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Putin’s Russia: how the ex-KGB strongman has gradually turned the clock back to Soviet repression
Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova risked a harsh prison sentence after she interrupted a broadcast on popular state-owned Russian TV network Channel One with a sign reading: “NO WAR. Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They are lying to you here.” State news agency Tass reported that she had been arrestedContinue Reading
The challenges faced by doctors and nurses in conflict zones
Quite aside from the deadly and disorienting consequences for Ukraine’s citizens, Russia’s invasion places unique pressure on its doctors and nurses. Cardiac arrests, caesareans and appendectomies are now often accompanied by injuries that should be relatively rare: gunshot and shrapnel wounds, third-degree burns, double or triple amputations, loss of sight,Continue Reading
Why we trust experts – even when they admit they don’t know the answer
REDPIXEL.PL/shutterstock We constantly make decisions about who to trust. Much of the time we’re bombarded with massive amounts of information on all sorts of different subjects, from science and health, to social issues, economics and politics. But no matter how hard we try – or brilliant we are – noneContinue Reading
Cheltenham Festival 2022 LIVE RESULTS: Latest betting odds for Day Two, Templegate tips, Champions Hurdle recap
‘SPRING HORSE’ Derek O’Connor is quite keen on Vanillier here, telling myracing: “I’m looking forward to riding another ex-point winner, last year’s Albert Bartlett winner Vanillier, for Gavin Cromwell in the National Hunt Chase. “I sat on him last week. He jumped well over six fences and did a niceContinue Reading
Ukraine to dominate Taoiseach’s St Patrick’s Day meeting with US president
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said his meeting with US President Joe Biden this week will be dominated by discussions around the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, Mr Martin said they would also discuss economic ties and the impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. Mr MartinContinue Reading
Ukraine: voices from hiding – how ordinary families are suffering under Russian shells
So, day 11. I still can’t believe that. It’s been tough in Chernihiv and it doesn’t seem to get better. Yesterday, at night, the plane was [shot down] above where we hide. News is shocking and depressive so we try not to discuss it … I’ve lost track of days.Continue Reading
Family forces museum to take down exhibit in row over slavery statue
T he Museum of the Home has been forced to take down an exhibit in a row over the continued presence of a statue of a slave trader on its site. The Hoxton-based museum, formerly known as the Geffrye Museum, is in former almshouses built with money from Sir RobertContinue Reading
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Vaccines are being portrayed as limiting personal freedom – but this can mask the true reasons for hesitancy
For those watching the news, anti-vaccination movements seem to be evolving, with both new tactics and a new watchword – liberty, rather than conspiracy. As 2021 neared its end, protests against mandatory COVID vaccination policies spread across Europe. In city centres, placards and their holders shouted “freedom” and asserted theContinue Reading
Thinking of welcoming a Ukrainian refugee into your home? Our research can help you be a good host
People wait for a train to Poland at Lviv railway station, Ukraine, in February 2022. Bumble Dee / Shutterstock The UK government has announced a scheme allowing people to open up their homes to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. “Homes for Ukraine” will allow individuals, charities and community groupsContinue Reading