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Alzheimer’s: exercise may reduce brain inflammation, helping to protect us from the disease
Physical activity can help protect the brain as we age. Johnny Bravoo/ Shutterstock Physical activity is very important for a number of reasons – including that it helps to protect the structure and function of our brain as we age. This may be key in reducing the risk of developingContinue Reading
Solar panels: we need to recycle parts of them to use again and avoid a mountain of waste
panelsshutterstock Billions of solar panels globally will soon come to the end of their lives, but when they get thrown away, essential materials that are needed to make future panels are being wasted. It is estimated that there will be 78 million tonnes of total waste by 2050]. This isContinue Reading
How do police regain trust after the murder of Sarah Everard?
Andy Rain/EPA The ability of the British police to operate effectively depends on the consent and support of the general public. The brutal kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everhard by PC Wayne Couzens in March 2021 severely damaged public trust in the police, and their ability to “police by consent”.Continue Reading
Manor review: a Twitter thread set in a National Trust property
Review at a glance I t’s a dark and stormy night. Lady Diana Stuckley’s husband has just fallen down some stairs. A doctor, a priest and a far-right politician wash up at the door of her crumbling manor house, needing shelter from the biblical weather. Is Moira Buffini’s play, directedContinue Reading
How every Man Utd manager fared in first Premier League game as boss
MANCHESTER UNITED interim boss Michael Carrick faces a big test in his first Premier League game in charge as he takes his side to Chelsea. But he will take confidence from a win and a clean sheet in his first match against Villareal on Tuesday. 6 Michael Carrick celebrates aContinue Reading
Four ways to stop COVID ruining Christmas again in 2021
To go ahead this year, Christmas celebrations may need to be more low key than they would usually be. PorporLing/Shutterstock This autumn the UK has had between 30,000 and 50,000 new COVID cases each day, and globally cases are rising again after months of steady decline – so much soContinue Reading
Testing’ times ahead, just keep the ‘Faith!’
Testing Faith, with a disappointing recent course and distance experience under Dougie Costello, attempts to recoup considerable losses in division one of the Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of Kempton polytrack, opener on another eight-race ‘Wednesday-nighter’ when Martin Dwyer jumps aboard the Ian Williams-trained Test Time gelding. Three weeks ago,Continue Reading
Collateral damage: crushing the myths of accuracy and accountability in modern warfare
The US military is facing allegations it covered up civilian casualty cases in the US-led coalition war against Islamic State (IS). It’s an issue that has drawn attention to one of the most worrying aspects of US and coalition involvement in the Middle East: the large numbers of civilian casualtiesContinue Reading
And Just Like That… (most of) the Sex and the City girls are back
A h, lockdown. While friends picked up Anna Karenina or burst out the door running (‘Really, it helps clear your head’. ‘Really, I’m fine thank you’) I found there was just one true antidote to cure the deficit of fun, friends and frivolity. A glass of wine, and an episodeContinue Reading
All the (Actually) Good Early Black Friday Deals You Can Buy Right Now
WIRED approved picks from Apple, Samsung, Shark and more are discounted ahead of Black Friday.Continue Reading