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Sinn Féin Ard Fheis: O’Neill accuses DUP of ‘rolling back’ on political agreements
Michelle O’Neill has hit out at the DUP for “rolling back” on political agreements, accusing the party of denying rights and equality. The Sinn Féin deputy leader used her opening speech at the party’s Ard Fheis to criticise the Democratic Unionists, accusing the party of “provoking outrage” by boycotting theContinue Reading
Leicester vs Arsenal LIVE: Latest updates from Premier League match
THE BENCHES Two attacking line-ups with both teams fielding two strikers, so I look forward to the 0-0 draw. Here are the subs benches: Leicester subs: Ward, Bertrand, Vestergaard, Ndidi, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Lookman, Barnes, Daka. Arsenal subs: Leno, Holding, Cedric, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Pepe, Odegaard, Martinelli. .Credit: GettyContinue Reading
Exercise can reduce students’ desire to drink alcohol – new research
New research found exercise reduced students' desire to drink alcohol. oneinchpunch/Shutterstock Alcohol intoxication, particularly in western cultures, is increasingly regarded as a socially acceptable behaviour, and excessive levels of alcohol consumption has been identified as a significant problem among university students. One study found that 45-69% of UK students engageContinue Reading
Alzheimer’s: our research sheds light on how the disease progresses in the brain
Yurchanka Siarhei/Shutterstock Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia affect more than 55 million people worldwide. But the development of effective treatments and cures is progressing slowly. To some extent, this is because we still don’t understand enough about what causes the disease and drives its progression. Myself and myContinue Reading
Missing forests are messing with climate targets
Countries are using forests to pad their climate commitments. Now new satellites might call their bluffContinue Reading
Boris Johnson has ended the age of austerity – but his party isn’t on board
As the Conservative party wrestled with its future direction towards the end of the 1970s, Margaret Thatcher’s think tank, the Centre for Policy Studies, published a pamphlet of speeches by its co-founder, Keith Joseph. The centre had been created “to change the climate of opinion” in British politics, and theContinue Reading
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11, shots could begin early next week with CDC clearance
Jamie Blank (L) holds her son, Ari Blank’s hand as he receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine from healthcare worker Jen Feinberg (R) at the Jewish Federation/JARC’s offices in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on May 13, 2021. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorizedContinue Reading
ABBA: best pop band ever or hold-music hell? Whose side are you on?
A S ABBA prepare to release their first new album for 40 years — Voyage, out next Friday — a die-hard fan and a firm refusenik (who happen to be a couple) go head to head on the big question. Are ABBA brilliant, or the worst band ever? Jessie Thompson:Continue Reading
BBC: why enhancing the public broadcaster’s fact-checking would strengthen its impartiality
From the 1926 General Strike, through the 1956 Suez Canal crisis, to the more recent Brexit debate and the COVID-19 pandemic, how the BBC tries to ensure impartiality in its journalism has always generated fierce debates about its independence. Every director-general since its foundation nearly 100 years ago has hadContinue Reading
Millions to get Covid booster jabs EARLY as Govt relaxes rules to protect most vulnerable ahead of winter
MILLIONS more Brits could get their booster jabs earlier as ministers relaxed the rules around who can get them. It comes as the NHS announced it had smashed through seven million booster jabs – a huge win for our Give Britain a Booster campaign – with 1.5million more invites going outContinue Reading