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Smoking age: here’s what effect raising it to 21 could have in England
Raising the smoking age is just one of 15 proposals to help England become smoke-free by 2030. Krakenimages.com/ Shutterstock Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the UK – accounting for nearly 100,000 deaths each year. In England alone, smoking caused nearly 75,000 deaths in 2020.Continue Reading
Five of the world’s tiniest robots
The RoboFly University of Washington Allow me to take you on a trip down my memory lane. As a young lad, a film I saw captured my imagination: Fantastic Voyage, a 1966 release about people shrunk to microscopic size and sent into the body of an injured scientist to repairContinue Reading
Dylan Moran at the Eventim Apollo: a bit meandering, but when he’s good, he’s very very good
Review at a glance T here is no comedian quite like Dylan Moran. In both a good way and a bad way. His latest show finds the unique Irishman shuttling between brilliantly witty and aimless meandering. Steer clear if you crave a production line punchline-packing jokesmith. We Got This findsContinue Reading
Northern Ireland protocol explainer: why the UK government’s plan to change it violates international law
The UK government has unveiled a plan to do away with key aspects of the Northern Ireland protocol. This is the legal instrument that governs trade in goods in relation to Northern Ireland post-Brexit. The Northern Ireland protocol bill proposes setting up a “dual regulatory system” that lets businesses chooseContinue Reading
Grenfell Tower anniversary: how a quilt in the making is a symbol of the community’s love and quest for justice
Quilts are a repository of memory, personal and collective. The Conversation Tuesday Greenidge is a multimedia artist based in North Kensington, London. When Grenfell tower caught alight on the night of June 14, 2017, her daughter was in the lift. She managed to escape. She came to her mother’s homeContinue Reading
FDA committee recommends Moderna two-dose Covid vaccine for kids ages 6 to 17
A young man receives his Covid-19 vaccination at a vaccination clinic. People receive the Moderna vaccine in Milford, Pennsylvania. Preston Ehrler | LightRocket | Getty Images Moderna’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 6 through 17 received the endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration’s committee of independent immunization expertsContinue Reading
Grenfell Tower: finally, the worst type of cladding is to be banned, five years on
Residents have long bemoaned measures taken to make buildings look better, but not safer. Ajit Wick | Shutterstock Five years after 72 people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire, which broke out on June 14, 2017, the UK government has announced plans to ban the type of claddingContinue Reading
Summit of the Americas: Biden’s attempt to unite the region on migration gets off to a shaky start
The ninth Summit of the Americas, hosted by the Joe Biden in Los Angeles from June 6 to 10, was overshadowed by US president’s decision not to invite the presidents of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. The reason given for this was antidemocratic leadership and disrespect for human rights in thoseContinue Reading
Tommy Fury and Jake Paul are in talks to renegotiate fight, confirms dad John
TOMMY FURY and Jake Paul are once again in negotiations to fight one another in the boxing ring, John Fury has confirmed. In an interview with Free Bets, John Fury, the father of Tyson and Tommy, revealed Paul and Fury were back in talks to arrange a fight between theContinue Reading
Amber Heard’s first TV interview since Johnny Depp trial defeat airs
A mber Heard has said to her “dying day” she will “stand by every word” of her testimony against Johnny Depp, in an explosive first interview since the highly publicised defamation case. The actress, 36, says she does not blame the jury for the result in the high-profile case, whichContinue Reading