The Crown: Queen Elizabeth’s popularity at her death could lead to a favourable depiction of her least flattering moment: As the 20th century drew to a close, support for the royal family was at a low ebb. This decline was precipitated by the separation of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in December 1992. That year …
The power of pink: how Barbie’s popularity is pushing back against Kremlin control of information: Underground screenings of the summer’s Hollywood blockbuster Barbie are now being shown around Russia, despite the film being frowned on by government officials. The fantasy comedy film, starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie, is being shown at some Russian cinemas …
What does high immigration mean for the government’s popularity? What data on voting habits tells us: The news from the Office of National Statistics that net migration reached a record high of 606,000 in 2022 is likely to have embarrassed the government, particularly the home secretary, Suella Braverman. For years, successive prime ministers have promised …
As veganism grows in popularity, some people are still eating meat with friends – could a ‘social omnivore’ diet work for you?: Eating meat only when it is served in a social setting is a growing dietary trend. Bobex-73/Shutterstock It’s Sunday and your family are sat around the dinner table. There’s a bird roast, gravy …
Modern language GCSEs continue to fall in popularity – but new research shows language knowledge will last you a lifetime: NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock You might think that if you stop using a language after studying it at school, you will end up forgetting everything you knew. But this isn’t true. Language knowledge will stay in your …
Women’s football: record crowds and soaring popularity – here’s how to keep it this way: On Boxing Day 1920, a sell-out crowd of 53,000 watched a women’s football match at Liverpool’s Goodison Park, with others waiting outside. With more than 900,000 women working in munitions factories during the first world war, many factories set up women’s …
German election: continuing popularity of far-right AfD has roots in east-west divide: Sunday’s parliamentary election in Germany will see Angela Merkel’s 16-year stint as chancellor come to an end. She was the first person from the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) to rise to the post. The performance of the populist radical right party …
Dutch elections: Mark Rutte wins another term but fragmented results mask continuing popularity of the far right: For the fourth time in a row, the liberal-conservative party VVD has won the Dutch general elections. Prime Minister Mark Rutte, one of the longest serving leaders in Europe, will hold on to that status despite a tumultuous …
Lord Haw-Haw: popularity of wartime Nazi propagandist made the BBC up its game: Capture of William Joyce ('Lord Haw-Haw') in Germany in 1945. Bert Hardy, No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit/IWM, CC BY-NC During the second world war, Nazi Germany banned all listening to foreign radio stations. Germans who overlooked their duty to ignore …
South Africa in the news: Plant-based living is gaining popularity – which is good news for our battered planet: Between 2018 and 2019, the sale of vegan cookbooks in South Africa more than doubled, while global demand for meat hasn’t changed much. We look into an international food trend against the backdrop of …: “South …
Health leaders need to use their newfound popularity to fight for greener healthcare: DisobeyArt/Shutterstock Health leaders have found themselves projected onto the public stage as never before. Professor Chris Whitty, the UK government’s chief medical adviser, and Sir Patrick Vallance, its chief scientific adviser, have occupied the front pages and dominated the airwaves for months. …
Coronavirus: narco gangs could see big popularity boost from helping residents in Latin America: La Loma is an area of the city of Medellin, Colombia, which is divided into small neighbourhoods controlled by gangs known as “combos”. Each combo is loyal to one or other of the country’s organised-crime groups. La Loma is also a …
Why Go is skyrocketing in popularity: The Go programming language, sometimes referred to as Google’s golang, is making strong gains in popularity. While languages such as Java and C continue to dominate programming, new models have emerged that are better suited to modern computing, particularly in the cloud. Go’s increasing use is due, in part, …
Experience the power of Fiverr for yourself. CLICK HERE to get work done for you for just $ 5.00. In the last few years, ugly holiday sweaters have become a common sight at office and family wintertime parties worldwide. Curious about the trend, we recently sat down with Brian Miller, one of the co-founders of …
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 16, 2012 RoadFish.com mens lifestyle and finance magazine urged its readers to try using gaming as a fun and surprisingly practical and motivating way to manage their personal finances, using a recent article from the U.S. News Money section to propel its encouragement. RoadFish.com claims to have used games to …