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In 2020, universities shifted to online learning – three lessons from students’ experiences
Ground Picture/Shutterstock For young people who were in university at the height of the COVID pandemic, the university experience was suddenly radically different to what they had expected. Teaching moved quickly online, with students forced to adjust to using digital tools to complete their learning at home. Those looking forwardContinue Reading
Fans all say same thing after Antonio Rudiger’s hilarious running vs Japan
ANTONIO RUDIGER sent social media abuzz with his bizarre running during Germany’s clash with Japan. The Real Madrid star was in action for his country as they kicked off their 2022 World Cup campaign in Qatar. 3 Antonio Rudiger bizarrely ran towards the touchline 3 Fans noticed the Germany star’sContinue Reading
Fans all say the same thing after Antonio Rudiger’s hilarious running during World Cup clash against Japan
ANTONIO RUDIGER sent social media abuzz with his bizarre running during Germany’s clash with Japan. The Real Madrid star was in action for his country as they kicked off their 2022 World Cup campaign in Qatar. 3 Antonio Rudiger bizarrely ran towards the touchline 3 Fans noticed the Germany star’sContinue Reading
Voter suppression: how democracies around the world are using new rules to make it harder to vote
Attempts to stop voters getting to polling stations, increase waiting times to place a ballot or add restrictions on who can vote are becoming issues in democracies around the world. Techniques vary, but the intention is the same – to make voting more difficult. In the recent US midterm elections,Continue Reading
East Wall asylum seeker protests suspended
Protests over the housing of asylum seekers in Dublin’s East Wall have been suspended. It comes after Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman agreed to meet residents. Protestors have been turning out in their hundreds in recent days, demonstrating outside a newly opened emergency accommodation centre in East Wall. The oldContinue Reading
US politics: midterm elections have handed Joe Biden a divided Congress – history tells us that’s bad for good government
Contrary to the expectations of many observers, the “red wave” stopped at the House of Representatives and only delivered the Republican Party a small majority. The Senate, though, will remain under Democrat control. So the US Congress will be divided until the 2024 election and the Biden administration no longerContinue Reading
Stars of Love Actually to reunite for 20th anniversary special
T he stars of Love Actually will reunite for a special 20th anniversary special on US network ABC, it has been announced. The one-hour special will look at how the film became a beloved Christmas tradition and a global sensation, with exclusive interviews with cast members. Hugh Grant, Dame EmmaContinue Reading
Bird flu: UK is seeing its largest ever outbreak – which may prove particularly deadly for wild birds
In the UK, more than 150 cases of bird flu have been reported between September and November of this year alone. Mark Agnor/ Shutterstock The outbreak of avian influenza which has hit the UK since the autumn of 2021 is the largest the country has ever seen. And the pictureContinue Reading
Why we feel like Christmas comes around more quickly each year
How can it be December already. Luis Molinero/Shutterstock Think back to your childhood. December was the longest of months. It might have been filled with rehearsing school nativity performances, writing up your wishlist and savouring the morning’s advent calendar chocolate. But at times it felt like Santa would never arrive.Continue Reading
Austerity gutted the welfare state – preserving benefits now can’t make up for that
Rising levels of homelessness and rent arrears in council housing show how deeply austerity measures have harmed society. Devis M | Shutterstock Many people on low incomes will have breathed a sigh of relief when the UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt announced, in his autumn statement on November 17 2022, thatContinue Reading