Reading Football Club’s 150 years celebrated at exhibition
Laura Bennetto Reading’s players pose with the club’s first trophy, the Berks and Bucks Challenge Cup, won in the 1878/9 season after they beat Marlow 1-0 in the final. Two internationals, Edgar Field of England (far left) and John Morgan of Wales (fourth from left), featured in the line-up When The Reading Football Club played […]
Didcot lab tackles lack of diversity in science
BBC Vertex recruited 15 students from local schools – each from backgrounds which are traditionally under-represented in STEM A pharmaceutical company has hosted more than 60 paid interns since opening its purpose-built lab in 2021, in an attempt to improve diversity in the science sector. Vertex, based at Milton Park near Didcot, hired 15 students […]
Qatar suspends role as mediator between Israel and Hamas
Getty Images US secretary of state Antony Blinken pictured on a recent visit to Qatar Qatar has suspended its work as a mediator in ceasefire and hostage release talks between Israel and Hamas, officials say. The country said it would resume its work when Hamas and Israel “show their willingness” to negotiate. It comes after […]
The festivals aiming to get rid of single-use plastic by 2021
George Harrison More than 60 independent British festivals – including Boardmasters and Bestival – have pledged to rid their sites of single-use plastic by 2021. As a minimum, those festivals have committed to banning the use of plastic straws this year. It’s hoped that will extend to items such as plastic bottles in the future. […]
Female politicians and babies: a lose-lose situation?
Reuters Germany’s Frauke Petry has five children A new political party leader in New Zealand has reacted angrily to repeated questions about whether she plans to have children. So what added scrutiny are female politicians under, and, conversely, can mothers sometimes use their family lives to their political advantage? ‘Deliberately barren’ Some politicians have faced […]
Back to the office? Science reveals best desks to nab
Getty Images If you are heading back to the office and get a chance to pick where you sit, choose wisely, say researchers who have been studying the science behind desk location and productivity. The University College London team visited the HQ of a large global tech company in the city to quiz staff about […]
‘I was in excruciating pain from excess iron’
Katherine Hough Katherine Hough suffers from hair loss, IBS, and joint pain For years, Katherine Hough, 27, suffered from a series of mystifying symptoms. “I had unexplained stomach pains. Then when I got to university I began to faint frequently, my hair was falling out, I had severe joint pains and was constantly tired. My […]
Plan to ban dynamic ticket pricing Republic of Ireland
Getty Images There has been widespread criticism of dynamic pricing since Oasis tickets went on sale last week A number of Fianna Fáil senators and TDs (Irish MPs) are seeking to introduce legislation in the Republic of Ireland that would ban a process known as ‘dynamic pricing’ following price increases for Oasis gigs in Dublin. […]
The climate warnings in 19th Century paintings
John Brett, 1856. Photo: Tate A new exhibition that documents the impact of the Industrial Revolution features several 1800s artists, writers and thinkers as they began to capture the transformation of the environment. Who knew what, and when, from the start of the 19th Century on, about the impact of industrialisation and the use of […]
KFC and Kellogg’s broke junk food ad rules
kellogg Food giants KFC and Kellogg’s have been told to remove adverts which promoted junk food to children, by the UK’s advertising watchdog. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) says they broke strict rules on advertising high fat, sugar or salt products to children. The ASA found Kellogg’s promoted a Coco Pops product during a Mr […]