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Covid: Taoiseach rules out another Christmas lockdown
The Taoiseach has ruled out the possibility of another lockdown around the Christmas period. Amid rising Covid-19 case numbers, Micheál Martin said the country would be back in lockdown were it not for the vaccine campaign. He told Today FM’s Dermot & Dave show that the country was in aContinue Reading
How The Colour Room brings Clarice Cliff’s story to life
Almost a century on, the bright colours and bold geometric shapes of Clarice Cliff’s Art Deco pottery still feel strikingly modern. “You see these pieces and you see the amazing colour, vibrancy and life in them, and then you think: how did this woman in the 1920s live in Stoke,Continue Reading
Why nitrates and nitrites in processed meats are harmful – but those in vegetables aren’t
Cancer causing molecules are abundant in processed meats. gresei/ Shutterstock Many of us know that we should steer away from processed meats and eat more vegetables if we want to be healthier and lower our chances of developing certain types of cancers. While there are many reasons processed meats aren’tContinue Reading
Facebook will drop its facial recognition system – but here’s why we should be sceptical
Artem Oleshko/Shutterstock Facebook has announced that it will stop using its facial recognition system – the artificial intelligence software which recognises people in photos and videos and generates suggestions about who to “tag” in them. Facial recognition systems, like Facebook’s, identify people by matching faces to digital representations of facesContinue Reading
Elizabeth Holmes case draws closer to end as government says it will rest next week
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos Mike Blake | Reuters SAN JOSE, CALIF. — In a surprise announcement, the government said Wednesday that it would likely rest its case next week against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in her criminal fraud trial. “It is likely that the government willContinue Reading
Over 30,000 care home staff will lose jobs today for not having their Covid jabs
THOUSANDS of care home staff will lose their jobs today for not having their Covid jabs. Even those who have had one dose will not be allowed shifts until they have had both. Thousands who have had only a single dose will be unable to work until they have hadContinue Reading
We can’t afford to just build greener. We must build less
The greenest buildings are those that exist already Danist Soh on Unsplash, FAL As the built environment takes centre stage at COP26, the scale and urgency of the climate crisis and of the industry’s responsibility to address it comes into focus. A recent report from the UN’s Global Alliance forContinue Reading
Trade war looms over article 16: the Northern Ireland protocol safeguard, explained
David Frost, the UK Brexit minister, has expressed discontent with the implementation of the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol. This is the trade arrangement at the heart of controversies over trade between the EU, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Frost has threatened to trigger an emergency brake known as article 16,Continue Reading
Luke calls for Plymouth LGBT+ Community to contribute to Conversion Therapy Consultation
29 October, Luke Pollard MP was calling on Plymouth’s LGBT+ Community to contribute to a new government consultation to ban LGBT conversion therapy. The consultation, launched by the government today [29 October], is seeking responses on how to ban conversion therapy. It could include making conversion therapy a criminal offence and banningContinue Reading
Time is running out for customers with Post Office card accounts
Around 24,000 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) customers with a Post Office card account have just three weeks left to update the department with new payment details before the 30 November deadline, or risk having payments paused. From 1 December 2021, HMRC will stop making tax credits, Child Benefit andContinue Reading