, often playing on people’s feelings and sense of identity. EvenContinue Reading
Speaker Kevin McCarthy: how backroom deals have put controversial Republicans into key roles
When California Representative Kevin McCarthy finally earned the speaker’s gavel earlier this month after an unprecedented 15 rounds of votes on the House floor, it required a slew of backdoor deals. McCarthy was tight-lipped about all the concessions he had to make to win. But now with his doling outContinue Reading
The ‘kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 is rising quickly in the US – here’s what it could mean for the UK
CI Photos/Shutterstock The heavily mutated omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was first detected in late 2021. Due to the many mutations in the spike protein (a protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 that allows the virus to attach to our cells) omicron was able to quicklyContinue Reading