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After Len McCluskey: where next for Labour-backing union Unite under new leader Sharon Graham?
The victory of Sharon Graham in the Unite leadership election has a significance far beyond the trade union itself. Under the reign of her predecessor, Len McCluskey, Unite’s relationship with the Labour party oscillated between a close embrace and all-out war. McCluskey served as a key ally to Jeremy Corbyn’sContinue Reading
Transfer news LIVE: Latest news, updates and gossip as window draws to close
BREAKING NEWS: SERGE AURIER CONTRACT TERMINATED Tottenham Hotspur and Serge Aurier have reached a mutual agreement that has seen the contract of the defender terminated with immediate effect. The 28-year-old joined Spurs four years ago from Paris Saint-Germain, and went on to make in excess of 100 appearances for theContinue Reading
New Scottish government: key takeaways from the SNP deal with the Greens
The SNP and Scottish Greens have published an agreement that outlines the terms of their collaboration in government. This is not a coalition but a governing partnership – and one that is unique in the history of Scottish and UK politics. It’s the first time the Greens will enter aContinue Reading
Personalised gambling adverts: a troubling new trend
Gambling advertising is now more interactive online icsnaps/Shutterstock There’s a new type of gambling advert being used online and on social media to try and appeal to viewers, recent research has shown. Unlike on television, these online advertisements can be more personalised, interactive and may be harder to distinguish fromContinue Reading
Out of Afghanistan: Joe Biden and the future of America’s foreign policy
President Joe Biden’s decision to press ahead with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has prompted the first major foreign policy crisis of his presidency. The harrowing pictures after the bombing attack at Kabul airport are the result of a desire on behalf of Biden to draw a line under aContinue Reading
‘Hurst’ has a ‘Golden’ opportunity which I’ll bet he takes!
Goldenhurst possesses enough experience and speed to finally get off the mark in a seven-runner class 5 Maiden Stakes over five furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Bath this afternoon when there is also turf flat-racing scheduled for Hamilton and Lingfield stages an eight-race polytrack card. A satisfactory beginning to SeptemberContinue Reading
Dementia: how to make sense of the link with people who struggle to hear over background noise
'I can't hear what anyone is saying.' Christian Langballe/Unsplash, CC BY-SA The number of people living with dementia is projected to treble from 50 to 150 million worldwide by 2050. Although there’s currently no cure for the condition, researchers are continuing to learn about how people can reduce their riskContinue Reading
COVID variants: we spoke to the experts designing a single vaccine to defeat them all
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, has turned the world upside down. Experts have predicted that it will claim the lives of between 9-18 million worldwide. This is in addition to destroying the livelihoods, mental health and education of countless others. The pandemic will probably wreak havoc for many yearsContinue Reading
Murray narrowly loses incredible five-set thriller to Tsitsipas at US Open
NOT BAD for a bloke with a metal hip. Very few people gave Andy Murray a chance against classy Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, ranked no3 in the world, who arrived at Flushing Meadows as one of the main threats to Novak Djokovic’s hopes of landing an historic calendar slam. 8 AndyContinue Reading
Militaries plunder science fiction for technology ideas, but turn a blind eye to the genre’s social commentary
Pavel Chagochkin/Shutterstock Military planning is a complicated endeavour, calling upon experts in logistics and infrastructure to predict resource availability and technological advancements. Long-range military planning, deciding what to invest in now to prepare armed forces for the world in thirty years’ time, is even more difficult. One of the mostContinue Reading