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Ukraine: why supply of US and German tanks echoes cold war
The decision that Germany and the US will allow the export of M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, alongside the British Challenger 2 tanks promised in mid January is the culmination of Nato’s policy to assist Ukraine and an important symbolic step in the west’s response to Putin’sContinue Reading
The public or the state: who calls the shots at the BBC?
What’s the difference between a state broadcaster and a public broadcaster? The dispute over the close relationship between the BBC chairman, Richard Sharp and the former prime minister Boris Johnson, has seen some people – including on one occasion a BBC presenter – refer to it as a “state broadcaster”.Continue Reading
S Club 7’s Hannah Spearritt and children forced out of home before Christmas
S Club 7’s Hannah Spearritt says she and her family had to move into an office over Christmas and New Year, after being forced of their home by a landlord. The well-known 90s pop star said she had lived in four temporary homes in the last six months, adding “itContinue Reading
Modern mafia: Italy’s organised crime machine has changed beyond recognition in 30 years
The arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, one of Sicily’s most infamous mafia bosses, has reminded many Italians of the extreme violence he was associated with when operating as a leading figure of Cosa Nostra. Denaro appears to belong to another time – when the mafia brutally killed at will. AndContinue Reading
Prem icon unrecognisable without ponytail as he gets 5-YEAR ban for fake licence
A PREMIER League icon has been rocked by a five-year ban – while you might be shocked by his change in appearance. The 51-year-old can’t take part in ANY football-related activity until 2028 after being penalised for a fake coaching certificate. 2 The former superstar player has been booted outContinue Reading
Biden and Trump are both accused of mishandling classified documents – but there are key differences
When the US Department of Justice revealed on January 21 that its investigators had found classified materials in Joe Biden’s Delaware home, there was outrage – or, to be more accurate in most cases faux outrage – in Republican party circles. They wasted no time in demanding further investigation intoContinue Reading
What effect will lunar new year have on COVID spread in China? Our modelling shows most people have already been infected
China stuck rigidly to a zero-COVID policy until December 2022. This included travel restrictions, mass testing and mandatory quarantines. The rapid lifting of this strategy led to a surge of COVID infections across the country. There have been concerns that the Chinese lunar new year travel in January may causeContinue Reading
ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals – just as some ban it
shutterstock Some of the world’s biggest academic journal publishers have banned or curbed their authors from using the advanced chatbot, ChatGPT. Because the bot uses information from the internet to produce highly readable answers to questions, the publishers are worried that inaccurate or plagiarised work could enter the pages ofContinue Reading
CDC urges people with weak immune systems to take extra precautions after Covid subvariants knock out Evusheld
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday urged people with weak immune systems to take extra precautions to avoid Covid after the dominant omicron subvariants knocked out a key antibody treatment. These precautions include wearing a high quality mask and social distancing when it’s not possible to avoidContinue Reading
Gandhi’s image is under scrutiny 75 years after his assassination – but his protest principles are being revived
Harshit Srivastava S3/Shutterstock Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi remains, even 75 years after his assassination, a useful symbol for many in India. For secularists, the leader of the country’s independence movement represents an imagined India of the past. For the current government, he is a means by which it can softenContinue Reading