Explore news for you
Ukraine war: why Russian soldiers’ mothers aren’t demonstrating the strong opposition they have in previous conflicts
Ukraine’s military launched a devastating strike on New Year’s Day hitting a building housing recently mobilised Russian soldiers in the occupied region of Donetsk. Russia’s official response has been surprising. The ministry of defence took the unusual step of swiftly announcing the deaths of 63 (later revised to 89) soldiersContinue Reading
China’s COVID situation is dire – but it shouldn’t pose a big risk to other countries
China is currently in the midst of a severe wave of COVID infections and deaths. We don’t know exactly how bad it is because of significant gaps in official reporting, but by all indications, things are dire. News reports suggest hospitals and mortuaries are overflowing. So how did China getContinue Reading
Antony’s Man Utd career already stuttering with some embarrassing moments in tow
IT was the stop-start cameo which in many ways perfectly summed up Antony’s first four months at Manchester United. Ten minutes into the second half he slipped a bog standard pass to Diogo Dalot, on United’s right flank, 25 yards from the opposition goal. 2 Antony poked home Manchester United’sContinue Reading
House speaker election: fight over Kevin McCarthy’s leadership has exposed limits of Trump’s power
Days after what was supposed to be a victory lap for Kevin McCarthy, and Republicans still haven’t figured out who the next speaker of the House will be. The chamber had taken eleven votes as this article went to press, with no member receiving the requisite 218 ballots required toContinue Reading
Enoch Burke defies suspension to return to Wilson’s Hospital School for second day
Suspended school teacher Enoch Burke spent Friday in a corridor of Wilson’s Hospital School, before declaring that he was “awaiting reinstatement” to his teaching position at the Co Westmeath school. Speaking to reporters at the gates of the school outside Multyfarnham, Mr Burke repeated his reasoning for showing up toContinue Reading
Fight over Republican speaker has exposed limits of Trump’s power
Days after what was supposed to be a victory lap for Kevin McCarthy, and Republicans still haven’t figured out who the next speaker of the House will be. The chamber had taken eleven votes as this article went to press, with no member receiving the requisite 218 ballots required toContinue Reading
Tom Hanks reveals acting advice he gave his son ahead of their new film together
T om Hanks has revealed the advice that he gave his son before they acted together in the upcoming movie A Man Called Otto was to “work hard, but you can’t make it look like you’re working hard”. The Hollywood actor, 66, stars in the title role of the newContinue Reading
Where is the next COVID variant, pi? A virologist explains why omicron is continuing to dominate
FOTOGRIN/Shutterstock The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has now been around for more than a year. Before omicron became dominant, there had been a quick succession of named variants of concern – from alpha, to beta, to gamma, to delta. But now it seems as thoughContinue Reading
The amazing system plants use to shape their roots and why it could help protect crops from climate change
lewan/Shutterstock Plants have colonised the vast majority of the Earth’s surface. So what is the key to their success? People often think of plants as simple, senseless life forms. They may live rooted in one place, but the more scientists learn about plants, the more complex and responsive we realiseContinue Reading
Disabled young people have less upward social mobility than their peers – and class background makes this worse
Monika Wisniewska/Shutterstock We know very little about the inequalities experienced by disabled people in the UK today. My research finds that disabled young people lag behind in employment compared to young people who are not disabled. Not only that, but it’s also likely that disabled young people will end upContinue Reading