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A video of you goes viral without your consent – what does the law say?
Privacy law doesn't do much to protect you from being photographed in public, but there are nuances. FGC / Shutterstock Going viral was once a dream for creative types hoping to make it big on YouTube. But in the age of livestreaming and public shaming, it’s now the stuff ofContinue Reading
US midterms: what the result means for US backing of the Ukraine war
The US midterms have drawn global attention because of their potential to affect the remainder of President Joe Biden’s term in office, and his relationships with the rest of the world. Because of the type of Republicans who have been elected and their smaller than expected numbers, the Democratic president’sContinue Reading
COVID, flu, RSV – how this triple threat of respiratory viruses could collide this winter
Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock As the days get shorter and the weather colder in the northern hemisphere, health officials have warned of a perfect storm of infectious respiratory diseases over the winter months. Outbreaks of seasonal diseases like influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are already putting pressure on the overburdened NHS.Continue Reading
Three ways to become more resilient to failure
Resilience can be built in a variety of ways. fizkes/ Shutterstock Failure may be an inevitable part of life, but that doesn’t make it any less painful when it does happen. It can be be particularly hard facing setbacks in your 20s and 30s, since this is the first timeContinue Reading
Joshua to be trained by Jones Jr for comeback after devastating Usyk losses
ANTHONY JOSHUA will be trained by boxing legend Roy Jones Jr as he tries to get back to the top of the sport. The Brit is reeling after back-to-back defeats against Oleksandr Usyk that saw him lose his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles. 3 Anthony Joshua is set toContinue Reading
Psychedelic research: balancing trippyness with a new scientific rigor – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript
Research into psychedelics and their medical uses is making a comeback. 24K-Production via Shutterstock This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Psychedelic research: balancing trippyness with a new scientific rigor, published on September 29, 2022. NOTE: Transcripts may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quotingContinue Reading
Covid outbreak worsens in southern Chinese city of Guangzhou
Guangzhou city in the southern province of Guangdong is the hardest hit in the latest Covid outbreak. Pictured here are closed stores in part of the city on Oct. 31, 2022. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Covid infections are surging in the capital of China’sContinue Reading
John Lewis Christmas advert 2022 review: a hero for our times
Review at a glance D rumroll. This is it, the OG: John Lewis kicked off the business of tugging on the nation’s heartstrings when they launched their first Christmas advert in 2007 (the one with the shadows, come on, you remember) , so naturally anticipation is high for this year’sContinue Reading
US midterms: five reasons why the election results matter
As the US midterm election results roll in, it’s evident that the Republican “red wave” that many experts anticipated hasn’t materialised. Early numbers indicate that Republicans are likely to take back the House of Representatives but by slimmer numbers than expected, even as the US Senate remains a toss-up. WhileContinue Reading
Manston holding facility: does the UK’s treatment of asylum seekers violate the law?
A woman held at the Manston holding facility in Kent is taking legal action against Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The asylum seeker claims that she was held unlawfully in “egregiously defective conditions” at the centre. Her case is supported by the organisation Detention Action, and another case is being putContinue Reading