Dating someone with a different mother tongue? Learning each other’s language will enrich your relationship: Dragon Images/Shutterstock Are you in a relationship with someone who grew up speaking a different language to you? Perhaps you’re dating, and wondering about your long-term future. You’re far from alone. In 2021, 9.5 million of the people in the …
How to get someone out of a cult – and what happens afterwards: Ivan Serebryannikov/Shutterstock No one ever sets out to join a cult. At the beginning it looks like the group will meet some need or ideal. For most people it seems to work initially – at least somewhat. A recent Netflix documentary showed …
David Cameron returns: how can a prime minister make someone who isn’t an MP foreign secretary? And what happens now?: In a surprise move, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary. Cameron, who resigned immediately after losing the 2016 Brexit referendum, has been almost entirely absent from the …
Is someone using your pictures to catfish? Your rights when it comes to fake profiles and social media stalking: Ekateryna Zubal/Shutterstock If you’ve ever used a dating app, you’ve probably experienced the disappointment of meeting someone who doesn’t look quite like their photos. You may have even been a victim of catfishing, where someone creates …
How to challenge toxic behaviour and help someone being bullied or harassed at work: fizkes/Shutterstock The average person will spend more than 3,500 days at work, so toxic behaviour in the workplace can have a big impact on your wellbeing. Whether it’s the sexual assault of a theatre nurse by a senior surgeon, harassment at …
How to support someone who is experiencing domestic abuse: Chay_Tee/Shutterstock It is likely that you know someone in a harmful or unhealthy relationship. Domestic abuse is common. For example, estimates suggest that one in three women globally will experience abuse in their lifetime. But many people do not know how to respond when a friend, …
You’ve lost someone you love: 4 signs you may need to seek grief counselling: Talking helps you access your internal resources. Getty Images Grief is a natural response to losing something you felt a bond with. This loss ranges from death to the end of a relationship. It could also be the loss of an …
If someone posts your private photos online, there has been little you can do about it – how changes in the law will finally help victims: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock In 2015, Keeley Richards-Shaw found her name and personal life splashed all over the media. Her photo, her job and links to her Facebook page were all published. …
Succession: why it can be hard grieving someone you had a complicated relationship with: This article contains spoilers There is a scene in the pilot episode of HBO’s American black comedy-drama series Succession where Kendall Roy locks himself in the bathroom, no longer able to hold in his rage and resentment towards his father. Billionaire …
Lie detectors: body language tells us surprisingly little about whether someone is being honest: B-D-S Piotr Marcinski/Shutterstock Do you ever wonder if you could pass a lie detection test or imagine what it would be like to read people’s body language? Reading body language may be great for adding tension to action movie interrogation scenes, …
How to talk to someone about conspiracy theories in five simple steps: These conversations may be difficult, but they're important Aloha Hawaii/Shutterstock People’s first instinct when engaging with conspiracy believers is often to try and debunk their ideas with factual and authoritative information. However, direct confrontation rarely works. Conspiracy theories are persuasive, often playing on …
Black Panther 2: why the death of someone young can be harder to handle: The Marvel Studios’ film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever addresses themes of grief and the injustice of dying young, connected to the death of the lead actor, Chadwick Boseman, in 2020. Boseman died from colorectal cancer at the age of 43, throwing …
Workplace romance: four questions to ask yourself before dating someone from the office: Arturs Budkevics / Shutterstock In the digital age, online dating and swiping right are the status quo for romance. Practically gone are the days of meeting “the one” in a pub. But what about flirting by the water cooler or over Zoom? …
Five ways to tell if someone is an expert, or just confident – from an actual expert: Not every 'expert' has the expertise to back up their argument. Pressmaster / shutterstock Have you ever listened to a talk by somebody who came across as an expert, only to find that they had no clue after …
Scientists calculate the risk of someone being killed by space junk: Frame Stock Footage/Shutterstock The chance of someone being killed by space junk falling from the sky may seem ridiculously tiny. After all, nobody has yet died from such an accident, though there have been instances of injury and damage to property. But given that …
What happens when someone dies in space? Space tourism brings new legal and moral issues: Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock Commercial spaceflight companies such as Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are now offering exclusive opportunities for celebrities and civilians to travel to space. Traditionally, astronauts have been subject to rigorous training and medical scrutiny before going to space, …
South Africa in the news: Shakib’s absence opportunity for someone to make his WC debut, says Domingo: Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo said the absence of star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has hampered the balance of the team for the rest of the T20 World Cup …: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africans go to polls …
South Africa in the news: Exclusive: There is a danger if you change someone like Virat Kohli, says David Gower: David Gower once enthralled the aesthetes with his majestic left-handed stroke-play. To see the golden-haired Gower in his pomp, playing the cuts and pulls, is akin to watching the most graceful …: “South Africa” – …