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Man (30s) charged over Kerry cemetery killing
A man will appear in court charged in connection with a fatal stabbing at a graveyard in Co Kerry. Thomas Dooley (43), from Killarney, was fatally wounded while attending a funeral at Rathass Cemetery in Tralee shortly after 11am on Wednesday morning. His wife, Siobhán Dooley, was injured during theContinue Reading
COVID cases are rising in England – here’s how things might play out as we move towards winter
COVID infections in England had been falling since July. But the proportion of people testing positive started to rise again in the first few days of September. At its July peak the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated that roughly 3.1 million people in England (1 in 17 people) testedContinue Reading
Do we have free will – and do we want it? Thomas the Tank Engine offers clues
George Sheldon/Shutterstock Are we free or are our actions determined by the laws of physics? And how much free will do we actually want? These questions have troubled philosophers for millennia – and there are still no perfect answers. But it turns out that a character from a children’s TVContinue Reading
Liz Truss: this is what happens when governments pursue growth at all costs
When Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled his mini-budget on September 23, he was making it clear that the government is prioritising economic growth over inflation – which was one reason the financial markets reacted so badly to his plan. This clear willingness to risk higher inflation strongly echoed the budget ofContinue Reading
Ukraine recap: bad news from the battlefield for Putin, renewed nuclear threats from Russia
Vladimir Putin had barely finished his speech last Friday welcoming four new regions into Mother Russia, when his mouthpiece, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov admitted that they didn’t actually know where the borders of these regions were. “We will clarify everything today,” he said, when quizzed as to whether RussiaContinue Reading
Ukraine war: how the Biden administration is responding to Putin’s threats to go nuclear
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the spectre of nuclear weapons has hung over the conflict. Several times – most recently after Russia annexed four Ukrainian provinces and declared them part of the federation – the Kremlin leadership has dropped heavy hints that they would use “all available means” atContinue Reading
COVID has taken a greater toll on mental health among people from ethnic minorities – sadly this is no surprise
Fernando @cferdophotography/Unsplash We’ve known for some time now that the physical effects of the pandemic have not been distributed evenly across society. For example, data from the UK and other countries has shown that a disproportionate number of COVID cases, hospitalisations and deaths have occurred among people who identify withContinue Reading
Watch Haaland pick up ref’s spray then rejoin Man City attack vs FC Copenhagen
ERLING HAALAND can’t stop scoring at the moment, and it seems he’s started to do extra things to spice up the monotony of it The Manchester City striker was spotted picking up the referee’s spray canister, giving it back to him, and then charging into the penalty area in searchContinue Reading
The Hottest Startups in Berlin
Look out, London—Berlin is fast catching up in all areas, from sheer volume of funding by startups to its rapid transition into a center for deeptech.Continue Reading
Karl, Karel or Karol? The translation confusion over King Charles III’s name, explained
Prince Charles is no more. In the English-speaking world, we’re now getting used to calling the former Prince of Wales “King Charles III”. As the King has chosen to keep his birth name as his regnal title, the change isn’t too difficult. But in other languages, things are more complicated.Continue Reading