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Football fans could finally be allowed to have a pint again on the terraces
THIRSTY footy fans could finally be allowed to have a pint again on the terraces under new plans unveiled today. Ministers today welcomed proposals to look at a pilot on the sale of beer at some lower league matches. 2 Football fans could be allowed to enjoy beers in theContinue Reading
Got pandemic anxiety? You might relate more to COVID memes than non-anxious people
junpinzon / Shutterstock Public health measures to combat COVID, such as lockdowns, quarantines and social distancing, have made many people anxious. In many countries, including the UK, studies found that rates of anxiety and depression rose following the onset of the pandemic. Coping with anxiety can be a challenge evenContinue Reading
Double bank holiday for St Patrick’s Day next year, Varadkar suggests
A double bank holiday around St Patrick’s Day is being considered by the Government. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said March 17th and 18th could both be bank holidays for a four-day weekend in 2022. The extra holiday would serve as a day of remembrance and to thank frontline workers for theirContinue Reading
‘Winston’ to win the war and make it third time lucky!
Sir Winston leaped off the page and smacked me right in the eye while scrutinising division one of the Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta this afternoon; every box is ticked, all signals are in place for this superbly-named, twice-raced Roger Varian-trained Churchill colt which will be riddenContinue Reading
Richard Dawson & Circle – Henki review: A bizarrely entertaining new sound world
Now that Adele has made her comeback, the remarkable autumn 2021 succession of blockbuster albums seems to be at an end, which leaves welcome room for the stranger stuff to make itself heard. I thought a 14-year-old girl singing Nick Cave songs with The Flaming Lips was the definitive candidateContinue Reading
Conspiracy theories about the pandemic are spreading offline as well as through social media
A consistent feature of the pandemic has been the presence of a relatively small but vocal number of conspiracy theorists who resist attempts to tackle COVID-19. Their views might seem marginal and extreme but recent research suggests that we should take them seriously. Survey data shows that belief in conspiracyContinue Reading
All the Good Early Black Friday Deals You Can Get Today
WIRED approved picks from Apple, Fitbit, Samsung and more are discounted ahead of this week’s Black Friday sale.Continue Reading
Cuba: five years after Fidel Castro’s death, how fares the revolution?
h If recent events in Cuba are anything to go by, the government of Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez is facing significant challenges as the country marks five years since the death of its revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, on November 25 2016. At least one leading dissident, journalist Guillermo Farinas, was takenContinue Reading
Alzheimer’s: exercise may reduce brain inflammation, helping to protect us from the disease
Physical activity can help protect the brain as we age. Johnny Bravoo/ Shutterstock Physical activity is very important for a number of reasons – including that it helps to protect the structure and function of our brain as we age. This may be key in reducing the risk of developingContinue Reading
Solar panels: we need to recycle parts of them to use again and avoid a mountain of waste
panelsshutterstock Billions of solar panels globally will soon come to the end of their lives, but when they get thrown away, essential materials that are needed to make future panels are being wasted. It is estimated that there will be 78 million tonnes of total waste by 2050]. This isContinue Reading