Rishi Sunak calls on workers to return to the office July 9, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak says Brits – especially younger workers – should return to the office as pandemic restrictions ease. The Chancellor expressed concerns that staff could lose crucial work experience while the economy returns. He said it was “really important” for younger staff especially, according to the Telegraph. Sunak admitted that working remotely and mostly [...]
Socialism is on the rise in the UK – we need radical free-market solutions to issues like the housing crisis to fight it July 8, 2021 Last Friday, an underwater oil pipeline burst in the Gulf of Mexico. Spectacular images of a burning oil patch, which looked a lot like the “eye of Sauron” from Lord of the Rings, quickly went viral around the world. What had gone wrong? It did not take long for Twitter to reach its verdict: the [...]
Covid infection can lead to erectile dysfunction, scientists warn July 8, 2021 The inflammation of blood vessels that typically takes place during a Coronavirus infection may limit the blood flow to the penis, leading to erectile disfunction, scientists have said. According to Dr Ryan Berglund, a urologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, warned she has seen a jump in patients with erectile problems only after they [...]
England’s Euro 2020 success could be behind rising Covid-19 infections in men July 8, 2021 Increased group gatherings to watch the Euros could be why men are a third more likely to test positive for Covid than women, according to Imperial College London’s latest REACT study. Results from the REACT-1 study, which tested more than 47,000 volunteers across England, showed a significant increase in infections between 24 June and 5 [...]
England 2, Denmark 1: Euro 2020 final awaits as Gareth Southgate and team exorcise another ghost of tournaments past July 8, 2021 England are in the final of a major football tournament. This is not a drill. Fifty-five years after the nation’s male footballers last contested a trophy, this England team will return to Wembley on Sunday for a Euro 2020 final against Italy with sights set on silverware. It is their reward for a hard-fought semi-final [...]
16 years on from 7/7 bombings: Survivor warns ‘world is a dangerous place’ July 7, 2021 Sajida Mughal OBE was one of the survivors of the 7/7 bombings and 16 years later she remembers the attack that almost claimed her life. She said “the world is no safer than it was 16 years ago, its still a dangerous place.” “For example, there has been the rise in far-right extremism and I’ve [...]
Editorial: A growing talent time-bomb is putting London’s economic recovery in peril July 7, 2021 London feels more normal than it has done for a long time. Soho is buzzing, Oxford Street has begun to see elements of a footfall revival, and at certain times in recent weeks it’s been possible to see young men of a certain age getting merrily tanked up before going to the football. And not [...]
A life of photography on the verge of stepping into the blockchain ring July 7, 2021 Crypto AM writer Jillian Godsil meets Christina Jansen, photographer and artist who forged a special bond with one of the world's greatest ever athletes.
Government adviser says Test and Trace app usage “at all-time high” July 7, 2021 A Test and Trace adviser to the government has dismissed suggestions that people are deleting the app and instead said usage is at an “all-time high”. Epidemiologist professor Christophe Fraser, who advised the Department of Health on the programme, squashed suggestions that people were deleting the app because they were getting “pinged” too often as [...]
OECD: Covid-19 pushed 22m people out of jobs in advanced economies July 7, 2021 Around 22m more people are now jobless in major economies than before the pandemic, according to new research by the OECD. Of these 22m people living in rich countries that have been pushed out of work during coronavirus, 8 million are unemployed and over 14 million people are classed as inactive. In its annual employment [...]