Wales 4-1 Northern Ireland: New manager ‘has to be right person’ – Andy Waterworth
Northern Ireland, visibly undercooked, could not deal with Wales in the opening half hour in Cardiff as the hosts raced into a three-goal lead. After the Irish FA elected to skip February’s international window following the departure of Shiels in late January, Thursday’s match was Northern Ireland’s first game since the win over Italy in […]
Why children perceive time slower than adults
Edouard Taufenbach and Bastien Pourtout Young children seem to perceive time differently from adults (Credit: Edouard Taufenbach and Bastien Pourtout) Children’s perception of time is relatively understudied. Learning to see time through their eyes may be fundamental to a happier human experience. My household is absorbed in debate over when time goes the fastest or […]
Greater restrictions for pubs ahead of Christmas
The Covid uncertainty is “awful”, pub owner Sian Shepphard says Pubs, restaurants and bars will be subject to stricter Covid-19 restrictions in the run up to Christmas, the first minister has said. The new restrictions, which have not yet been finalised, will come into force from Friday, 4 December. They may be based on the […]
Can Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed make peace with ‘Africa’s North Korea’?
Fitsum Arega Abiy Ahmed made the historic trip to Eritrea to meet President Isaias Afwerki Rarely is history made so vividly and swiftly. Two nations that were bitter enemies for half a century, who fought wars that left tens of thousands dead and many more displaced, have embraced peace in the space of a few […]
Top tech firms sued over DR Congo cobalt mining deaths
AFP Artisanal mining is common in DR Congo as people do it as a means to make a living Apple, Google, Tesla and Microsoft are among firms named in a lawsuit seeking damages over deaths and injuries of child miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The case has been filed by the International Rights […]
Flats plan for site of Wolverhampton’s first tower block approved
Google The three-storey building will be built on land off Great Brickkiln Street in Wolverhampton Plans to build 16 flats on the site of one of Wolverhampton’s first high-rise buildings have been given the green light. The one-bedroom affordable homes will be constructed in a three-storey building on land off Great Brickklin Street. The land […]
Will rich nations promise more money for climate change?
Jonas Gratzer A boy walks on the newly built sea wall that protects Jakarta from the rising sea levels In 2009, the world’s developed nations agreed to give $100bn (£78bn) a year to poorer nations by 2020 to help them tackle and prepare for climate change. In the 15 years that have passed since that […]
Woman who fostered 27 children made OBE
BBC Afia Choudhury says each of her 27 foster children have taken a piece of her heart A Londoner who has fostered 27 children has been made an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Afia Choudhury, from Tower Hamlets, has four children of her own who have helped her care for the foster children in […]
Jeremy Corbyn rejects Len McCluskey claims of anti-Semitic ‘smears’
Getty Images Jeremy Corbyn has rejected claims by close ally Len McCluskey that “Corbyn-hater” Labour MPs were using an anti-Semitism row to “smear” him. Mr McCluskey said he backed action to stamp out anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. But the Unite union leader warned MPs trying to “re-toxify” Labour by attacking Mr Corbyn they “can […]
How insurance saved one man from debt
Francis Ahiale When Francis Ahiale lost his left eye in a work accident, an insurance payout helped him cope About two billion people have no insurance, but micro-payments via mobile phone are helping give low-income households the cover they need. When Francis Ahiale was trying to remove a car tyre from its rim, the metal […]