Language Matters
— Language can provoke violence between groups, especially when people paint others as threats.
Language Matters
— Language can provoke violence between groups, especially when people paint others as threats.
Member-Exclusive Stories
— More than 90% of the world’s leading carbon offsets provider’s rainforest offset credits are likely to be “phantom credits” and do not represent genuine carbon reductions.
Member-Exclusive Stories
— The latest ZOE COVID Study estimates indicate that the winter wave of the virus is decreasing rapidly. But there is a potential for a second winter wave.
COVID-19 Guidance
— The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines on mask-wearing in community settings, COVID-19 treatments, and clinical management.
Member-Exclusive Stories
— The British government and royal family must take responsibility for their involvement in the horrendous transatlantic slave trade and its legacy of oppression and exploitation, Barbados ambassador says.
Member-Exclusive Stories
— More than 100 charities and activists are calling on PM Rishi Sunak to facilitate the resettlement of family members of Afghan refugees.
Member-Exclusive Stories
— The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a stern and formal appeal to China to provide more detailed information regarding its COVID outbreak, as travel is expected to surge in the lead up to the nation’s new year celebrations.
Member-Exclusive Stories
— HarperCollins has announced that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be publishing a memoir of his years in office.
Strikes
— Teachers’ strikes will result in the closure of the majority of English and Welsh schools.
NHS Crisis
— Even if many challenges remain, there is some light at the end of the tunnel for the NHS crisis.
UK Politics
— Sir Keir Starmer argues that the SNP are using the Gender Recognition Bill to distract from pressing issues in Scotland, and accuses the Tories of using it as a tool to divide people and play politics.
Housing
— The number of homes with serious hazards has been nearly halved, but improvements have slowed and may now be in reverse.
COVID-19
— Rapid antigen and lateral flow tests are powerful tools, and it is important to recognize that even a faint line on a test should be interpreted as a positive result.
European Union
— The EU Parliament’s COVID-19 committee has issued a formal request for von der Leyen to appear before MEPs to provide them with information to further their investigation into the EU’s response to the pandemic.
COVID-19 & Misinformation
— The COVID vaccination programme had saved 19.8 million lives globally. Yet anti-vaxxers distract the discussion over vaccine injuries with comments promoting anti-vaccine tropes, misinformation, and abuse.
UK Economy
— Friday’s GDP figures are far from reassuring, despite a growth of 0.1% in November, and it is clear that the UK economy is still struggling to gain momentum.
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