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The Papers: Inflation fears of ‘tough times’ and ‘crime surge’
Many of Thursday’s papers analyse how soaring inflation will affect people’s lives in the UK.
THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022, 01:16
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Many of Thursday’s papers analyse how soaring inflation will affect people’s lives in the UK.
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Legal experts urge UN special rapporteur to visit Brazil to report on president’s attacks on Brazilian judicial bodies.
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Bryson DeChambeau withdraws from the US PGA Championship as he continues his recovery from surgery to repair a bone in his left wrist.
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French court confirms charge of complicity in ‘crimes against humanity’ for Lafarge over alleged payoffs to ISIL (ISIS).
South Africa
A North West traditional healer has been given a life sentence for murdering his girlfriend.
South Africa
Those involved in the R21.8-million City of Ekurhuleni tender fraud, which dates back more than a decade, have been handed sentences ranging from 10 to 15 years in prison.
South Africa
The Western Cape High Court heard Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application for interdicts against Parliament continuing with its impeachment process and President Cyril Ramaphosa suspending her.
South Africa
Burundi’s approach to dealing with perceived enablers of armed opposition groups and suspected members has been condemned as “heavy-handed” by Human Rights Watch in a recently released report.
World
A large group of talented young musicians and their families have been evacuated out of Ukraine into Slovenia.
World
Juan Carlos left Spain in 2020 after he was linked to an inquiry into alleged corruption.
World
New York University bestowed the renowned pop singer with an honorary degree.
World
After months of fighting and shelling, Ukraine has ended its combat mission in Mariupol, and its remaining soldiers have been evacuated to Russian-held territory.
Africa
Namibia could destroy at least 330 000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine by October to add to the 318 000 doses, worth an estimated R27 million, that have already been destroyed since last year.
Africa
A study suggests that the virtual world platform could plug more than 40 billion US dollars into the African economy in its first decade.
Africa
They have been trapped in a zinc mine for the last month is still ongoing.
Africa
Paris St-Germain’s Idrissa Gueye refused to play in a match to avoid wearing a rainbow symbol in support of LGBTQ+ rights BBC Sport understands.
Business
Big increases are due next April but charities say soaring prices mean people need the money now.
Business
Should one consider high dividend-yielding ETFs like the Satrix Divi?
Business
‘Our mission is to get a way to financial independence for our community, and all the decisions we make on a daily basis are to do exactly that’: Higgo van Biljon, FinMeUp.
Business
Each will pay R31.5m over the next three years for collusion and bid-rigging on Green Point Stadium project.
Politics
The family of former Johannesburg mayor Mpho Moerane has once again expressed sadness and disappointment regarding false reports that he died on Tuesday.
Politics
Former Joburg Mayor Mpho Moerane has passed away. His family has confirmed this at the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg.
Politics
Advocate Dali Mpofu, legal counsel to the Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has argued that suspending her while impeachment proceedings are ongoing would be punitive and damaging to her reputation.
Politics
The family of the former Johannesburg mayor and ANC Gauteng treasurer Mpho Moerane says he is unconscious.
Sport
For Seville, it was the hottest day of the year. For Eintracht Frankfurt it was one of the greatest nights in the German club’s 123-year history.
Sport
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel expects the London team to face a period of “rebuilding” following the London club’s planned sale.
Sport
Al Ahly dropped two points in the race for the league title as they could only afford a 0-0 draw away to National Bank on Wednesday.
Sport
Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Richard Ofori believes the Buccaneers must win their CAF Confederation Cup final on Friday in order for their stunning run to be remembered.
Education
Academics and student leaders tell committee black students and staff face ‘ingrained institutional racism’
Academics and student leaders have told MPs of their frustration at the denial of and the lack of practical action to tackle the “ingrained institutional racism” experienced by black students and staff on university campuses.
Nicola Rollock, a professor of social policy and race at...
Education
“If you are black or a woman, you don’t see yourself fitting in,” a leading female physicist says.
Education
Two government advisers claim the subject seems ‘scary’ and ‘hard’, while academics warn of ‘mathematics anxiety’. Would changing a few names really help?
Name: Good question. Let’s go with “the discipline formerly known as maths”.
Age: About 2,500 years old.
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Education
The author, poet and playwright on why we should move away from Michael Gove-mandated lessons on fronted adverbials and back to unleashing the creative potential of children
I didn’t love reading at all when I was young. As a teacher, I loved it, and now as a reader, I love it. But I was put off the whole idea of words very early on.
Some years ago, I was made to do a key stage 2 (seven to 11...
Lifestyle
Wondering what the day has in store for your star sign? Here’s a quick glance at your daily horoscopes and more for today – completely free!
Lifestyle
Wondering what romance has in store for your star sign? Here’s a quick glance at your love horoscopes for today – completely free!
Lifestyle
Creamy cheesecake combined with the tart deliciousness of passionfruit! These cheesecake cups will have your guests swooning.
Lifestyle
Securing the bag? Tamia Mpisane is giving tweeps chest pains with her R100k Louis Vuitton Capucine hand bag…
Entertainment
After watching the video which has now gone viral, tweeps have said that Quinton did not look like he was having a good time at the club.
Entertainment
If you’ve missed gawking at human cannonballs and unicycling clowns under a figurative big top while the smell of popcorn wafts through the air, you’re in luck: The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus is being revived less than a decade after it shuttered.
Entertainment
Pearl Jam’s drummer Matt Cameron says his quotes in a “Rolling Stone” article that published about Taylor Hawkins’ final days were “taken out of context.”
Entertainment
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared via video during opening night of the Cannes Film Festival in France, giving a speech about the importance of filmmaking in the midst of war.
Science/Tech
Archaeologists find pits lying in crooked horseshoe formation at Castilly Henge near Bodmin
A rare stone circle has been found at a prehistoric ritual site in Cornwall, with seven regularly spaced pits mapped by a team of archaeologists.
Bracken and scrub were cleared over the winter at Castilly Henge near Bodmin to allow archaeologists to survey the site. They found the pits lying in a crooked...
Science/Tech
Over the past few weeks, Google Messages users in India have been reporting more and more ads showing up through RCS messaging. 9to5Google reports: While many brands — even in the US and other countries — have used messaging apps and SMS texts to advertise new products to former customers, these ads going on in India are not necessarily the result of a user’s buying activity. Business messaging...
Science/Tech
The Department of Homeland Security suspended the work of a panel focused on the subject of disinformation. The group had provoked accusations of government overreach.
Science/Tech
Female patients in England and Wales half as likely to receive TXA, which cuts risk of bleeding to death by 30%, as injured men
Injured women are experiencing sex discrimination in the administration of a life-saving drug that cuts the risk of bleeding to death by 30%, researchers have warned.
They found that female trauma victims were half as likely to receive tranexamic acid (TXA) as injured...
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South African availability confirmed from the third quarter.
Health
The case, the first in the U.S. this year, follows unusual clusters discovered in Europe and Canada.
Health
Scientists and federal health officials are debating plans to pair coronavirus and flu vaccinations in the fall.
Health
Researchers analyzed the largest database of private insurance claims in the United States in the first four months after a diagnostic code for long Covid was created.
Health
Four years after the first buffer zone outside a clinic only two more have followed in England.
Nature
Staff at a £14m recycling facility help manually sort through 85,000 tonnes of waste each year.
Nature
Efforts to protect these beautiful insects include driving electric tractors and hand-rearing them in a lab.
Nature
Rachel Hurst is a student at the University of East Anglia helping others to address their climate anxieties.
Nature
Scientists say more could have been done to make lateral flow tests widely recyclable.