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Politicians are getting older – shutting young people out of decision-making around the world
US president Joe Biden is clearly frustrated about the focus on his age. In mid-December last year he reportedly vented to allies, saying: “You think I don’t know how fucking old I am?” But, as attention turns to the 2024 election, the prospect of Biden – now 80 years oldContinue Reading
Arsenal in Mykhailo Mudryk transfer fight with Chelsea ‘willing to beat ANY offer Gunners make to Shakhtar Donetsk’
ARSENAL are in a huge transfer fight to land top target Mykailo Mudryk. That’s because Chelsea are reportedly willing to beat ANY offer the Gunners make to Shakhtar Donetsk for the winger. 1 Chelsea are ready to better any Arsenal bid for Mykhailo MudrykCredit: Getty SunSport exclusively revealed the BluesContinue Reading
Putin’s plan to stop Ukraine turning to the west has failed — our survey shows support for Nato is at an all-time high
When Vladimir Putin sent his war machine into Ukraine last February, one of the reasons he gave for the invasion was to ensure Ukraine’s neutral status and prevent its government from moving the country further towards the west. Though there is more behind this war, the Russian leader has longContinue Reading
Kevin McCarthy: why Republicans are preventing their own leader becoming US speaker
For the first time in 100 years, the House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker after a first round vote and was forced to adjourn after three failed attempts. Fourth, fifth and sixth ballots were lost the following day. Republican leader in the House Kevin McCarthy led his partyContinue Reading
The clitoris – a brief history
Christina Paliy/Shutterstock “What’s the difference between a bar and clitoris? Most men have no trouble finding a bar.” In the world of humour, the clitoris remains a mystery: supposedly small, and so inevitably difficult to locate. “Which dinosaur will never be discovered? The Clitaurus.” It sometimes seems medical science hasContinue Reading
Your style of social media use may be connected to your wellbeing
Pixabay Are you a doom scroller or a frequent Tweeter? Do you pass the time by flicking endlessly through others’ posts on social networking sites, or perhaps you use these platforms to share your own content? Psychologists believe our style of social media usage has important effects on our psychologicalContinue Reading
‘I felt like my body was gaslighting me’, says Billie Eilish
B illie Eilish has said she felt like her body was “gaslighting” her, while reflecting on struggling with injuries she sustained as a teenager and her subsequent view of herself. The 21-year-old pop sensation sustained a hip injury at the age of 13. Speaking to Vogue magazine about how herContinue Reading
Card-crazy World Cup ref Lahoz sends Sevilla boss off after 18 minutes
SEVILLA manager Jorge Sampaoli was the latest victim of card-crazy World Cup referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz. Spaniard Lahoz, 45, was sent home from Qatar after showing 15 yellows and a red card in the heated quarter-final between Holland and eventual champions Argentina. 2 Sampaoli was sent off by Lahoz inside 18 minutes of Sevilla’s CopaContinue Reading
Exchequer records €5.2bn surplus for 2022 as tax revenue tops €83bn
Updated: 5.25pm The State recorded a budget surplus of approximately €5.2 billion in 2022, far in excess of the €1 billion projected just over three months ago, the Department of Finance confirmed on Wednesday. The turnaround from a deficit of 3 per cent of gross national income in 2021 reflectedContinue Reading
Italy’s pasta row: a scientist on how to cook spaghetti properly and save money
shutterstock Nitr via Shutterstock Italians are notoriously – and understandably – protective of their cuisine, as regular arguments about the correct toppings for pizza or the appropriate pasta to use with a Bolognese ragu will attest. So it was hardly surprising that, when a Nobel Prize-winning Italian physicist weighed inContinue Reading