A decade ago, I’d have proudly – and smugly – donned my “I’m a liberal” badge. What’s not to like about liberalism, the idea that people are free to live their lives the way they want, so long as they’re not harming anyone else, and the state promotes equality of opportunity through a decent welfare state?…
Denmark and Finland have updated their US travel advice for transgender people, joining the handful of European countries that have sought to caution US-bound travellers in recent weeks as reports emerge of ordeals at the American border. Denmark said this week it had begun advising transgender travellers to contact the US embassy in Copenhagen before…
Arsenal Football Club has been accused of delivering an “outrageous” snub to the Congolese government by not meeting the foreign minister to discuss its sponsorship deal with Rwanda. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), who was in London this week to raise concerns over Rwanda’s support for the…
Virtual reality headsets, yoga mats and men’s pool sliders have been added to the shopping basket used to calculate the cost of living in Britain, while local newspaper adverts and oven-ready gammon joints have been removed. In a snapshot of an increasingly online, time-pressed nation, the Office for National Statistics said the annual review of…
The Los Angeles wildfires were still burning when scientists started scouting the freshly charred burn scars to search for signs of another danger that’s yet to come — roaring torrents of rock and mud and water that can sweep downhill with deadly momentum. Triggered by intense bouts of rainfall, these debris flows — as well…
Auburn, Florida lead stacked SEC men’s basketball tournament The SEC men’s basketball tournament is setting up to be an exciting one with a potential for a major impact on the March Madness field. Sports Seriously The NCAA men’s tournament bubble is in full effect with North Carolina, Texas, Indiana and Xavier among the teams pushing…