Author: James Martin
In the next few days, doctors will start the process of admitting Alexis to the hospital to surgically implant a tube into her stomach so her parents can feed her something else.The baby formula shortage in the United States has meant major stress, inconvenience, and expense for millions of families, but for some children, the hunt for formula has led to the hospital when their families can’t consistently find the kind they need.The problem doesn’t seem to be common. According to interviews with children’s hospitals around the nation, most infants and children—even those on specialty formulas—have been able to work…
Organizers have begun a unionization campaign at the upscale supermarket chain Trader Joe’s after workers at a branch in Hadley, Massachusetts, announced they were forming a union and intend to file a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election.It would be the first unionized Trader Joe’s store out of more than 530 locations in the US. Workers are organizing independently, citing the similar framework of the Amazon Labor Union, which is not affiliated with traditional, established labor unions.“We organized ourselves. With the same instinctive teamwork we use every day to break pallets, work the load, bag…
Pep GuardiolaJürgen Klopp is happy to call his rival the world’s best coach, and few would deny that Guardiola has revolutionised the game in Spain, Germany and now England. With Erling Haaland signed up for next season, this may be recalled as the season Guardiola captured the Premier League title without a recognised striker, often using the only one within his squad, Gabriel Jesus, as a shuttler down the flanks.Within Guardiola’s complicated makeup there is a desire to do things differently, to throw back orthodoxy. It helps to have a huge budget and wonderful players but he remains relentless in…
WhatsApp plans to end support for iOS 10 and 11. A new notification spotted by prompts iPhone users to install the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system supported by their device to continue using the app after October 24th. A from WhatsApp notes the company recommends iOS 12 as a baseline for iPhone owners. If you’re still holding on to an iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 or iPhone 6s, you’ll be able to continue using WhatsApp on your device, but iPhone 5 and 5c owners will need to consider upgrading to a new handset. With the iPhone 5 and iPhone…
Simon Clarke, chief secretary to the Treasury, this morning said he is ‘cautious’ but ‘certainly not concerned’ about the UK’s ability to manage the outbreak, which had been detected in 20 Britons by Friday The global monkeypox outbreak is ‘not a repeat of Covid’, a Government official said today as the virus spreads to more than a dozen countries.Simon Clarke, chief secretary to the Treasury, this morning said he is ‘cautious’ but ‘certainly not concerned’ about the UK’s ability to manage the outbreak, which had been detected in 20 Britons by Friday.He said: ‘We are certainly not in a position where…
Judi commented: “For William there appeared to be some moments of what looked like a reflection in between the grins and signals of what looked like the normal shared humour and fun with his brother.“We were shown what we expected at that time, i.e. a solid, affectionate and friendly double-act from William and Harry.“Their body language did lack some of the energy and fun from William’s wedding but as Harry was the best man there and able to keep the banter and the naughty grins stoked up, it wasn’t unexpected to see a shift in dynamic once Harry was the…
(CNN) — As pandemic-related restrictions start to lift, and we emerge from the lockdown shadows, one thing is returning to the minds and spending of many people: travel.If the current travel chaos is anything to go by, we’re all dreaming of a vacation right now. There’s just one problem. The climate crisis hasn’t gone anywhere. Two years of hunkering down has been good for our carbon footprints, but returning to ambitious travel is a step in the wrong environmental direction.Of course, we know the answer: stop traveling. Or, at least, stop flying.But while the flight shame movement is growing, it’s…
The pandemic is starting to feel like a bad memory for many Britons but this is not the case for a large minority. That’s because they are still living with the effects of the viral infection. It’s estimated that over a million Britons are living with long Covid, which has come to describe the symptoms that linger long after the initial infection has disappeared.One sufferer, Mum-of-two Linda Hamlet, 49, has described how long Covid has left her with “debilitating” memory loss.Linda, who works in the oil industry, was already signed off work with another condition when she got Covid.But said…
From relying on stereotypes to asking intrusive questions about someone’s sex life, a gay author has revealed the common mistakes straight people make while trying to be an ally to the LGBTQ+. London-based writer and broadcaster Matt Cain was Channel 4 News’ first ever Culture Editor, is the former Editor-in-Chief of Attitude magazine and currently presents Virgin Radio Pride. His latest book, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle, celebrates how British society has become much more accepting of gay people – however the author says that straight people can often cause offence without meaning to. Common pitfalls include being over-familiar, assuming all gay…
So whose side are you on in the fallout following Kylian Mbappé’s decision to stay with Paris Saint-Germain? Watching the extraordinary outrage in Spain, with the press accusing the Frenchman of lacking class and La Liga branding the deal as “scandalous”, has raised eyebrows. But not as many as PSG being able to stump up a €200m-plus package for the world’s best player – despite making a €224m loss last year.There are no good guys here, only a gnawing unease that the laws of economic gravity are being defied to the further detriment of the game we love. As La…