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Hope from despair: how young people are taking action to make things better
Hope as a stubborn desire. Onkundi Nyabuto | Unsplash, FAL All too often, hope is equated to a desire for something fleeting: good results on an exam, the win of a favourite team, the wanted present. Quite whether something so insubstantial can actually be called “hope”, though, is a questionContinue Reading
Tenants being pitted against each other in rent bidding wars, Dáil hears
Prospective tenants are being pitted against one another in rent bidding wars, the Dáil has heard. As the Irish Examiner reports, Labour leader Ivana Bacik raised a case of a constituent who had been asked to indicate the top rent they would be willing to pay by a landlord advertisingContinue Reading
Hong Kong’s handover 25 years on: why human rights eroded so dramatically in the past two years
Protests have been banned at the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong handover ceremony. John Ye/Shutterstock July 1 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from British colonial rule to the People’s Republic of China. The restrictions on how the anniversary is being held are symbolic of how muchContinue Reading
Spurs star Bissouma cleared of sexual assault allegations after nightclub arrest
TOTTENHAM summer signing Yves Bissouma has been cleared of sexual assault allegations. Bissouma, 25, was arrested outside a Brighton nightclub on October 6 while he was contracted to the Seagulls. 1 Yves Bissouma has been cleared from sexual assault allegationsCredit: Getty Another man in his 40s was arrested along withContinue Reading
The tide of the COVID pandemic is going out – but that doesn’t mean big waves still can’t catch us
Ian Davidson/Alamy In February, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the public would have to get used to “living with COVID”, and announced the phasing out of all COVID-related restrictions over the following months. For many people, life since then has begun to return to something resembling normal. Of course, thereContinue Reading
When is BST Hyde Park and what is the full line up? Dates, tickets and more
B ST Hyde Park is upon us, and this year, it’s back with a bang with none other than the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Adele, and more superstars taking to the stage over the coming weeks. Now, the entire line-up has been confirmed, with an array of blockbuster shows comingContinue Reading
Trophy hunting will not save Africa’s lions – so the UK ban on imports is a positive step for wildlife conservation
Over the past 25 years, lion numbers have decreased by 43% throughout Africa, as their range has declined by more than 90%. Shutterstock Over the past 25 years, I have spent a lot of time counting lions as part of my job. Only last month, I spent three hours withContinue Reading
China Is Tightening Its Grip on Big Tech
The country’s regulatory measures range from vetting medical and financial influencers to algorithmic audits. What, if anything, can the West learn?Continue Reading
Five things you can do to help you have a more positive birth experience
Don't be afraid to make your preferences clear to your care provider. Syda Productions/ Shutterstock Whether you’re a first time parent or have had children before, you’re probably willing to try anything to ensure you have the most positive birth experience you can. After all, the kind of birth experienceContinue Reading
Struggling with positive thinking? Research shows grumpy moods can actually be useful
Even anger serves a purpose. TeodorLazarev/Shutterstock As psychiatry, which uses medical and biological methods to treat mental disorders, has largely overtaken psychotherapy, which relies on non-biological approaches such as conversation and counselling, psychotherapists have sought alternative challenges. One common approach is to focus on enhancing the happiness of mentally healthyContinue Reading