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www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Axing two-for-one junk food deal bans unforgivable', campaigners warn

Scrapping a planned anti-obesity policy banning two-for-one junk food deals would be unforgivable, health campaigners have warned, after the Government delayed the measure beyond the next election.TV doctor Chris van Tulleken branded suggestions the light-touch regulation would restrict consumer choice ludicrous following No 10's announcement it had been shelved amid concerns about the cost-of-living crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Watchdog rules rail infrastructure deal could leave passengers worse off

The UK's competition watchdog has provisionally ruled that Hitachi's 1.7 billion euro (1.36 billion) proposed purchase of Thales's rail infrastructure could drive up prices and reduce service quality for passengers.The findings could lead to the merger being blocked.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the deal involves two of the leading suppliers of signalling systems for mainline and urban railway networks.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Economists dismiss Tory push to scrap inheritance tax

Calls by senior Tories to abolish inheritance tax (IHT) have been met with scepticism from senior economists and tax experts.More than 50 Conservative MPs, including former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, have urged prime minister Rishi Sunak and chancellor Jeremy Hunt to scrap the tax, according to the Daily Telegraph.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Asda could cut pay for 7,000 workers

Supermarket giant Asda has been accused of threatening to fire and rehire thousands of workers in a dispute over pay.The GMB union said there were plans to tell staff at 39 stores in southern England that they will lose a 60p-per-hour location supplement and have their night supplement reduced.Those who do not agree will have the new contract imposed on them and could be dismissed if they refuse to sign, claimed the union, describing it as a fire and rehire threat.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Council apologises after entire car park given fines by mistake

A council has apologised after all the vehicles in a car park were ticketed by mistake.Drivers who parked at Railway Place and Duke Street car parks in High Wycombe this week will have the tickets cancelled, Buckinghamshire Council has confirmed.The council said the error occurred after a decision was wrongly taken to close off the entire car park when a suspension should have been limited to a smaller area to allow for installation of new EV charging bays.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Police officer sold sick and dying kittens to children in twisted 280,000 scam

A disgraced police officer and her boyfriend have been jailed for selling sick and dying kittens in a twisted 280,000 scam.Former British Transport Police officer Amy Byrne, 30, and her partner Harry Angell, 31, bought and bred kittens to sell from just 50 to in excess of 1,500.But when customers received their new pets many found they were malnourished, ill and covered in their own urine or faeces.
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World politics
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
World politics

Putin rejects claims that Russia is isolated, projecting a rosy economic outlook.

President Vladimir V. Putin on Friday rejected suggestions that Russia had become isolated over its invasion of Ukraine, telling an audience in St. Petersburg that the Russian economy was resilient and that Moscow's ties with other nations had grown.The Russian leader spoke at the annual international economic forum in St. Petersburg, which long was the country's premier event for attracting Western investors.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
World politics

Talks in Turkey on Sweden's bid to join NATO end with no progress reported.

ISTANBUL High-level talks on Wednesday in Turkey aimed at bridging differences over Sweden's application to join NATO ended with no progress being announced.Before the meeting, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey showed little sign publicly of easing his opposition to the Nordic nation's membership, a dispute that has strained his ties with Western allies amid the war in Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

Deadly Missile Strike Hits Medical Clinic in Ukraine

Skip to content Continue reading the main story Washington May 26, 7:13 a.m.A handout image from Ukrainian regional officials shows a clinic in Dnipro heavily damaged after a missile strike.Credit...Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Civil Administration, via Reuters Russian forces rained missiles down on the Dnipropetrovsk region of east-central Ukraine on Friday, hitting a medical clinic and killing at least one person, local officials said.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
World politics

Deadliest Russian Attack in Months on Ukraine's Cities Kills at Least 25

Dmytro raced to the room where two of his children had been sleeping, after a Russian missile thundered into his apartment building in Uman, Ukraine, before dawn on Friday.He forced the door open and stared into oblivion.There was no room behind the door.Just a cloud of fire and smoke, he said.By the end of the day, he and his wife, Inna, had found no trace of Kyrylo, 17, or Sophia, 11.
moreWorld politics
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
France news

China condemns EU Parliament's resolution on Hong Kong's shrinking freedoms

China's Foreign Ministry condemned a resolution passed by the European Parliament concerning Hong Kong's shrinking rights to free speech, even as Beijing seeks to restore economic links with the EU.The EU body overwhelmingly adopted a resolution Thursday citing the deterioration of the city's freedoms since the imposition by Beijing of a sweeping national security law in 2020.
institutions
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Law

The Supreme Court leaves Indian Child Welfare Act intact

Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building in Washington on Nov. 16, 2022.Patrick Semansky/AP In a major victory for Native American rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld key provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act, a law enacted 45 years ago to remedy decades of past government abuse.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

"Unwise" architectural education reform plan could result in the "closure of schools" says RIBA

The Royal Institute of British Architects has stated its opposition to the Architects Registration Board's proposed architectural education reform plans that would scrap the current three-part structure.Last week, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) formally responsed to the Architects Registration Board (ARB) proposal by stating that the new education frameworks would be a mistake that could result in schools closing.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Education

Opinion | The Closing of This School Is Bad News for America

The area on the far western side of Manhattan now known as West Chelsea was once a working-class neighborhood of industrial docklands.Today it is better known for its art galleries and luxury apartments, but its past can still be glimpsed, sometimes literally.On the High Line, the elevated park that has come to define the neighborhood, there is a place just north of West 21st Street where the walkway adjoins an old brick building with stained-glass windows.
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Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

A New Report Shows How Big Pharma Is Price Gouging Cancer Patients

Cancer patients will benefit substantially from the IRA's $2,000 cap on annual out-of-pocket medicine spending for Medicare Part D enrollees - a limit that's set to take effect in 2025.sukanyasitthikongsak / Moment / Getty Images Major pharmaceutical companies are profiting immensely from the second-leading cause of death in the United States by saddling cancer patients with tens of thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs, often forcing them to choose between treatment and other basic necessities.
Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

The Right's Bigoted "Boycott Target" Rap Is as Toxic as It Is Cringeworthy

The bigots' latest rallying cry is a crude, transphobic and embarrassingly low-quality rap song littered with slurs.A customer shops through Pride Month accessories at a Target store on June 6, 2023, in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell / Getty Images When Newsweek reported that an anti-Target novelty song had topped the iTunes charts on May 30, besting pop star Taylor Swift's latest single in the process, both political journalists and music fans were left scratching their heads - surely no one was actually enjoying this sonic garbage?
@scottjshapiro Like this. Twitter Files, by design, obscures what they're really wailing about. Turns out Taibbi gave House testimony to complain, in part, that EIP counted how big the Big Lie was, w/o affecting its dissemination in real time.
emptywheel
11 months ago
Left-wing politics

Matt Taibbi Is Furious that Election Integrity Project Documented How Big Trump's Big Lie Was - emptywheel

As you've no doubt heard, #MattyDickPics Taibbi went on Mehdi Hasan's show yesterday and got called out for his false claims."Well, that, then, is an error."-@mtaibbi, confronted with previously unacknowledged mistakes in his Twitter Files reporting, by @mehdirhasan.Watch the full conversation later tonight: https://t.co/WI2GDlekQP
www.standard.co.uk
9 months ago
London

Canary Wharf announces headliners for arts, comedy and theatre festival in July

S oul II Soul, Yazmin Lacey and Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra are among the artists to have been announced for the line-up of the second Festival14 at Canary Wharf, which runs from July 26 to 30.Most of the acts are free to watch on a first come, first served basis.A small number of performances require a pre-paid ticket to enter.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

The war is an afterthought at the St. Petersburg forum, once a marquee event for Putin.

The annual international economic forum opening in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday has long been the country's premier event for attracting Western investors, and, at first glance, the agenda this year seems to indicate that the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine changed little.Planned panel topics include Russia as a Global Tech Hub and The Arctic: Territory of Investment Opportunities and Vivid Travel, while the word war never appears even if euphemisms crop up repeatedly, such as the evolving circumstances or the military-political crisis in Europe.
LogRocket Blog
10 months ago
JavaScript

Exploring Go mocking methods and the GoMock framework - LogRocket Blog

Testing and mocking are essential practices in software development that help ensure code reliability, stability, and correctness.The Go programming language has built-in support for testing, making it easier for developers to write unit tests for their code.However, testing can be challenging when dealing with external dependencies such as databases, APIs, and other services.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

TransPennine railway: what is the operator of last resort?

FirstGroup will no longer run the TransPennine Express rail franchise after 28 May owing to the high level of cancellations and delays, ministers have announced.Instead, the state-owned operator of last resort (OLR) will take control instead.Who or what is the operator of last resort?The OLR was set up within the Department for Transport during rail privatisation to provide an emergency alternative should companies fail or breach the terms of their contract.
Ars Technica
10 months ago
OMG science

How do COVID shots hurt the heart in rare few? Study points to inflammation

The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines have proven remarkably safe and effective against the deadly pandemic.But, like all medical interventions, they have some risks.One is that a very small number of vaccinated people develop inflammation of and around their heart-conditions called myocarditis, pericarditis, or the combination of the two, myopericarditis.
Digiday
10 months ago
Online marketing

Why media buyers are asking more questions about the sustainability impact of their ad campaigns

Publishers claim that advertisers are spending more money on sustainability-related content, but brands and their ad agencies are now asking more frequently about how much carbon is being created from those ads themselves - as well as their digital ad campaigns holistically.That growing interest is putting pressure on publishers to start measuring their carbon emissions with more intentionality, if not begin decreasing the size of their carbon footprints altogether.
Dezeen
11 months ago
Design

Architecture and design studios "need to be constantly thinking about the future"

Following the death of Rafael Viñoly, Dezeen examines how different studios founded by famous figureheads are approaching the issue of succession.Many of the world's eminent architecture and design businesses are fronted by individuals with superstar status, but the recent death of Uruguayan architect Viñoly was a sombre reminder that these famous founders will not be around forever.
time.com
9 months ago
Wellness

A New Alzheimer's Drug Is One Step Closer to Full Approval. But Access Remains a Problem

A panel of experts who advise the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed on June 9 that a late-stage study of a drug for Alzheimer's disease showed that it was beneficial in slowing cognitive decline.Lecanemab (brand name: Leqembi), made by Eisai and Biogen, was granted accelerated FDA approval in Jan. 2023 based on early-stage studies of the drug's effectiveness, and the companies submitted additional data to support full approval for the drug.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Wellness

The Connection Between Seasonal Allergies and Mental Health

Seasonal allergies can be miserable.The sneezing, congestion and itchy, watery eyes can feel like a terrible cold that won't go away, especially now that pollen seasons are getting longer and more intense.Not only are the physical symptoms draining, but a growing body of research also shows an association between allergic rhinitis commonly known as hay fever and mood disorders like anxiety and depression.
Inverse
10 months ago
OMG science

Astronomers Caught a Rare Glimpse of an Exoplanet Being Born

While astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 exoplanets (other worlds orbiting other stars beyond our Sun), they've caught very few in the act of being born.In fact, until recently, they'd only found two - PDS b and PDS c, gas giant exoplanets orbiting a dwarf star about 370-light years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
OMG science

What Cheetahs, Armadillos and Whales Revealed About Human DNA

It has been 20 years since scientists put together the first rough draft of the human genome, the three billion genetic letters of DNA tightly wound inside most of our cells.Today, scientists are still struggling to decipher it.But a batch of studies published in Science on Thursday has cast a bright light into the dark recesses of the human genome by comparing it with those of 239 other mammals, including narwhals, cheetahs and screaming hairy armadillos.
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Health

Eli Lilly releases more data for new obesity drug, moving toward fast-track approval

Eli Lilly is seeking FDA approval for tirzepatide for chronic weight management.The drug could be approved by the end of the year.Eli Lilly & co.In the summer of 2022, just as the hoopla surrounding the diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy was rising, doctors were surprised to see clinical trial results of a similar medication made by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Sports

Two N.C.A.A. Titles in 25 Minutes? A Sprinter Is Up for the Task.

Britton Wilson of Arkansas, one of this year's most accomplished college runners, will race in the 400 meters at the N.C.A.A. Division I outdoor track and field championships in Austin, Texas, on Saturday evening.Just 25 minutes later, she will take another lap of the track only this time, she will have 10 hurdles in her way.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Sports

The Liberty Took a Few Jets and a Boat to Become a Superteam

In January, Clara Wu Tsai flew to Turkey on a trip that altered the balance of power in the W.N.B.A. Wu Tsai, who owns the Liberty with her husband, Joe Tsai, went there to chase Breanna Stewart, the off-season's most coveted free agent.Accompanied by her team's coach and general manager, Wu Tsai pitched Stewart in the middle of her Euroleague season with a team in Istanbul.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

State health officials investigating 26 cases of Salmonella

State and federal officials are investigating an outbreak of 26 cases of salmonella infections in northeastern Illinois linked to ground beef.The source of the ground beef has not yet been identified, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Wednesday.The cases have been in Chicago and Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, with people falling ill between April 25 and May 18.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Letters: Gun violence in Chicago needs proactive policing, as well as measures that combat poverty

I once worked at a business where the owner had placed in the breakroom a plaque with the saying: "The beatings will continue until morale improves."This cynical, tongue-in-cheek display was understood as a reflection of my boss's wacky sense of humor.So I was dismayed to hear Mayor Brandon Johnson suggest a similar strategy in response to the spate of gun violence that gripped our city this past weekend.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Bill reforming property tax sale system headed to Pritzker

Illinois' property tax sale system is slated for reform now that a Senate bill amendment backed by the Cook County treasurer's office and the Chicago Community Trust has cleared the legislature and is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk, where he is expected to sign it into law."Over the past two generations, the tax sale system has evolved - whether intentionally or not - into a vehicle to strip wealth and drive inequality in some of our most vulnerable communities," state Rep. Kam Buckner, a Chicago Democrat and one of the bill's sponsors, said in a statement.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Illinois' property tax sale system on path to potential reform

A new Senate bill amendment backed by the Cook County treasurer's office and the Chicago Community Trust seeks to reform Illinois' property tax sale system.Backers such as state Rep. Kam Buckner, a Chicago Democrat, say the bill would cut the cost for homeowners trying to pay off property tax debt in half, close a loophole that critics said allowed private investors and hedge funds to profit off local governments and help get vacant or abandoned properties back on the tax rolls.
Food & Beverage Magazine
9 months ago
Food & drink

TUSCANY'S CULINARY EXCELLENCE SHINES AT BORGO SAN VINCENZO

Borgo San Vincenzo, Tuscany's newest luxury boutique hotel named for the patron saint of winemaking, invites guests to experience the region's legacy of warm hospitality and culinary excellence offering a delightful array of reimagined Tuscan classics, sophisticated wine experiences and artisanal craft cocktails designed by the hotel's talented culinary team.
Eater
10 months ago
Food & drink

At Indian American Weddings, More Is More

On a breezy evening in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2022, moments before sunset, a tornado warning amid heavy rainfall was in effect.In the wedding catering world, even a 45-minute delay can signal Armageddon, but Moghul Catering, the Edison, New Jersey-based Indian catering company, took a more sanguine approach.
Chicago Sun-Times
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

White Sox farmhand Anderson Comas living his authentic life after coming out as gay

Anderson Comas might be the most famous minor-leaguer you've never heard of.Comas, 23, is in his second season of making the transition from outfielder to left-handed pitcher in the White Sox' organization.The 6-3, 185-pounder from the Dominican Republic is a sixth-year pro after signing as a 16-year-old in 2016 and hasn't played above Single-A.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US politics

Lawyers Unable to Find Document Trump Discussed in Recorded Conversation

Shortly after learning that former President Donald J. Trump had been recorded discussing what appeared to be classified material describing military options for confronting Iran, federal prosecutors issued a subpoena to his lawyers seeking the return of all records that resembled the document he mentioned, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

Recording of Trump Underscores Growing Evidence in Documents Case

The revelation that federal prosecutors have a recording of former President Donald J. Trump discussing a highly sensitive document in his possession after he left office underscores the weight of the evidence that the special counsel Jack Smith is assembling as he approaches a decision about whether to bring criminal charges.
99% Invisible
9 months ago
Design

Goodnight Nobody - 99% Invisible

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the New York Public Library, a list was published of the ten books that had been checked out the most in the history of the library - and most of these were children's books, like The Cat in the Hat and Where the Wild Things Are.Curiously absent from the list, however, was a familiar classic: Goodnight Moon.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
11 months ago
Design

TECNO PHANTOM V Fold Foldable Phone Review: When The Price is Right - Yanko Design

You know that foldable phones have really hit mainstream when even relatively lesser-known brands start launching one.Although it has been serving markets like Africa for years now, TECNO has only recently started to spread its wings globally.This year, it made its most ambitious move yet, launching a phone in a market that is still considered niche and a luxury that few could afford.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Why it's not quite back to the 70s with talk of food price controls

A cost-of-living crisis.Pressure on the government to step in to help hard-pressed consumers.Calls for supermarkets to cut prices on staple food items.Substitute Rishi Sunak for Ted Heath, step into a time capsule and journey back to Britain in 1972.Let's be clear: ministers are not considering imposing the sort of statutory price controls on a loaf of bread, a pint of milk or a bar of soap that were put in place half a century ago.
BBC News
10 months ago
UK politics

Ukraine war: Russian Ambassador Andrei Kelin issues warning of escalation in Ukraine

Russia has warned Western supplies of weapons to Ukraine risk escalating the war to levels not seen so far.Andrei Kelin, Russia's ambassador to the UK, told the BBC his country had "enormous resources" and it was yet to "act very seriously".His remarks come despite more than a year of fighting and widespread evidence of Russian war crimes.
BBC News
10 months ago
UK politics

Local elections 2023: Thousands didn't vote due to ID rule, data shows

Thousands of people did not vote in England's local elections as they did not have correct ID, according to council data collected by the BBC.Information from 160 of 230 councils where polls were held this year shows 26,165 voters were initially denied ballot papers at polling stations.Of these, 16,588 people came back with valid ID, whilst 9,577 did not return.
BBC News
10 months ago
UK politics

Building work pending for many of 40 promised hospitals

Building work is yet to start for 33 of the government's 40 promised new hospitals in England, the BBC has found.Most are still waiting to hear what their final budget will be for the projects with a 2030 deadline.Only two are finished and open.Ministers aimed to have six ready for 2025 - but none of this group has full planning permission or funding yet.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

This government has cut the NHS to the bone, and left doctors holding the knife | Nesrine Malik

Sometimes there is a bleakly effective logic to underinvesting in public services.If they survive, then great, the money was saved.If they fail, then even better, because privatisation is here and ready to pick up the pieces.A classic example of this strategy is the NHS.Junior doctors are working longer and harder, being paid next to nothing for it, and then blamed when things go wrong.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

Former minister urges UK to back international anti-corruption court

The UK government should back the establishment of an international anti-corruption court to prosecute corrupt leaders of countries unwilling or unable to enforce their own anti-kleptocracy laws, according to Lord Hain, the former Foreign Office minister.With cross-party support, Hain will propose that the time has come for Britain to throw its weight behind the growing global momentum for an international court, analogous to the international criminal court in The Hague.
Insights from Kablamo Engineering.
10 months ago
UX design

Everything You Want To Know About Media Queries and Responsive Design

What is a Media Query?Media queries are a CSS language feature which allow an author to conditionally apply CSS rules according to characteristics of the device or window in which an application is being viewed.Most commonly, these might be according to the viewport width allowing CSS authors to create components and layouts that are responsive to the size of the window or device that they are being viewed in.
Smashing Magazine
10 months ago
UX design

Design Patterns Are A Better Way To Collaborate On Your Design System - Smashing Magazine

Every company and team has to have deep collaboration between engineering and design to get the value out of a design system (and not go nuts).Building design patterns first is a better way to work.It unblocks people to work in parallel, keeps people synced up, and results in reusable modules that speed up your next project.
iRunFar
10 months ago
Running

Women's Smartwool Apparel Review

Smartwool is a mainstay in the cold-weather, endurance-sport realm, but in recent years, they've worked to refine their warmer-weather offerings, and this spring's Active Ultralite line has some of their lightest weight, most breathable, moisture-wicking options yet.In my sensitive-to-fabric opinion, the items in this review do not itch even beneath a pack or another snug-fitting layer, so they are indeed worth checking out.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Europe news

What Does Russia's Success in Bakhmut Mean for the War in Ukraine?

Russia has declared victory in its devastating, nearly yearlong assault on Bakhmut, and its Wagner mercenaries have begun to withdraw.Ukraine, whose forces have made small gains on the outskirts, has signaled that it is now focused on making it difficult for Moscow to hold onto the city.Whatever comes next, Ukraine's setback in Bakhmut is a significant moment in Russia's invasion, its first military success since last summer.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Rumours after deaths of two teenagers in crash sparked Cardiff riot'

Riots broke out in Cardiff after two teenagers died in a crash with rumours circulating they were being chased by police, the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales has said.Tensions reached breaking point after officers were called to the collision, in Snowden Road, Ely, at about 6pm on Monday.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Cars destroyed and missiles thrown at police in night of rioting in Cardiff

Cars were set on fire and fireworks shot at police officers during a riot in Cardiff last night.Tensions reached breaking point on Monday night as riots broke out after police were called to the scene of a crash in Ely.Officers faced what they called a large scale disorder after receiving reports of the collision on Snowden Rd around 6pm.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Missiles thrown at police, cars set alight during riot in Cardiff

Tensions reached breaking point in Cardiff on Monday night as riots broke out after police were called to the scene of a crash in Ely.Officers faced what they called a large scale disorder after receiving reports of the collision on Snowden Rd around 6pm.At least two cars were set on fire as trouble flared for hours, involving scores of youths, with some covering their faces with masks.
BBC News
10 months ago
London

London schools close as housing costs push families further out

At a glance
London schools are struggling to stay open as pupil numbers plummet with rising rents and sky-high house prices, coupled with the cost-of-living crisis, among the factors squeezing families out.Between 2012 and 2021 there was a 17% decrease in London's birth rate, accounting for 23,000 fewer babies in the capital, according to data from London Councils.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

Children could be prescribed weight-loss jabs on the NHS

Children as young as 12 in England could be given weight-loss injections on the NHS after the government asked medical watchdog Nice to assess the potential benefits of prescribing them to under-18s.Department of Health officials have asked the watchdog to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of giving semaglutide injections to obese children aged 12 to 17, in addition to healthy nutrition and increased physical activity, the Observer can reveal.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

The Observer view on generational inequality: the redistribution of wealth requires political nerve | Observer editorial

The promise that living in an affluent society with a healthy economy holds out is that successive generations will enjoy ever-greater opportunities.But in the UK that intergenerational covenant is under threat, thanks to a housing market that means falling numbers of people will own their own home, and an ageing society in which today's young people will shoulder the burden of higher taxes to meet the health and care costs of their parents' generation.
www.cnn.com
3 years ago
Health

Understanding how mosquitoes smell humans could save thousands of human lives

Of the more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes in the world, just a small number have evolved to specialize in sucking human blood.How human-biting mosquitoes track us down so effectively isn't currently known, but it matters, since they don't just make us itch.They also carry dangerous diseases such as Zika, dengue, West Nile virus and malaria that can be deadly.
Independent.ie
10 months ago
Health

Warning to public to be alert for tick bites over summer months

To mark Tick Awareness Day, the HPSC has issued some practical advice on how to be tick aware, as bites can cause Lyme disease.Specialist in public health medicine Dr Paul McKeown said ticks are more numerous and more active in the summer months."People are more likely to spend time outdoors in the spring and summer months.
Independent.ie
10 months ago
Health

Warning to public to be alert for tick bites over summer months

To mark Tick Awareness Day, the HPSC has issued some practical advice on how to be tick aware, as bites can cause Lyme disease.Specialist in public health medicine Dr Paul McKeown said ticks are more numerous and more active in the summer months."People are more likely to spend time outdoors in the spring and summer months.
Coindesk
10 months ago
Cryptocurrency

To Axie Infinity and Beyond

This week, Axie Infinity announced the launch of its card-based strategy game Axie Infinity: Origins on the Apple App Store in some of its biggest markets across Asia and Latin America, giving its native AXS token a brief bump.Plus, Jack Butcher released a new NFT collection called Elements that are paired with physical prints, and DappRadar released a new report predicting that NFT trading volume is on track to dip below $1 billion for the first time this year.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Mental health

Victoria to limit WorkCover compensation for some mental health injuries, sparking criticism

The head of the Victorian public service union says former premier John Cain will be turning in his grave after the government's decision to limit workers' compensation for some mental health injuries.The premier, Daniel Andrews, on Friday announced sweeping changes to the state's WorkCover scheme, including limiting support to workers who experience mental health issues such as burnout and stress to 13 weeks.
San Francisco Bay Times
10 months ago
SF LGBT

Pronouns, Freedom of Speech, and Life in a Long-Term Care Facility - San Francisco Bay Times

Eric Carlson By Eric Carlson-
For most people, moving into a nursing facility or assisted living facility is a transition into the unknown.And not necessarily a benign unknown, but "unknown" with a whiff of foreboding.This is doubly true for LGBTQ+ older adults, who well may be wary about moving into an unwelcoming or even hostile environment.
www.amny.com
10 months ago
Brooklyn

Adams slams some council members for not having migrant shelters in their districts on private call | amNewYork

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday morning admonished several unnamed City Council members for not having any migrant emergency shelters or humanitarian relief centers in their districts, according to partial audio of a private call shared with amNewYork Metro.During the call, reportedly one of many the administration has held with city and state lawmakers and staffers to brief them on the city's response to the migrant crisis, Adams told council members without emergency shelters or Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers (HERRCs) in their districts to step up and take some.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
London

Asda plans 5% pay cut for about 7,000 workers just outside London

Asda is planning to cut pay for about 7,000 workers in stores close to London by about 5% despite the surge in the cost of living in Britain.The UK's third biggest supermarket, which was bought by the billionaire Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital in 2020, said it was in consultation about removing a 60p an hour supplement from workers at 39 stores sited outside the M25 but near to the capital.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

English universities at risk' due to over-reliance on fees from Chinese students

An over-reliance on tuition fees from overseas students especially those from a single country such as China is a financial risk for English universities, the higher education watchdog has warned.The Office for Students (OfS) has written to institutions with high levels of student recruitment from China to ensure they have contingency plans to protect them from any possible drop in income from overseas students.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

English universities at risk' due to over-reliance on fees from Chinese students

An over-reliance on tuition fees from overseas students especially those from a single country such as China is a financial risk for English universities, the higher education watchdog has warned.The Office for Students (OfS) has written to institutions with high levels of student recruitment from China to ensure they have contingency plans to protect them from any possible drop in income from overseas students.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Universities' over-reliance on fees from Chinese students is a risk' watchdog

An over-reliance on tuition fees from overseas students especially those from a single country such as China is a financial risk for English universities, the higher education watchdog has warned.The Office for Students (OfS) has written to institutions with high levels of student recruitment from China to ensure they have contingency plans to protect them from any possible drop in income from overseas students.
Theregister
10 months ago
Online marketing

YouTube begins warning: 'Ad blockers are not allowed'

YouTube has begun showing a pop-up to some viewers warning them that "ad blockers are not allowed" on the video-sharing site.The banner, which you can see below, appears if the Google subsidiary reckons you're using some kind of content blocker that prevents videos from being interrupted by or book-ended with adverts.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Eight men on the run after fleeing immigration detention centre after riot

Eight men are on the run after escaping from an immigration detention centre after a riot.A disturbance broke out at Yarl's Wood, in Bedfordshire, on Friday evening shortly before 10pm, and 13 people escaped through the perimeter fencing.Five people have been found but the remaining eight others seven Albanian men in their 20s and one in his 30s are still being searched for by police.
Gothamist
10 months ago
Public health

A drug-resistant skin infection has come to NYC. Here's what you need to know about it.

New York and federal health officials have issued a warning about two cases of a drug-resistant, highly contagious skin infection in New York City.The new report, published late last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, linked two local cases of ringworm rash to an aggressive strain of a fungus named Trichophyton indotineae.
Harvard Business Review
10 months ago
Business

AI Can Be Both Accurate and Transparent

In 2019, Apple's credit card business came under fire for offering a woman one twentieth the credit limit offered to her husband.When she complained, Apple representatives reportedly told her, "I don't know why, but I swear we're not discriminating.It's just the algorithm."Today, more and more decisions are made by opaque, unexplainable algorithms like this - often with similarly problematic results.
AdExchanger
10 months ago
Marketing tech

Meta Bets Its Future On AI And Advantage+ | AdExchanger

Despite a prevailing narrative that Meta is giving up on the metaverse, it's adamant that isn't the case."There's been a thing out there that we're not interested in the metaverse anymore - but we are really interested in the metaverse," said Nicola Mendelsohn, head of Meta's global business group, speaking during a press event in New York to update reporters on Meta's AI-powered ad products.
MarTech
10 months ago
Marketing tech

Designing the marketing team of the future | MarTech

Marketing just can't catch a break.Budget cuts, data privacy changes, new hot channels like TikTok (which might disappear overnight) and now generative AI.Marketing is never dull.You never know what is around the corner, but it will likely be exciting.This article is about marketing's future, which AI may or may not play a role in.
Theregister
10 months ago
EU data protection

EU-US Privacy Framework decision on way: The implications

Analysis A new EU-US transatlantic data flow agreement is expected to be finalized by the spring of 2023.The EU-US Data Privacy Framework will enable the flow of personal data from "data exporters" in the EU to "data importers" in the US who have signed up to the agreement.The Framework offers a flexible alternative to the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs), which multinationals with a presence inside and out of the EU must otherwise use to share personal data (absent some small exceptions).
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Phone hacking and Home Office: What legal claims has Prince Harry been involved in?

A trial in one of the Duke of Sussex's legal battles is set to begin at the High Court in London.Prince Harry is one of a number of high-profile figures bringing damages claims against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering at its titles.The trial expected to last up to seven weeks is due to restart today, with the duke set to appear as a witness in June.
www.fourfourtwo.com
10 months ago
AC Milan

AC Milan vs Inter Milan head-to-head record: Every stat you need to know ahead of Champions League semi-final

(Image credit: Getty Images) AC Milan vs Inter Milan is one of the greatest rivalries in world football, not least because they share the iconic San Siro, and the two Italian greats are set to face off against each other in the semi-finals of the Champions League for a shot at another European trophy in the final.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Phone hacking and Home Office: What legal claims has Prince Harry been involved in?

A trial in one of the Duke of Sussex's legal battles is set to begin at the High Court in London.Harry is one of a number of high-profile figures bringing damages claims against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering at its titles.The trial expected to last up to seven weeks is due to begin on Wednesday, with the duke set to appear as a witness in June.
PARIS BY MOUTH | Where to eat in Paris
1 year ago
Paris

Ilo | PARIS BY MOUTH

I really wanted to like this shoebox sized restaurant in the Marais.They seem sincere, but my single visit was a disaster.Their server couldn't handle the small number of tables crammed between the stone walls.We spent an excruciatingly long time without anything to drink and between every course.The Japanese inflected dishes, when they arrived, were either confused or forgettable.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Girls

Opinion | Rosalind Franklin and Unsung Women in Science

Image Rosalind Elsie Franklin, the British chemist and crystallographer, in 1955.She died in 1958.Credit...Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images To the Editor: Re Essay Extends Debate Over DNA Discovery (Science Times, May 2): Determining the role that Rosalind Franklin played in the discovery of the structure of DNA remains a contentious issue.
500ish.com
1 year ago
Apple

Apple's New Reality

I'm not so sure it's us seeing smoke anymore in so much as we're seeing the fire of Apple's incoming headset.It's a bit reminiscent of the months leading up to the unveiling of the original iPhone back in 2006/2007.But now reporters have better supply chain sources, and so there's more detail to report.
Theregister
10 months ago
Apple

Apple's iPhone batterygate controversy refuses to die

Half a decade after introducing a software feature designed to dial back performance on iPhones with degraded batteries, Apple is still dealing with the reaction to what became known as "Batterygate".The feature - which Apple explained is designed to slow down older iPhones to prevent aging batteries from tripping low-voltage protections - sparked a $2 billion (£1.6
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Powerful Nigerian couple jailed in landmark organ harvesting case

A wealthy Nigerian politician and his wife have been jailed for plotting to traffic a young man to the UK to harvest his organ for their sick daughter in a legal first.Following a landmark modern slavery case, multi-millionaire Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and medical middleman Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty at the Old Bailey in March.
www.hackneygazette.co.uk
10 months ago
Education

Secondary school's 'calm environment' praised by Ofsted

The Bridge Academy retained its 'good' rating in a recent Ofsted inspection (Image: The Bridge Academy) A secondary school where pupils are happy and leaders have created a calm environment has been praised by the education watchdog.The Bridge Academy in Laburnum Street, Hackney, received Ofsted's second-highest good' rating earlier this year, retaining the status from its previous full inspection in 2013.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Pregnant women suffer in silence for too long' with mental health

Many pregnant women suffer in silence for too long with mental health issues, experts have warned.The Royal College of Psychiatrists has urged new and expectant mothers who are struggling with their mental health to reach out and ask for professional help.An estimated one in five pregnant women or new mothers develop mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis, it said.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Pregnant women suffer in silence for too long' with mental health issues

Many pregnant women suffer in silence for too long with mental health issues, experts have warned.The Royal College of Psychiatrists has urged new and expectant mothers who are struggling with their mental health to reach out and ask for professional help.An estimated one in five pregnant women or new mothers develop mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis, it said.
www.thelocal.fr
10 months ago
France politics

France's constitutional council rejects bid for referendum on pension reform

Ratings agencies are like pub bores.They state the obvious.Bank collapses arrive out of the blue but the ratings agency, Fitch, is troubled by the fact that France is 3,000 billion in debt.Didn't we know that already?Isn't that one of the reasons why President Emmanuel Macron wants the French to retire later and stop piling up deficits in their state pension system?
www.thelocal.fr
10 months ago
France politics

OPINION: Will French debt lead to a Greek-style crisis? Not yet

Ratings agencies are like pub bores.They state the obvious.Bank collapses arrive out of the blue but the ratings agency, Fitch, is troubled by the fact that France is 3,000 billion in debt.Didn't we know that already?Isn't that one of the reasons why President Emmanuel Macron wants the French to retire later and stop piling up deficits in their state pension system?
Ars Technica
10 months ago
Privacy professionals

FTC says Facebook violated privacy order, proposes ban on monetizing youth data

Facebook has not been doing enough to comply with a 2020 privacy order, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Wednesday.On top of "continuing to give app developers access to users' private information" that Meta claimed had been cut off, the FTC alleges that Facebook has caused new harm.
GSMArena.com
10 months ago
Mobile UX

Apple faces 1.6b lawsuit in the UK over iPhone throttling

Apple could face yet another lawsuit regarding the purposeful throttling of the iPhone 6 and 6s, colloquially known as batterygate.The suit in question is worth £1.6band is by Justin Gutmann on behalf of UK-based users affected by Apple's "throttling" of the iPhone 6 and 6s.Gutmann's lawyers argue that Apple concealed issues with the older iPhones' batteries by limiting performance.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Gender

SNP MP Joanna Cherry says she has been cancelled over gender views

One of the Edinburgh Fringe festival's most popular venues could be at risk of legal action, lawyers have warned, after staff refused to work at an event with the SNP MP Joanna Cherry.The MP has been outspoken in her opposition to self-identification for transgender people.The Stand Comedy Club said that Cherry's planned appearance during the Fringe Festival in August had been cancelled because key operational staff were unwilling to work with her.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Exercise

You'll never walk alone: 10 great UK walking festivals for spring and summer

May is national walking month a good excuse to do something you've been putting off, or to expand your repertoire of rambles.The weather is perfect for hiking, the days lengthening, and spring flowers greeting walkers in rural spots.Walking cleans and heals the brain and body as well as the environment, and many festivals are designed to welcome those taking to the outdoors for the first time.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Leading British Jews call for meeting with Guardian editor over Richard Sharp cartoon

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has called for an urgent meeting with the editor-in-chief of The Guardian over the use of antisemitic tropes in a cartoon about Richard Sharp.The newspaper removed the drawing by cartoonist Martin Rowson from The Guardian website on Saturday and apologised to the Jewish community and Mr Sharp who announced his resignation as BBC chair earlier in the week.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Ross admits press access to PM at conference could have been handled better'

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has conceded that interaction between the Prime Minister and the press could have been handled better at the party's conference after claims Mr Sunak attempted to dodge journalists.Mr Ross also said the party is absolutely open and transparent, although he could not provide current membership figures.
The Verge
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Reported EU legislation to disclose AI training data could trigger copyright lawsuits

The current AI boom, from Bing and Midjourney, relies on free access to training data, much of it scraped from the web and often protected by copyright.The use of this data has led to both criticism and lawsuits, particularly in the art world, with rights owners arguing that their work is being exploited without their permission.
BBC News
11 months ago
UK politics

Local Elections 2023: Milton Keynes battles over bin changes

This summer tens of thousands of wheelie bins will be rolled out across Milton Keynes.The city's rubbish and recycling is currently collected in plastic sacks but a new waste contract will see most homes using four bins.Non-recyclable rubbish will continue to be taken away weekly and it is hoped the area's recycling rate will increase.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
New York City

Charter Schools, Still Hotly Debated, Could Expand in New York

Fourteen new charter schools could open in New York City under a plan lawmakers are close to finalizing as part of the state budget, according to John Liu, who chairs the State Senate's New York City education committee, and several others familiar with the discussions.The potential deal would mark the first charter expansion in years, in one of the most contentious issues in local education.
Consumer advocates reject media calls to preserve exemptions to Australian privacy law
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Consumer advocates reject media calls to preserve exemptions to Australian privacy law

Consumer digital rights advocates have rejected media companies' call to preserve their exemption to privacy law, warning that commercial models should not be put ahead of public interest.Peter Lewis, the director of the Australia Institute's Centre for Responsible Technology, said it was disappointing that the Right to Know coalition set up with the laudable goal of protecting journalists and whistleblowers is now being deployed to prosecute Big Media's business interests at the expense of the public they purport to serve.
Too Many Patent Suits? The Data Suggests There are Too Few
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
11 months ago
Intellectual property law

Too Many Patent Suits? The Data Suggests There are Too Few

"Given the incredible number of active patents, the question is not 'why are there so many suits?"but "why are there so few?'"The simplest facts are sometimes the most difficult to comprehend.Patent suits are not as pervasive as they are portrayed in the media or by defendants.Remarkably few are filed relative to the number of patents that are active.
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