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Ukraine: most people refuse to compromise on territory, but willingness to make peace depends on their war experiences – new survey
The war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending soon. Ukraine is suffering between 600 and 1,000 casualties a day. A fifth of Ukraine is now controlled by Russia and its proxies. Wars generate well-known “rally-around-the-flag” effects in public opinion – though the nature and sincerity of this is disputed.Continue Reading
New chief medical officer appointed to replace Dr Tony Holohan
Professor Breda Smyth has been appointed as interim chief medical officer at the Department of Health, Minster for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed. Prof Smyth will replace Dr Tony Holohan who is due to resign on July 1st after 14 years in the role. Prof Smyth is currently the professorContinue Reading
Rwanda deportations: what is the European Court of Human Rights, and why did it stop the UK flight from taking off?
A flight chartered to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda as part of a new government policy was grounded following an intervention by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The plan to deport asylum seekers for processing in Rwanda is intended, the government says, to deter peopleContinue Reading
Ex-Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa lined up for Athletic Bilbao job after talks
EX-LEEDS manager Marcelo Bielsa is reportedly being lined up by Athletic Bilbao as their potential new manager. Bielsa, 66, was sacked as Leeds boss despite being a popular figure at the club back in February as the team were dragged into a relegation battle. 1 Marcelo Bielsa could make aContinue Reading
The inside story of Recovery: how the world’s largest COVID-19 trial transformed treatment – and what it could do for other diseases
Recovery team members Mark Campbell, Guilherme Pessoa-Amorim and Leon Peto photographed at the Big Data Institute in Oxford Photograph: Adam Gasson/UKRI, CC BY-SA Guilherme – June 16, 2020. Evening TV news shows across the world were suddenly opening with the result of our research, and rightly so. Dexamethasone was theContinue Reading
The Best Marvel Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best
Is Iron Man 3 better than Iron Man 2? Here’s our definitive ranking of all 28 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe—and where to stream them.Continue Reading
EU taking legal action against UK over Northern Ireland protocol: how did we get here?
The EU is taking legal action against the UK in response to the government’s plan to revise the Northern Ireland protocol. The UK government released a bill proposing to unilaterally amend the legal mechanism that ensures smooth trade of goods between Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Europe. The EU saidContinue Reading
Smoking age: here’s what effect raising it to 21 could have in England
Raising the smoking age is just one of 15 proposals to help England become smoke-free by 2030. Krakenimages.com/ Shutterstock Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the UK – accounting for nearly 100,000 deaths each year. In England alone, smoking caused nearly 75,000 deaths in 2020.Continue Reading
Five of the world’s tiniest robots
The RoboFly University of Washington Allow me to take you on a trip down my memory lane. As a young lad, a film I saw captured my imagination: Fantastic Voyage, a 1966 release about people shrunk to microscopic size and sent into the body of an injured scientist to repairContinue Reading
Dylan Moran at the Eventim Apollo: a bit meandering, but when he’s good, he’s very very good
Review at a glance T here is no comedian quite like Dylan Moran. In both a good way and a bad way. His latest show finds the unique Irishman shuttling between brilliantly witty and aimless meandering. Steer clear if you crave a production line punchline-packing jokesmith. We Got This findsContinue Reading