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Paris Olympics were great, so why not hold summer Games every two years? | Sean Ingle
The alternative 2024 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos
Player of the year
Keeper
Lewis Patching
–saying sorry in March
after signing on loan for Rushden & Diamonds, conceding four,headbutting a fan
in the bar and being sacked on the same day. “I was disappointed how the game panned out … I’d like to …Control, censorship and ‘penalties’: inside the Assad regime’s propaganda arm
After 21 years, the day Farouk feared had finally come. An envelope sealed with red wax made its way through the faded hallways of Syria’s national news agency, Sana, and landed on his desk. Inside was what employees called a penalty, the contents of which could range from a reprimand …
Authorities in South Korea seek arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon
South Korean law enforcement officials have requested a court warrant to arrest impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decree amounted to rebellion.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military authorities into the
AI tools may soon manipulate people’s online decision-making, say researchers
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools could be used to manipulate online audiences into making decisions – ranging from what to buy to who to vote for – according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.
The paper highlights an emerging new marketplace for “digital signals of intent” – known as the …
Most UK businesses expect to grow in new year, surveys find
A majority of UK businesses expect a positive start to 2025, according to two economic confidence surveys which show managers planning for growth after a challenging period for the economy.
About 70% of UK businesses expect their turnover to increase over the next year, up from 62% in December 2023. …
The distinguished economist Manmohan Singh, who has died aged 92, was one of India’s longest serving prime ministers (and the first Sikh to hold the office), yet he never won a direct parliamentary election. After nearly two decades as an economic bureaucrat, Singh was often seen as more of a …
Nearly 170,000 UK shop workers lost their jobs in 2024
Almost 170,000 retail workers lost their jobs during another challenging year for the UK high street, data suggests.
The collapse of big chains such as
andThe Body Shop
put thousands of jobs at risk and contributed to 169,395 retail jobs disappearing during 2024 – …Working from roam: more people logging on from UK airports and railway stations
Scientist’s ‘ruthlessly imaginative’ 1925 predictions for the future come true – mostly
When the scientist and inventor Prof Archibald Montgomery Low predicted “a day in the life of a man of the future” one century ago, his prophesies were sometimes dismissed as “ruthlessly imaginative”.
They included, reported the London Daily News in 1925, “such horrors” as being woken by radio alarm clock; …