Новости за 28.02.2024

Rishi Sunak: "There is a growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule. And we’ve got to collectively, all of us, change that urgently."

A new book describes topics that Donald Trump and Melania Trump fought about during their time in the White House — including which cable news channel to watch. 

It’s hard to imagine the toy that came flying onto our screens in 1995 named anything other than ‘Buzz Lightyear’. It’s snappy, it’s cool, it’s a nice nod to astronaut Buzz Aldrin. It’s completely befitting a spaceman toy.

According to the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, around 12 million people in the UK are affected by hearing loss. 

Remember the original Mean Girls? Right, well, it turns out that for 20 years now, I’ve based everything I know about numbers on a line from that film. Which wasn’t accurate. So that’s cool and I’m definitely not ashamed of myself.

Muslim mother is breast-feeding her baby

Throughout the years we’ve seen very limited, if any, allowances for breastfeeding women. On top of that, traditionally, children are not allowed inside the athletes’ village where participants stay during the Olympic Games.

But — since French judo star Clarisse Agbegnenou has been campaigning for the needs of new mothers in sports to be taken care of, Paris Olympics have now made an allowance for breastfeeding mothers.

In the huge move... Читать дальше...

How often do you look at your pee? According to experts, we really should be more familiar with it than we are as even just the colour of our urine can indicate how hydrated we are. 

A person holds a bag with the Conservative Party logo on the side.

A majority of Tory Party members believe Islam is a threat to the British way of life, according to a new poll.

The survey, by Opinium on behalf of the ‘HOPE not hate’ group, comes as the Conservatives remain embroiled in an Islamophobia row following the suspension of Lee Anderson.

The party’s former deputy chairman was suspended last weekend after claiming “Islamists” had “have “got control of [Sadiq] Khan and they’ve got control of London”. Читать дальше...

The author (left) and her sister Kim the summer before Kim passed away.

It’s a great time to be a citizen of the Internet.

If you have been, I don’t know, having a life in the real world these past few days, you perhaps missed out on the Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Glasgow that led to people phoning the police. Yes. Really.

Let me give you a quick lowdown of what we know so far in what is definitely one of the first Big Moments Online in 2024.

What was originally advertised was an ‘immersive’ Willy Wonka experience, ideal for fans of the original... Читать дальше...

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer has made fun of “weak” Rishi Sunak for having “lost control” of his party to the “tin-foil hat’ brigade of right-wing Tory MPs.

The Labour leader attacked the prime minister during PMQs for not disciplining Liz Truss after she failed to condemn far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

Starmer also accused Sunak of “dancing” to Nigel Farage’s tune rather than standing up to him.

“At what point did his party give up on governing and become the political... Читать дальше...

Marriage is full of highs, lows and a whole bunch of ordinary moments in between. Somehow the married people on X, formerly known as Twitter, continue to find humor in the minutiae of wedded life.

We’ve recently learned that Twix’s name is a portmanteau of “twin sticks” (pretty clever). 

Prince Harry was not improperly stripped of his publicly funded security detail  after he moved to the US, a London judge ruled on Wednesday.

A photo of a mother and her daughter packing backpacks in car, while bonding and sharing love. They are getting ready for hiking adventure.

Chores: the one parenting topic on which all the experts actually agree. Kids should be doing them.

Don't ignore these potential warning signs of lung cancer.

According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, accounting for 1 out of every 5 cancer fatalities. Early detection is imperative for increasing survival with lung cancer before the disease spreads beyond the lungs. 

Currently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Forcerecommends yearly lung cancer screening for adults aged 50 to 80 years who have a 20-pack-year smoking history... Читать дальше...

Former President Donald Trump is a big fan of speaking in third person in his speeches.

David Neal criticised the "shocking leadership" in the home office

A former chief inspector of borders and immigration slammed the home office on Tuesday, telling MPs he was disappointed in its “shocking leadership”.

David Neal, who was fired last week, told a hearing of the home affairs select committee about the major problems with the government department – which has seen five changes of leadership in five years.

Asked about what surprised him the most about moving from the Metropolitan Police to the home office... Читать дальше...

There's a difference between tokophobia and general trepidation around pregnancy and childbirth.

"This is a Christmas ornament made by my mum that we hang on our tree every year," the author writes.

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez’s new musical/rom-com/visual album (delete as applicable, we’re still trying to get our heads around exactly what it is she’s gifted the world) has been dominating the pop culture conversation for the past few weeks thanks to its OTT performances, dramatic twists and turns and seriously A-list cast.

This Is Me… Now: A Love Story serves as a visual accompaniment to J-Lo’s latest similarly-named musical offering, which was released earlier this month.

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As the warmer spring rolls around, gardeners might be gearing up to mow their lawns. 

But Timothy Greene at icanlawn.com has said that it might be a little too early for some lawns; and cutting them now can even cause some significant damage. 

“People might be keen to get their gardens sorted in time for spring but mowing your lawn when the grass is too short can cause damage and stop it growing back properly,” he said. 

There’s actually a specific height at which it’s safe... Читать дальше...

According to the Alzheimer’s Society, there are currently 900,000 people living with dementia in the UK and this is projected to rise to 1.6 million by 2040. 

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak

More than half of councils have warned they will go under during the next parliamentary term in a new report.

The Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) has found that 51% of senior officials across the UK think their councils will go bankrupt in the next five years unless major reform is introduced.

High inflation, combined with central government funding cuts, have created major challenges for councils up and down the country – but it looks like... Читать дальше...