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We discovered the earliest prehistoric art is hand prints made by children
One of the hand prints discovered in Tibet that is believed to have been made by children. Matthew Bennett, Author provided Fossilised footprints, and more rarely, hand prints, can be found around the world; left as people went about their daily business, preserved by freak acts of geological preservation. InContinue Reading
How will the COVID pandemic end?
After over 18 months of this pandemic, with the social distancing, mask wearing and on-off lockdowns, what we all want to know more than anything else is when it will all be over and how it will end. While nothing is certain, we have a lot of evidence on whichContinue Reading
Haiti: what aid workers can learn from the previous earthquake as they struggle to rebuild the country
Only a few weeks after the Haiti earthquake, aid agencies on the ground are only starting to deal with the challenges. In doing so they need to apply the lessons they should have learned from the response to the previous catastrophic earthquake in January 2010. At the end of AugustContinue Reading
Rap artist Nicki Minaj faces backlash after tweeting inaccurate information about Covid vaccines
Nicki Minaj is seen arriving to the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019 in New York City. Gilbert Carrasquillo | GC Images | Getty Images Nicki Minaj faced public backlash Tuesday after tweeting the day before that aContinue Reading
Earthquake expert who advised the Haiti government in 2010: ‘Why were clear early warning signs missed?’
Luigi Di Sarno was part of a team of specialist advisers brought in to help the government of Haiti prepare for future earthquakes after 200,000 people were killed in 2010. Over a decade later, very few of their recommendations had been adopted. It was about 8.30am, local time, on AugustContinue Reading
Compulsory vaccination: what does human rights law say?
Halfpoint/Shutterstock The UK government has opened consultations on mandatory vaccination for frontline health and social care staff in England. The plans could require vaccination against COVID-19 and flu for workers who come into contact with patients and those receiving care. A policy like this will have implications for the humanContinue Reading
Booker Prize shortlist 2021 unveiled as race for £50,000 prize hots up
Patricia Lockwood, who is shortlisted for her book No One is Talking About This, is on the shortlist with five other writers including two other Americans Maggie Shipstead and Richard Powers. Lockwood, who previously wrote a memoir about growing up the child of a catholic priest, has more than 100,000Continue Reading
Why unemployment can feel worse when there is less of it around
Shutterstock/BasPhoto Unemployment levels will be an important test of the economic impact of COVID-19. Some sectors have seen employees furloughed en masse, and the longer-term effect on businesses could mean that many lose their jobs permanently. Aside from causing financial difficulties, unemployment can take its toll emotionally and psychologically. ResearchContinue Reading
‘Harder’ she works, luckier Saffie becomes!
Macon Belle is ideally suited by conditions of the eight-runner Novice Stakes over five furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Redcar today and though faced with two previous penalised winners, not to mention one or two fancied lightly-raced rivals, appeals as a solid each-way proposition with three places on offer. FollowingContinue Reading
National Traineeship Takeover for unemployed 19-24 year olds
In July 2020 the Chancellor announced a significant expansion of Traineeships as part of his Summer Economic Update. The Plan for Jobs included a commitment to provide 20,000 new Traineeships to get young people aged 16 to 24 in England into work: the age group most impacted by the effectsContinue Reading