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Bank Holiday date for Queen’s state funeral confirmed – when will it be?
THE Queen’s state funeral will take place on Monday, September 19 – and Brits will have the day off work and school to mourn her loss. King Charles today gave his approval to make it a Bank Holiday after he was formally made monarch in a landmark ceremony. PA KingContinue Reading
Weight loss: the time of day you eat your biggest meal has little effect – new study
Jan Mika/Shutterstock Some of the most popular diet advice in recent years has centred around the idea that the right timing for your meals can make a big difference in the amount of weight you lose. It was long said that if you wanted to lose weight it was bestContinue Reading
How ‘GamerGate’ led the gaming industry to embrace more diverse and caring values
'Cosy gaming' is having its moment. Two Pixel/Shutterstock Video game developers have always sought to “find the fun” for their audiences and to provide players with exciting worlds to escape to. However, the cost of “finding the fun” was highlighted in 2014 when women in the games industry attempted toContinue Reading
Hackers Target Los Angeles School District With Ransomware
Plus: Albania cuts ties with Iran, claims of a TikTok data breach that didn’t happen, and much more.Continue Reading
Ukraine: how the UK press reported the Nazi invasion 1941-45
shutterstock During the second world war there were notable exceptions to the at times slavish patriotic devotion the press showed to the government line. Weekly political titles such as New Statesman and Nation, the Spectator and the Economist challenged government policy more consistently than daily newspapers. These titles were readContinue Reading
Ukraine recap: Putin remains popular at home, unlike his puppet rulers in occupied regions
Once it became clear – which it did, early on in this conflict – that Ukraine’s defenders would not wilt before the onslaught of Vladimir Putin’s war machine, analysts predicted a long and drawn-out war of attrition, particularly in the east of the country where Russia already controlled a fairContinue Reading
Disney treats fans to first looks at new live-action films on D23 Expo first day
D isney treated fans to first looks at a spate of new live-action films on the opening day of the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. Remakes of classic Disney films including The Little Mermaid and Snow White, as well as Lion King spinoff Mufasa: The Lion King, were shown atContinue Reading
Charles III and the future of the UK monarchy: looking abroad for clues
King Charles III takes the throne at an uncertain time for the British monarchy. Republicanism is on the rise, both in the UK and across what is left of the Commonwealth. Meanwhile the withdrawal of three family members from royal duties – the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by personalContinue Reading
New York declares state of emergency over polio to boost low vaccination rates
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a state of emergency over polio to boost vaccination rates in the state amid further evidence that the virus is spreading in communities. Poliovirus has now been detected in sewage samples from four counties in the New York metro area as wellContinue Reading
Austin McBroom vs AnEsonGib: UK start time, live stream, TV channel and undercard for HUGE YouTube boxing fight
AUSTIN McBROOM and AnEsonGib will FINALLY face off this weekend in their massive rescheduled boxing clash. The two influencers have been embroiled in a war of words for some time, and were originally set to fight earlier this summer. 2 Gib, front centre, has packed on the muscle The pairContinue Reading