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Tom Hanks transforms into Geppetto for Disney+’s live action Pinocchio
The first image of Tom Hanks as Geppetto in Disney+’s upcoming live-action remake of Pinocchio has been released. The upcoming film is directed by Robert Zemeckis, best known for cult classics Back to the Future and Death Becomes Her, as well as the Hanks-starring Forest Gump and The Polar Express.Continue Reading
Motion sickness: this might explain why some people feel sick in cars or on trains
Motion sickness affects people of all ages. metamorworks/ Shutterstock If you’re someone who suffers from motion sickness, travelling in many types of vehicles can be difficult thanks to a host of symptoms like dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea and even vomiting. But it’s not completely clear why some people can read andContinue Reading
Sports betting: how in-play betting features could be leading to harmful gambling – new research
Wpadington/Shutterstock With the rapid convergence of the gambling and technology spheres over recent years, sports betting has become more accessible, more customisable and more complex. Gone are the days where punters were limited to betting on the winner or loser of a match, and could only do so before theContinue Reading
The trauma of life in limbo for refugees and asylum seekers in immigration detention – podcast
A protester outside an immigration detention facility in Melbourne, Austraila. FiledIMAGE/Shutterstock The life of limbo for people in immigration detention is often deeply traumatic. In this week’s episode of The Conversation Weekly, we talk to two experts on immigration detention in Australia and the UK about why people are waitingContinue Reading
Latest: Ukraine warns Belarus could invade as Russia widens offensive
What you need to know right now President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine had reached a strategic turning point in its war with Russia, but cautioned that it was not possible to say how long fighting would continue. Russian President Vladimir Putin said there had been some progress inContinue Reading
A short history of Ukraine’s relationship with the European Union
Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine on February 24 2022 and the war that has ensued are part of the history of what happened in eastern Europe in the years following the cold war. As the European Union is debating what to do about Russian aggression, it is important to remindContinue Reading
Ukraine Recap: how can Putin be stopped?
Two weeks into Russia’s war on Ukraine and the small sense of optimism some of us felt this time last week at the strength of the resistance to Putin’s war machine has given way to dismay at the atrocities we are now seeing daily as Russian forces lay siege toContinue Reading
UK daily Covid cases up as 71,259 new infections recorded amid fears of waning immunity
DAILY coronavirus infections in the UK have hit 71,259 today, new data has revealed. It’s an increase of 56 per cent on last week’s cases, when infections hit 45,656. PA Coronavirus cases have risen in the last few days as experts warn of a new hybrid Covid variant[/caption] Infections haveContinue Reading
South Korean election: the big challenges ahead for new president Yoon Suk-yeol
Newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol. Xinhua/Alamy South Korea has elected a new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, who now has the task of tackling a housing crisis, a cost of living crisis and a decision about whether to restart dialogue with neighbouring North Korea. The 2022 elections took place as South KoreaContinue Reading
Who is Sam Ryder? TikTok singer chosen as UK’s Eurovision 2022 pick with SPACE MAN song
W here do you turn after your last attempt at Eurovision glory ended in an unmitigated nul points catastrophe? TikTok, of course! Sam Ryder, the social-media-sensation-turned-major-record-label-signee, has today been confirmed by the BBC as the man we’ll be shipping off to Turin for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in May,Continue Reading