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Why some people believe they can hear the dead
Tom Tom/Shutterstock It’s a blustery October night in 1841, and though Liverpool is sleeping, Mrs Bates is very much awake. Before her, shining brightly at the foot of her bed, is an “open vision” of her friend Elizabeth Morgan, “standing in full view before her, clothed in robes beautiful andContinue Reading
Anti-vaxxers are weaponising the vaccine hesitancy of Black communities
Addressing vaccine hesitancy among Black communities is as complex as fighting the pandemic. That’s because just as the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolves, so does hesitancy. In the first wave of the pandemic, when the virus was shown to be affecting certain ethnic groups disproportionately, one solution proposed by the medical professionContinue Reading
Lockdown and dementia: for some, COVID-19 has created an isolated, confusing but calmer world
vladaphotowiz/Shutterstock The approximately 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK have been badly affected by COVID-19. Many live in care homes, which have arguably been hit hardest by the pandemic, experiencing a heavy death toll during the first wave. The pandemic has also caused significant global disruption, affecting people’sContinue Reading
An army of sewer robots could keep our pipes clean, but they’ll need to learn to communicate
Pipebots will inspect the walls for cracks. Human Studio, Author provided Hidden from sight, under the UK’s roads, buildings and parks, lies about one million kilometres of pipes. Maintaining and repairing these pipes require about 1.5 million road excavations a year, which causes either full or partial road closures. TheseContinue Reading
Pakistan vs South Africa: Debutant Imran Butt Takes Stunning Catch To Dismiss Aiden Markram. Watch | Cricket News
Pak vs SA: Imran Butt dove to his left to take a stunning catch at second slip.© Twitter Pakistan batsman Imran Butt’s Test debut got off to a dream start as he took a stunning catch diving to his left to send South Africa opener Aiden Markram back to theContinue Reading
Mother and baby homes inquiry: now reveal the secrets of Ireland’s psychiatric hospitals
A makeshift memorial to the children buried at the Tuam mother and baby home, whose identification in 2013 led to the mother and baby homes inquiry. Niall Carson/PA Mother and baby homes were institutions where unmarried women were sent to have their babies, often arriving destitute having been denied supportContinue Reading
Three Students Beat Off Bumper Entries to Win Farm Health Management Award
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Ahmedabad Skater Khushi Patel Bags PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, Wishes To Inspire Youth | Other Sports News
Khushi Patel was one of the awardees of Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 for sports.© ANI/Twitter A 16-year-old artistic roller skater from Ahmedabad Khushi Patel, who was among the winners of Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 for sports, started skating at the age of four and has beenContinue Reading
BAN vs WI: Shakib Al Hasan Says Groin Doesn’t Look Alright But Need To Wait For 24 Hours | Cricket News
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has to wait for the next 24-hour before knowing the full extent of the groin injury he picked up during the third ODI against West Indies. Shakib pulled up while bowling his fifth over, and left the field after receiving the physio’s attention, leaving Soumya SarkarContinue Reading
Coronavirus: why combining the Oxford vaccine with Russia’s Sputnik V could make it more effective
Jim Barber/Shutterstock When the efficacy of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was announced in late 2020, there was some confusion. The overall efficacy of the vaccine at stopping people developing symptomatic COVID-19, two weeks after the second dose, was 70%. But this wasn’t the whole picture. This figure was based on averagingContinue Reading