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Local business supports Bristol children’s hospice
West Country PR agency Empica is the latest firm to join the Children’s Hospice South West Business Club 2022. Children’s Hospice South West provides hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their whole family. Respite and short breaks, emergency care, palliative care and end of life care is provided at threeContinue Reading
Community unites to celebrate a generation of ‘invisible women’ this International Women’s Day
Members of an online community, which was founded in the South-West, have joined forces to make a generation of women more visible this International Women’s Day (8 March 2022). The group, who are all aged over 50, has come together to ensure that their generation are represented during the globalContinue Reading
Ukraine: what will end the war? Here’s what research says
In a matter of days, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has escalated to one of the biggest military conflicts in Europe since the second world war. The fog of war can obscure our view of who is winning, who is losing, and how long all of this will last. While noContinue Reading
Cheltenham Festival 2022: Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle entries, odds, trends and free bets
THE Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle is one of the big betting races at this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Can you find the winner from the quality-packed field? 1 The Martin Pipe is one of the big betting races at CheltenhamCredit: PA The Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle racecard is below. Martin PipeContinue Reading
Who gets to decide when the pandemic is over?
Cavan-Images/Shutterstock It’s been two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic, and since then, people around the world have been asking the same thing: when will it end? This seems like a simple question, but historical analysis shows that “the end” of a diseaseContinue Reading
I had an abortion – and my experience shows how broken the UK system truly is
Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free I was squatting on the floor of the toilet in Westfield Stratford shopping centre when I found out I was pregnant. SquintingContinue Reading
Latest: Zelenskiy says children ‘under the wreckage’ after bombing of Mariupol hospital
What you need to know right now Ukraine said it will try on Wednesday to evacuate civilians through six “humanitarian corridors” Russia said it would provide, including from the besieged southern port city of Mariupol. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Turkey on Wednesday for talks with hisContinue Reading
When are the 2022 Baftas? How to watch and who might win?
T his year’s Baftas are being held at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday March 13 with Australian actress Rebel Wilson already announced as host. The 41-year-old Pitch Perfect star, who famously played Fat Amy in the franchise, follows in the footsteps of Graham Norton, Joanna Lumley and Stephen Fry.Continue Reading
How Moscow has long used the historic Kyivan Rus state to justify expansionism
To justify his designs on Ukraine, Russian president Vladimir Putin has repeatedly referred to what Russians call the Kievan Rus. He sees this Orthodox medieval state which centred around the contemporary Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, as the common point of origin for both Ukrainians and Russians. To his mind, this meansContinue Reading
Four Black women who have advanced human rights
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Annual Meeting 2016 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/swiss-image.ch/Photo Michael Buholzer/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Around the world, the activism of Black women has been instrumental in shaping social justice agendas and promoting human rights. Their work has improved the health and welfareContinue Reading