Voices of Preston’s Windrush generation – when I first arrived, I said: ‘Really? I thought there were no slums in this place!’: From the earliest arrivals of what would become Preston’s “Windrush generation”, the status of the Caribbean diaspora was hotly contested in this post-industrial Lancashire town, as elsewhere. Discrimination and prejudice dogged the daily …
Long COVID: a range of diets are said to help manage symptoms – here’s what the evidence tells us: Creative Cat Studio/Shutterstock Most people who contract COVID recover within a few weeks. But for some people, symptoms can develop later, or persist for a long time after the initial infection. A recent review of the …
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is now an opera – the case for adaptating the book that the Auschwitz Museum said ‘should be avoided’: Irish novelist John Boyne published his novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in 2006. The protagonist, eight-year-old German boy Bruno, has no idea that his father is the kommandant …
Prince Harry: early leaks came from a Spanish translation, causing confusion about what was really said: Eight days before Prince Harry’s memoir Spare hit shelves elsewhere, copies went on sale prematurely in Spain. Over the next few days the UK media, scrambled to acquire Spanish copies of the book, having been unable to get English …
We asked homeowners what they need to make homes greener – here’s what they said: DesignRage/Shutterstock As winter approaches, and with energy bills at record highs, insulating the UK’s leaky homes has never been more urgent. With 14% of greenhouse gas emissions coming from heating and powering homes, it would also help the country meet …
Putin’s mobilisation speech: what he said and what he meant: When Vladimir Putin took to Russian television on September 21 he wanted to send three clear headline messages. The first is that the threat of nuclear war is credible and serious. The second is that partial mobilisation and rapid changes to military desertion laws is …
Wagatha Christie: what the judgement said, and what it means for future libel litigants: The Wagatha Christie libel case is now over, with Rebekah Vardy losing her lawsuit against fellow football WAG (short for wives and girlfriends) Coleen Rooney in a high court judgement that questioned Vardy’s credibility as a witness. Although the case is …
Boris Johnson breaks from his party in bitter resignation speech – what he said and what he really meant: Having apparently delayed the inevitable for as long as he could, Boris Johnson finally took to a podium outside 10 Downing Street on July 7 to say he would be stepping down as leader of the …
Myrkl: new anti-hangover pill said to break down up to 70% of alcohol in an hour – what you need to know: Rawpixel/Shutterstock A new anti-hangover supplement has just gone on sale in the UK. It is marketed by Swedish firm Myrkl as “the pre-drinking pill that works”. The pill is said to break down …
Keir Starmer and lockdown rules: what the law actually said about gatherings in April 2021: Labour leader Keir Starmer insists that he did not break lockdown rules after being photographed drinking a beer and eating food during the local election campaign of April 2021. So confident is he that he didn’t, he has pledged to …
Downing Street party: what the law actually said about work gatherings in May 2020: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted that a group of people gathered in the garden of 10 Downing Street on May 20, 2020 while the UK was in a national lockdown. The admission follows widespread outrage over a leaked email that …
We invited an AI to debate its own ethics in the Oxford Union – what it said was startling: '51 million wiki pages down, 3 million to go …' Allies Interactive Not a day passes without a fascinating snippet on the ethical challenges created by “black box” artificial intelligence systems. These use machine learning to figure …
South Africa in the news: ‘There’s no excuses’: What Whitelock said after the loss to France: France’s 40-25 win over the All Blacks on Sunday morning [NZT] might just be their greatest and most dominant win ever in the history of this matchup.: “South Africa” – BingNews Average humidity in Matola: Percentage average humidity per …
Cold showers are said to be good for you – here’s what the evidence shows: A cold shower in the morning is a pretty unpleasant way to start the day. Yet many have been tempted to take up the habit because being immersed in cold water has many purported health benefits, both physical and mental. …
South Africa in the news: Who said what at the 2021 Tour de France: After Tadej Pogacar won a second successive Tour de France in Paris on Sunday, AFP looks back at some of the best quotes from this year’s race: “I wish he could have been here and had a photo together …: “South …
South Africa in the news: ‘Meeting one, minute one, Eddie said ‘you can call it what you like, but this is a Test match’: Eddie Jones has warned his England A players to prepare for a full-on Test match against Scotland A in Leicester on Sunday.: “South Africa” – BingNews Cape Town and Dubai Battle …
South Africa in the news: Is a booster covid vaccine shot needed? What WHO chief scientist said: More-transmissible variants, including the beta strain that emerged in South Africa, require higher antibody levels to prevent infection …: “South Africa” – BingNews Ngcobo: Kaizer Chiefs make contact with Swallows over signing of defender: Kaizer Chiefs have made …
Climate change: what G7 leaders could have said – but didn’t: The four-day G7 summit in Cornwall ended with little cause for celebration from anyone worried about climate change. Most of the pledges that emerged were relatively old news, with the UK repeating its promise of £500 million for ocean conservation efforts and the group …