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How poorer citizens pay the price of economic change in the UK
In the 1970s, Britain briefly achieved peak equality. Jean Carlo Emer | Unsplash, FAL Despite the early claims of British prime minister Boris Johnson’s much vaunted plan to cap personal adult social care costs, his government’s new plan – designed to save the Treasury £900 million year – will seeContinue Reading
Guide to the people behind Adele album: from Ludwig Göransson to Dean Josiah Cover
A lmost six years to the day since the release of the album that turned her into a global megastar, Adele has returned with another one. 30 is, by pretty much all accounts, a triumph. Many listeners have already seized upon the emotional honesty and vulnerability weaved through the album’sContinue Reading
Channel deaths: the UK has clear legal responsibilities towards people crossing in small boats
At least 27 people have drowned in the English Channel attempting to cross in a small boat. There were three children, seven women, one of whom was pregnant, and 17 men. Although a joint search and rescue operation was seemingly launched in the narrow maritime area between the UK andContinue Reading
The Absolute Best Black Friday Deals Still Live Today
Don’t get lost in a desert of dodgy Black Friday discounts, welcome to WIRED’s oasis of delectable deals.Continue Reading
Germany’s new government: what the world can expect in a post-Merkel era
Leaders of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Liberals (FDP) have reached a deal on their coalition agreement for government, paving the way for a new administration to replace that of Angela Merkel. The agreement is the product of negotiation by some 22 working groups, with around 300 participants fromContinue Reading
Cyberflashing could be criminalised: here’s how a change in the law would help victims
HBRH / Shutterstock “Cyberflashing” – the unsolicited sending of photos or videos of genitals – may soon be a crime in England and Wales. Surveys have found that nearly half of young adult women have been sent unwanted, graphic images by men. Receiving so-called dick pics is especially common amongContinue Reading
England U21 keeper Etienne Green doesn’t remember ANY of Lionel Messi’s matches
HE is the English goalkeeper who this weekend will face the greatest attack ever assembled. But Etienne Green has such little interest in football outside of playing it that he could not care less for the names of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi. 6 Etienne Green faces Paris Saint-GermainContinue Reading
One more time to put the money ‘Doun’ on ‘Ray!’
Forca Brasil is strongly-fancied to defy a penalty under Rossa Ryan in the Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Chelmsford polytrack tonight and it will take a brave punter to oppose this progressive Cotai Glory colt, which bettered his debut mark when failing to supplement gains over a similar distanceContinue Reading
Get Back: Who was Billy Preston, John Lennon’s lost “Fifth Beatle”?
Peter Jackson’s Get Back has delighted fans of the Fab Four, but you’ll also spot a lesser-known face in the new Beatles documentary. Billy Preston – dubbed the “Fifth Beatle” by John Lennon, no less – was the only musician ever given a co-credit on a Beatles label (the GetContinue Reading
Mask wearing wasn’t disputed in previous crises – so why is it so hotly contested today?
Men wearing masks outside a military hospital in New York during the 1918 influenza pandemic. /Shutterstock Across western countries, people are polarised over wearing masks. While some support wearing them as an effective counter to the virus, others believe having to mask up is a contravention of their human rights.Continue Reading