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Covid: Ireland ‘on knife edge’ amid rising infections and hospital admissions
A key public health adviser to the Government has said the coronavirus situation in Ireland is “on a knife edge” amid rising infections and hospital admissions. Epidemiologist Professor Philip Nolan said the virus was spreading “subtly and slowly” through the vaccinated population, while he also called on the 300,000 peopleContinue Reading
Beyond GDP: here’s a better way to measure people’s prosperity
cktravels.com/Shutterstock When Nobel prize-winner Simon Kuznets declared in 1934 that “the welfare of a nation can scarcely be inferred from a measurement of national income”, he likely did not imagine that gross domestic product (GDP) would still be in use as shorthand for wellbeing and prosperity in the third decadeContinue Reading
Rolling Stones drop ‘offensive’ Brown Sugar from their US tour
T he Rolling Stones have dropped one of their biggest hits Brown Sugar from their US tour amid discomfort about the song’s references to slavery. There has been unease with the depictions of black women and slavery references in the song, which reached number one in the US in 1971.Continue Reading
What has happened to western Europe’s centre right?
As a species, we humans are inveterate pattern makers. We’re also plagued by recency bias – the tendency to give more weight to things that have only just happened. Hardly surprising, then, that when analysing party politics, we tend to take the results of the latest elections and try toContinue Reading
Mental health declined during the pandemic but some people with depression improved – new research
a35mmporhora/Shutterstock Depression and anxiety disorders increased by over a quarter globally in 2020, according to a recent review of 48 scientific papers. But although there’s been an obvious negative trend during the pandemic, deteriorating mental health hasn’t been inevitable, and people haven’t been affected equally. In our recent study, weContinue Reading
Energy price rises: tips on how to save money on your bills and be greener from an expert
Turning down the heating just 1C in a room can produce significant savings, our energy expert says. Syda Productions/Shutterstock The price of gas and electricity has been increasing sharply on the back of energy shortages. This is mainly due to a squeeze on gas supplies at a time when manufacturing,Continue Reading
Three picks for the CJ Cup including 60/1 shot searching for his first win
THE new PGA Tour season really gets under way this week, with most of the game’s big stars ending their post Ryder Cup breaks, and teeing it up at the CJ Cup in Las Vegas. Dustin Johnson is a 12-1 favourite on the strength of his five-from-five heroics at whistlingContinue Reading
‘Stars’ to shine before ‘Glen’ performs!
Glentaneous, denied a gilt-edged opportunity to win the prestigious ‘Cambridgeshire’ at Newmarket last month, because ground conditions were too firm, is one of nine ‘decs’ for an ‘aged’ handicap over ten furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Nottingham this afternoon. Brian Meehan’s charge is expected to go close on a yieldingContinue Reading
Zero COVID worked for some countries – but high vaccine coverage is now key
Firefighters conducting disinfection at the Terminal 3 of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo Since the start of the pandemic, several countries have adopted a zero-COVID strategy, aiming to eradicate COVID within their borders. Faced with the highly transmissible delta variant, many are now abandoning it. NewContinue Reading
Housing shortages and crowded classes: how life on campus changed after the first world war
Young people in the UK have reportedly taken up university places at record levels in 2021. Some institutions have over-recruited and now face great pressure on their resources. Students are having trouble finding places to live and seats in lecture halls. Some universities are paying students to defer their place.Continue Reading