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Matt Hancock’s trip to the jungle: ill defined job descriptions enable MPs to abandon their constituents
Former health secretary Matt Hancock’s constituents in West Suffolk have been vocally expressing their ire over his decision to take part in reality TV show I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here. The prime minister has called Hancock’s departure from the UK while parliament is sitting “very disappointing”. TheContinue Reading
What’s it like being a young person with long COVID? You might feel like a failure (but you’re not)
Bogdan Sonjachnyj/Shutterstock Imagine you’re young, healthy and active. Then, one day, the rug is pulled out from under you. You initially have symptoms akin to a cold, so you take a lateral flow test, which shows you have COVID. But it’s nothing that stops you from getting on with things,Continue Reading
Four common misconceptions about quantum physics
Shrödinger's cat is world famous, but what does it really mean? Robert Couse-Baker/Flickr, CC BY-SA Quantum mechanics, the theory which rules the microworld of atoms and particles, certainly has the X factor. Unlike many other areas of physics, it is bizarre and counter-intuitive, which makes it dazzling and intriguing. WhenContinue Reading
US midterms: why gambling markets often predict elections more accurately than polls
Polls Vs betting on who will win control of Congress. Andychi/Shutterstock This year’s US midterms are on a razor’s edge. In the summer it appeared the US supreme court’s ruling on abortion and some legislative successes – most notably Build Back Better, a post-COVID infrastructure and social policy package –Continue Reading
Download Festival announces 2023 lineup: Ticket prices, presale info and more
In celebration of the rock and metal festival’s 20th year, event organisers have extended it to four days (June 8-11) with four headline slots. The US band Metallica will perform a unique double headline set on Thursday and Saturday at the festival, which starts at Donington Park in Leicestershire onContinue Reading
Greece’s ‘Watergate’ explained: why the European Parliament is investigating over a wiretapping scandal
After Greece and the European Central Bank agreed post-economic-crash bailout terms in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a 146-page report outlining all the key state problems that were seen as having caused Greece’s fiscal crisis. One of them was corruption, which has eaten away at accountability in GreekContinue Reading
Doctors missed the cause of my headaches for 3 years – now my little girl faces life without her daddy
HEADACHES can be debilitating, so when dad Alex Stangoe was suffering with them, he got them checked out. He’d been struggling since 2017 with the ailment and initially, scans showed that there was nothing to be worried about. Go Fund Me Alex Stangoe was diagnosed with incurable melanoma and isContinue Reading
COVID: inhalable and nasal vaccines could offer more durable protection than regular shots
Skylines/Shutterstock As the pandemic continues, many countries are rolling out COVID booster vaccines. In the UK, the autumn booster campaign is offering a fourth dose to those at higher risk from a COVID infection, including people with certain underlying medical conditions, and those aged over 50. The autumn booster shotsContinue Reading
Man Utd legend visits old pal Solskjaer at new coaching role after sacking
MANCHESTER United legend Roy Keane has paid a visit to ex-teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back in Norway. It’s approaching 12 months since the 49-year-old was sacked by the Red Devils. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been coaching his son’s Under-14s team since his Man United sacking Roy Keane visited his ex-ManchesterContinue Reading
Ukraine war: Serbia is shifting closer to Russia – here’s why
Vladmir Putin is very popular in Serbia. Sasa Dzambic Photography Putin is the world leader that Serbs admire the most and 95% of Serbs see Russia as a true ally, compared to only 11% who see the EU that way, despite the EU being Serbia’s major financial supporter, according toContinue Reading