Author: Emmanuel
Shabana Mahmood is set to introduce new legislation to overhaul the UK’s asylum system as part a tougher approach to migration.The home secretary will say the generosity of the British asylum system is attracting people from across the world, funding human traffickers and encouraging false asylum claims, according to a government source, She is also expected to say the government must cut migration, or risk opening the door to the right, which would divide communities with the kind of ICE-style anti-immigration raids seen in the US.It is hoped her plans could help to blunt the appeal of Reform UK. But…
As we age, we experience changes in our cognitive skills, with processing speed and working memory declining gradually throughout adulthood. But could being expert in a hobby or field of study help to slow the rate of that decline?A new study, in expert birders, suggests that it might. The study found that in these experts, regions of the brain related to attention and perception remain more structurally compact than in nonexpert controls.Researchers suggest that hobbies involving perception, attention and memory could help preserve cognitive skills as we age.Research suggests that continuing to learn throughout your lifetime, and particularly as you…
Everyone is likely familiar with the notion that fish and meat are the top sources for protein. And there is a widely circulating idea that certain amino acids — the molecules that make up proteins — can only be obtained from meat sources.This has, further, led to the idea that people who follow a plant-based diet may not be getting all the protein they really need.Routhenstein, however, told us that this is inaccurate. “There’s a common myth that you cannot get all your essential amino acids from a plant-based diet, but that’s not true,” she said.“‘Complete’ proteins contain all nine…
At the wedding venue in Gorton and Denton the Green Party chose for the news conference to mark a seismic by-election victory on national television, it was clear that Zack Polanski and his team were new to all of this.There was a sea of empty chairs and but a smattering of supporters in a huge, near-deserted room. Seasoned operators – be it Nigel Farage, Sir Keir Starmer or Ed Davey – would have had the placards lifted and the activists cheering, but Polanski and his new MP, Hannah Spencer, enjoyed just a smattering of applause as they took to the…
Gross domestic product contracted at an annualized pace of 0.6 per cent in the quarter running from October to December, Statistics Canada said. The country’s overall growth for 2025 was 1.7 per cent — in line with Bank of Canada expectations, but the slowest pace of annual growth since the decline in 2020.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says his party has reported claims of “family voting” in the Gorton and Denton by-election to police and the Electoral Commission.It comes after election observer group Democracy Volunteers warned it had witnessed “concerning high levels” of family voting. This is an illegal practice where two voters use one polling booth and potentially direct each other on voting.By-election latest – follow live Image: Nigel Farage with Matt Goodwin, Reform’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Pic: PA Mr Farage earlier claimed there was “sectarian voting and cheating” in the contest after his party came second…