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Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...world and throughout history the young have always outnumbered the elderly. Over the next 40 years this will change. The population over 60 will grow by 1 billion to a total of 2 billion. For the first time in human history, there will be more people over 60 than under 15. 1 in every 5 people will be elderly. In 1950 there were 12 working people for every elderly person....
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...world’s original league football competition. The 72 member clubs make it the largest single body of professional clubs in European football. The EFL celebrated its 134th anniversary in 2022. The EFL Trust is a registered charity that governs, advises and audits the charitable trusts associated with the professional clubs of the English Football League, who have a...
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Newry: Frontier town or border city?
Society, Politics & Law

Newry: Frontier town or border city?

...World War, children from Belfast were evacuated to Newry and its surrounding countryside. This link with Newry was never forgotten and Newry’s tourist industry has benefited as the region became a regular holiday destination for these children, their children and now their grandchildren. Of course the movement of population has not always been inward, the Newry of the...
The Experience and Memory of 11 November 1918
History & The Arts

The Experience and Memory of 11 November 1918

...World War. ...At 11am on Monday 11 November 1918 the First World War officially came to an end. Many British soldiers on the Western Front were elated when they heard the news. In a letter penned that morning, Sergeant Arthur Vigurs wrote to his fiancé Olive that ‘It’s a glorious ending to the war, anyway, and everyone must be extremely glad we are on the winning...
England v Scotland: A Celebration of Togetherness or Division?
Health, Sports & Psychology

England v Scotland: A Celebration of Togetherness or Division?

...World Cup 2018 qualification campaign this will be the first time they have played each other since the UK officially left the European Union. Always a symbolic fixture, the meeting between the two against the backdrop of Brexit and the Scottish Nationalists’ push for a second referendum on Scottish independence adds even more layers of cultural and political...
Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy
Money & Business

Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy

...World Cup starting on June 14, expect coffee breaks, lunches and hallway chats to be dominated by talk of the beautiful game. Not to mention the people who will keep up with the latest scores during working hours – ten games in the group stages will take place during European working hours. But don’t fear: this does not have to be a big waste of time and resources....
Gender, IT and economic growth
Society, Politics & Law

Gender, IT and economic growth

...world's fastest growing economies? Parvati Raghuram explores how the labour driving many Rising Powers is gendered...[computer course with female students] Economic growth in the global South has begun to dominate world imagination. Ever since a series of reports produced by Goldman Sachs in the 2000s suggested that countries like China, India, Brazil, Russia and South...
D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services
Health, Sports & Psychology

D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services

...World War II, many of these during the aftermath of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. In this article, explore what it was like to be a nurse at this time...On D-Day itself, it was only male doctors and medics that took part in the landings onto the beaches of Normandy. The wounded were evacuated from the beaches using 70 landing craft adapted for medical work. They had...