Health
The mental health of politicians is a critical issue - we should all care
When political leaders disclose mental health challenges, the public debate usually focuses on their personal experiences, resilience and even electoral prospects.
News
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- Science
What space travel teaches us about sleep and circadian rhythms
On Earth, most of us rarely have to think about the signals that keep our internal clocks aligned. The Sun rises, daylight changes, darkness arrives and morning comes again.
- Business
The UK’s pension triple lock has done its job and needs to be retired
The UK’s pension triple lock has only been in place for 15 years. But it’s done the job it was brought in to do, and now it should be scrapped.
- Technology
Social media hasn’t killed personal style, it’s killed how we communicate it
This summer, social media was filled with posts declaring that almost anything was “kinda chic”. Repeating outfits was kinda chic. Being overdressed was kinda chic. Doing something unfashionable could, apparently, also be kinda chic.
- Technology
How deep do AI relationships really go? An expert in attachment theory explains
Attachment is the term psychologists use for the most significant relationships that hold people’s lives together.
- Science
One in three Ukrainian civilians estimated to meet the criteria for PTSD or complex PTSD – new study
Resilience is a word frequently used to describe the way Ukrainian society has responded to the war with Russia. It’s a term that can inspire sympathy and mobilise support.
- Environment
How the new Great British Grid could help households benefit from abundant and cheap renewable power
Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s proposal to create a new Great British Grid has put a spotlight on one of the UK’s biggest energy challenges: connection queues.
- Government
Serbia’s president has resigned – but intends to remain in control
Aleksandar Vučić resigned as Serbia’s president on September 27, announcing that he intends to head his party’s list in upcoming parliamentary elections instead.
- Environment
Wildfires are now an escalating risk: here’s how the UK needs to prepare ahead of next summer
Fire services across the UK are now working out how much they can do over the winter to prepare for one of the country’s escalating dangers: wildfires.
- Culture
Manchester City supporters have been gaslit. What happens now?
The Premier League has published the core findings of the independent commission investigating Manchester City Football Club.
- Science
The great Romanian contribution – research reveals just how Britain benefits
Romanians are broadly young, educated and the most economically active European migrant community in England and Wales. But, according to a recent YouGov poll, they are the least-wanted European immigrants in the UK.
- Environment
Would a 50 mph motorway speed limit really save much fuel?
Imagine joining the motorway in the near future and seeing a 50 mph speed limit sign, but no roadworks, no accident and no obvious reason to slow down. This time, the aim is to save fuel.