Oil firms want to drill in four of the UK’s areas of outstanding natural beauty
Mar 19, 2024 11:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Think of onshore oil fields and images of oil derricks and nodding donkeys may spring to mind, perhaps in Texas or the Middle East. So it might come as a surprise to learn that the UK has its own onshore oil fields, mostly...
Glastonbury’s first K-pop group is a reflection of years of Korean government strategy
Mar 19, 2024 11:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
The 13-member K-pop boy band SEVENTEEN will make history this year as they become the first Korean group on the Glastonbury music festival lineup. While top Korean groups such as Blackpink and BTS have performed in the UK...
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As the US government and record labels go after TikTok, musicians get the squeeze
Mar 19, 2024 11:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
For much of the year, TikTok has been on the defensive. On March 13, 2024, the House of Representatives voted to approve a bill that would force the short-form video app to be sold off from its Chinese parent company to...
Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know
Mar 19, 2024 11:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
A recent study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has linked microplastics with risk to human health. The study involved patients in Italy who had a condition called carotid artery plaque,...
Do you have 7,513 unread emails in your inbox? Research suggests that’s unwise
Mar 19, 2024 11:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
How do you manage your emails? Are you an inbox zero kind of person, or do you just leave thousands of them unread? Our new study, published today in the journal Information Research, suggests that leaving all your...
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do
Mar 19, 2024 11:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Australias political donations rules are woefully inadequate, but donations reform is finally on the agenda. The federal government has signalled its interest in reform and will soon begin briefing MPs on its plan. Greater...
Mentorship is key to improving social and economic outcomes for Black youth
Mar 19, 2024 11:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Black youth in Canada experience poorer educational achievement than other children and youth, which leads to subsequent poor economic outcomes. A series of problems and barriers contribute to poor educational outcomes....