On #InternationalDayofPeace, @bhildred, from Durham Anthropology, explains how cricket is used for peace efforts in Sri Lanka. 🏏 Read more at brnw.ch/21wMY6q

I'll be on Times Radio at 7.30am urging The Labour Party to pause this reckless replacement of doctors with less-qualified PA substitutes. I believe parliament was misled last year & that Department of Health and Social Care & GMC are complicit. Proud to have signed this letter led by Prof Martin McKee 🇺🇦.

Kharkiv. Not Beirut. Happens almost daily. Not making news anymore.

Keir Starmer promises to get welfare bill down by reducing long-term sickness & support people back to work. Done well that’s good for both individuals & the economy. It’ll take investment though - in genuine, tailored support; fast access to health care… #LabourConference2024

‘Is it an image of neglect or of a tight, safe community? It’s a picture full of ambiguous information.' 🖊️ : From Mike Abrahams Interview by Chris Broughton for 'My Best Shot', The Guardian ⁠ ⁠ 🔗 : Read the full article here — 1854.photo/BESTSHOT

Talla in the Selkirk hills, Scotland warm still weather last week was good for flying a smartphone camera with propellors

Neither the Israeli occupation of the South from 1982-2000 nor the 2006 incursion made the N of Israel safe. History suggests you can’t bomb your way to security. There has to be a political solution. Each generation of Israeli leaders seems to have to learn that the hard way 4/4

The main differences between the 2006 war and today: 1- In 2006, Israel did not differentiate between Lebanon’s infrastructure and Hezbollah’s infrastructure. This might change but it seems there’s a distinction. In 2006, first targets were Lebanon’s International Airport and

Alexandra Avlonitis New York, New York

Certain 'disorders' could actually be adaptive strategies that helped humans survive in ancestral environments. For instance, traits like impulsivity or heightened anxiety might have been advantageous in environments where rapid decision-making or vigilance was key to survival.

Dumfries and Galloway has achieved a new record with the highest population decline in the latest census figures. A park may not be a panacea, but it will bring much needed jobs and investment and possible population growth. Reality of postcard Scotland thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…

Cognitive Impacts of COVID Equivalent to 20 Years of Brain Aging A recent study has shown that COVID-19 may have long-term effects on brain health, particularly in patients who required hospitalization. Researchers found that 12-18 months after hospitalization, these patients

The nagging question is whether support for community buyouts has been accompanied by hard-nosed calculations about public benefit. No national audit has ever been carried out into whether government funds have been well spent thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…

Nick Robinson on R4 Today has just referred to pensioners as ‘the wartime generation’, despite the fact that most of them weren’t even born until the 1950s

BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer accepted accommodation worth £20,000 to help his 16-year-old son study for his GCSE exams, it has emerged Read more: trib.al/mFwiVHi

Honeymoon didn’t last long at all telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

I mean seriously Sir Keir is a highly intelligent man why has he compromised himself with all this?

How not to lead Keir Starmer Covid broadcast urging work from home came from donor’s £18m penthouse telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…