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Joe Biden’s pledge of support reassures Syria’s embattled Kurds
The hasty and badly organised US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August prompted fears among Washington’s other allies about the durability of US friendship. Kurdish troops in northeastern Syria, facing multi-pronged opposition from Islamic State fighters as well as the Assad regime and the prospect of Turkish incursion, have felt particularlyContinue Reading
COVID vaccines for teenagers: what UK parents need to know amid a new wave of misinformation
Roman Chazov/Shutterstock The UK has approved giving one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to all children aged 12-15, with vaccines largely being given within the education system. Schools are helping coordinate the rollout, including the consent process. Under-16s need parental consent to have the vaccine. Unfortunately, schools, parents andContinue Reading
Wireheading: the AI version of drug addiction, and why experts are worried about it – podcast
Sarah Holmlund/Shutterstock This episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast explores why experts are worried about AIs becoming addicts. You can read the text version of this in-depth article here. The audio version is read by Peter Hanly in partnership with Noa, News Over Audio. You can listenContinue Reading
Sarah Everard: we still treat indecent exposure as merely a ‘nuisance’ offence
As a child, I was taught to laugh if I stumbled across a man who was indecently exposing himself. My experiences growing up reflect a wider societal view that indecent exposure is not a serious sexual offence. The older stereotype is of a comical “flasher” in a long overcoat lurkingContinue Reading
Letter to Editor. Cornwall Rail Tour
On Friday Morning on the 01/10/2021 Ex LMS Jubilee Class 4-6-0 No 45596 Bahamas and Ex LNER B1 Class No 61306 Mayflower Double Headed the Return Mayflower to Devon and Cornwall Rail Tour, the rail tour came down on Tuesday Evening from London Victoria to Exeter St Davids and onContinue Reading
New Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon
PHP Law are delighted to share that our Partner, Russell Holland, has been appointed Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon. Russell was supported unanimously by a cross panel of Councillors and will be supporting Philip Wilkinson as the Police and Crime Commissioner. As part of his newContinue Reading
‘Creek’ all set to go one better before we say ‘Grace!’
Say Grace is primed and ready to win a fourteen-runner Nursery Handicap over six furlongs of Newcastle polytrack tonight; under fabulous floodlights, on the fairest racetrack in the United Kingdom, this Rae Guest-trained Kodiac filly goes into battle having achieved a career-best time-handicap mark three weeks ago on a similarContinue Reading
Ronaldo ‘tells Solskjaer and Man Utd team-mates to get him the ball more quickly’
MANCHESTER UNITED boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been asked by Cristiano Ronaldo to better suit his needs with a more direct style. The 36-year-old has never been afraid to call the shots when he feels his teams are struggling and the Red Devils are still adapting to their new front-manContinue Reading
John Casss & William Beckford slave trade statues likely to stay in London
T wo statues with links to the slave trade look set to stay standing after the City of London Corporation was told to ignore an earlier plan to remove them. The monuments to Sir John Cass and William Beckford – both of whom made fortunes on the back of slaveryContinue Reading
Amazon to Hire More Than 80 for Seasonal Roles in Exeter
to Help Serve Customers during the Festive Season Amazon has started recruiting for 20,000 seasonal positions across the UK for the festive season including more than 80 in Exeter This year, Amazon has created 10,000 new permanent jobs across the UK The seasonal roles are in addition to the 55,000Continue Reading