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Five ways to use your garden to support your wellbeing
Enjoying your garden doesn't have to involve gardening – you can make it what you want it to be. Juice Flair/Shutterstock COVID-19 has shown that pandemics can seriously affect people’s physical and mental health. Stress, anxiety and depression have increased around the world, with the greatest effects for those livingContinue Reading
Mu: everything you need to know about the new coronavirus variant of interest
Lightspring/Shutterstock The World Health Organization (WHO) has added another coronavirus variant to its list to monitor. It’s called the mu variant and has been designated a variant of interest (VOI). What this means is that mu has genetic differences to the other known variants and is causing infections in multipleContinue Reading
Japan: why PM Suga unexpectedly stepped down – and what happens next
Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga has announced he will not seek re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month, which will effectively end his tenure in the top job after only one year. What will this mean for Japanese politics with a general election due laterContinue Reading
Vaccine passports: Scotland’s new rules are toughest in UK – and could hurt events industry
Nightclubs in Scotland will require vaccine certification for entry soon. Piotr Piatrouski/Shutterstock The benefits of a certification scheme, in terms of a public health intervention, in terms of incentivising vaccination, those benefits outweigh the concerns that still remain. Humza Yousaf MSP September 2 2021 Those were the words of theContinue Reading
Merchant Navy Day Plymouth
3rd September 2021 A celebration and Act of Remembrance for those serving in, or have served in the Merchant Navy or Fishing Fleets of the United Kingdom. Programme and Order of Service 1055 The Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Councillor Mrs Terri Beer and her Consort Mr Colin Beer welcomed byContinue Reading
Elymas will be much sharper this time!
Elymas finished two and a half lengths ahead of Westmorian when they placed sixth and eighth respectively in the six furlongs race won by Maybe Even Never at Thirsk last month; today my preference is the former in an intriguing fourteen-runner Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Newcastle tapeta, bestContinue Reading
The new E10 petrol: will it bring benefits?
New petrol E10 is expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions Gary L Hider/Shutterstock The introduction of a new type of petrol, E10, in the UK may create some extra costs for owners of older cars, but the aim is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. E10 is an automotive fuel madeContinue Reading
How to watch US Open 2021 for FREE: Live stream, TV channel and start times
NOVAK DJOKOVIC is looking to make history as he heads to Flushing Meadows for this year’s US Open. The Serb will become the first male player of the Open era to win the Calendar Grand Slam if he emerges victorious in New York. 1 Novak Djokovic is going for theContinue Reading
Back to school: what works to keep children safe from COVID-19 – podcast
COVID-19 in the classroom: how to go back to school safely. Halfpoint/Shutterstock As many children head back to school, we look at what really works to help stop COVID-19 transmission in the classroom in this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast. And we hear about new research into what’s happeningContinue Reading
ABBA voyage: Band announce first album in almost 40 years and a digital show
A bba have announced their first album of new material in 39 years and a London concert show featuring digital versions of themselves. Speaking during a livestreamed press conference from the top of the Orbit sculpture at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, band members Bjorn Ulvaeus and BennyContinue Reading