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‘Significant progress’ in negotiations on global tax deal – Taoiseach
The Taoiseach has said there has been “significant progress” in negotiations on a new global corporation tax deal. Micheál Martin also said Ireland will still see a “strong pipeline” of investment from foreign companies. The Government is expected to agree to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Continue Reading
Nobel prize: how chili peppers helped researchers uncover how humans feel pain
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian are this year's winners. Jessica Gow / POOL/ EPA-EFE Think about how often we sense touch or temperature. Perhaps its the warmth we feel when we hold a coffee cup, or the comfort we feel when hugging a loved one – these sensations are integralContinue Reading
My PhD supervisor just won the Nobel prize in physics – here’s how his research on complex systems changed science
Giorgio Parisi's work has helped us tease predictable patterns from complexity. Sapienza Università di Roma/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2021 has been jointly awarded to Italy’s Giorgio Parisi, Japan’s Syukuro Manabe and Germany’s Klaus Hasselmann for their “groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex systems”. WhenContinue Reading
Scruffy Boris Johnson’s ‘man of the people’ look is part of a long British tradition
It’s often suggested that UK prime minister Boris Johnson uses his distinctive hair as a political device. His trademark untameable mane disarms critics and belies his powerful position. A quick ruffle when the cameras are on enables Johnson to assume the role of a casual “man of the people”, especiallyContinue Reading
Former Theranos lab director says he was under ‘tremendous pressure’ to show technology worked
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., left, arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A former lab director at Theranos testified on Tuesday he quit the company for one simple reason: TheContinue Reading
Ecuador prison riot: 118 killed as gang violence spirals out of control in Latin America’s jails
One of the more distressing things about the savage riots that engulfed the Litoral prison in Ecuador on September 28 was that, several days after the violence was brought under control, the final death toll was still unknown and many of the victims had still to be identified. The mostContinue Reading
Sats – why bringing back tests for 14-year-olds could help disadvantaged students
The UK government is reportedly considering bringing back national curriculum tests (known as Sats) for 14-year-olds in England. The reasons cited were that, without formal assessment to mark the end of key stage three (KS3 – years seven, eight and nine of secondary school) children were at risk of losingContinue Reading
Succession season three review: billionaires (still) behaving badly
Review at a glance T he Roys are back in town and thankfully they have not lost their knack for scheming. “F**k the weather,” declares Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) in the first episode of the long-awaited third series of Succession. “We’re changing the climate.” He may be referring to hisContinue Reading
Trial of 100-year-old man in Germany: why Nazi war crimes take so long to prosecute
A 100-year-old man is on trial in Germany this month. The man, who has not been named due to German privacy laws, is charged with “knowingly and willingly” assisting in the of murder of 3,518 people as a former SS guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He is far from theContinue Reading
Dedicated home carers in Somerset celebrate success at annual awards ceremony
Local staff at Care South at Home’s Somerset Home Care office in Crewkerne, are celebrating after scooping an array of awards at the company’s annual Star Awards ceremony, held on Tuesday 21st September 2021. Now in its 12th year, the Star Awards recognise and reward individuals and teams from across the company for theirContinue Reading