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Northern Ireland’s dance to the music of time of Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Northern Ireland’s dance to the music of time of Brexit

...systems and significant time delays in their implementation, the transactions costs (administrative costs or those of doing business) will be large, adding to the existing total expended on Brexit to date. The original estimate of the loss of national income to NI from Brexit was around 3% up to 2025-2030, but the subsequent UK government study suggested that the loss...
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What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?

...systems rather than targeting one type of molecule. The effects of polonium poisoning are effectively those of acute radiation poisoning. These occur within one day of exposure to a large dose of ionising radiation. The effects are all based on damage occurring to the body’s fast-growing cells: bone marrow – a drop in number of blood cells causing tiredness...
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What is the pension triple lock, and how has it become an election issue?
Money & Business

What is the pension triple lock, and how has it become an election issue?

...system. The additional pension and any protected payment are increased each year in line with price inflation to protect their buying power. But, since 2011, the basic state pension and the new state pension have been increased each year by whatever is highest out of price inflation, earnings inflation or 2.5% (the triple lock). A see-saw of policies The three strands of...
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The navigation apps that help the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

The navigation apps that help the visually impaired

...system of GPS based navigation for the visually impaired in which a GPS receiver would be carried in a backpack dedicated for that purpose. But while the technology existed, the need to have a rucksack full of heavy computing equipment made this approach unfeasible. It is the emergence of the smartphone, with its built-in GPS receiver and sophisticated mapping software,...
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Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?

...systemic and individual aspects – can feel like an attack on the victim. But it’s a risk worth taking because by understanding the nature of bullying we can start to tackle it. Sweat the small stuff Having had the dubious honour of working on bullying at work for some time, I’m going to do something that I don’t normally do and give you a checklist. It is based on...
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Are NHS-recommended mental health apps actually doing any good?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are NHS-recommended mental health apps actually doing any good?

...system. Accreditation by the NHS gives apps an appearance of quality, and the reputation and legitimacy of an app correlates with how many people are likely to download it. Three in ten people with an untreated mental health issue choose to pay for private treatments, and apps that have yet to demonstrate any measurable benefits are a potential waste of their money. But...
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Drugs and the law: Legal highs
Society, Politics & Law

Drugs and the law: Legal highs

...system to affect the mental functioning or emotional state. On the face of it, this definition would apply to widely used substances such as nicotine, caffeine and alcohol, but Schedule 1 of the Act makes it clear that the prohibition doesn’t apply to these widely consumed substances. Will it work? US President Nixon declared a war on drugs in 1971 but it is clear that...
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What’s corruption got to do with climate change, and why should we care?
Nature & Environment

What’s corruption got to do with climate change, and why should we care?

...system …are unprecedented.’ United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres2, warned that it is now ‘code red for humanity’ and the time for delay and excuses has passed. But he also pointed out that, although the situation is serious, it is not yet hopeless, ‘if we combine forces now, we can avert climate catastrophe’. [Person in suit suffocating a globe...
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