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The world’s democratic recession is giving China more power to extend authoritarianism
Over the last decade, the number of countries considered to be liberal democracies has contracted from 41 to 32, back to the same level as in 1989. In the same period, 87 other countries were labelled as closed autocracies or elected autocracies. A 2021 survey by the Economist Intelligence UnitContinue Reading
Sundance Film Festival organisers share initial details of hybrid 2023 event
O rganisers of the Sundance Film Festival have announced initial details of the hybrid event for 2023, which will see a combination of in-person and online screenings. Next year’s event is designed “with the priority of bringing the Sundance community back together in theatres”, the organisation said. It comes afterContinue Reading
Liz Truss may not appoint an ethics adviser – does that really matter?
Clicksbox / Shutterstock Liz Truss, who is likely to be prime minister next week, has indicated that she may not appoint an ethics adviser. She said she has “always acted with integrity”, so there is no need for an official to advise her. As with many other aspects of BritishContinue Reading
Serena Williams: why more athletes are retiring later
Forty is the new thirty. Leonard Zhukovsky/ Shutterstock Serena Williams has announced she’s retiring. The tennis star has had a long and decorated career, winning 23 grand slams and establishing herself as one of the most well-known professional athletes in the world. Williams, who is 40, joins a host ofContinue Reading
Could neurotechnology make lawyers smarter workers?
Barristers may be set to swap their wigs for electroencephalograms. DC Studio/Shutterstock Cognitively enhanced lawyers may one day work in our courts. A recent report from The Law Society of England and Wales suggests the rapidly advancing field of neural technology could create “digitally enhanced” super-lawyers capable of focusing moreContinue Reading
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel slams flops for getting ‘bullied’ by Southampton and tells them to ‘toughen up’
THOMAS TUCHEL tore into his Chelsea flops, branding them an easy touch after a second successive away-day shocker. Raheem Sterling fired the Blues ahead but Tuchel’s men crumbled as Romeo Lavia and Adam Armstrong gave Southampton a deserved win. 2 Thomas Tuchel has been left fuming by Chelsea’s 2-1 defeatContinue Reading
Motorcyclist in serious condition following collision with car in Co Offaly
A motorcyclist is in serious condition following a road traffic collision in Co Offaly on Tuesday. The collision occurred in Shannonbridge at about 3.45pm. A male motorcyclist, in his 20s, was injured when a collision occurred with a vehicle. He was airlifted to University College Hospital, Galway where he remainsContinue Reading
Ukraine war: the push to recover Kherson in the south is on – will it succeed?
Announcing the start of Kyiv’s offensive in the southern Kherson region, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian soldiers to flee or surrender if they want to survive. The long-awaited start of this offensive comes after weeks of gradual Ukrainian and Russian troop build-ups around the city of Kherson, where UkraineContinue Reading
Hudson-Odoi joins Bayer Leverkusen on loan but Germans have NO option to buy
CALLUM HUDSON-ODOI has joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan for the season – and thanked Kai Havertz for convincing him to try his luck abroad. But there is NO option for the Bundesliga side to buy the Chelsea winger in the contract. 2 Callum Hudson-Odoi has joined Bayer Leverkusen on loanCredit:Continue Reading
Princess Diana: why her death 25 years ago has sparked so many conspiracy theories
A quarter of a century after the Paris car crash, conspiracy theories about Diana's death persist. Mark Reinstein / Shutterstock Diana, Princess of Wales, died 25 years ago after a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris. Her death led to a global outpouring of grief andContinue Reading