Harry Maguire told he must impress Ruben Amorim or risk losing fresh Man Utd opportunity
Harry Maguire must seize the opportunity for a fresh start under new Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim, says Wes Brown. Despite being a key figure in defence under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Maguire found himself sidelined during the majority of Erik ten Hag's tenure. "It's been a horrible situation for Harry Maguire, but not playing as much is never where a player wants to be at this stage of their career," Brown told Casino24. "He's been pushed to the side a little bit, but this is a great opportunity for him to show Ruben Amorim what he can do. "Obviously, it's not good enough,” Maguire acknowledged last month as pressure began to overwhelm the squad and Ten Hag.
Source:Express
November 21, 2024 17:37 UTC
John Prescott, Former UK Deputy Prime Minister, Dies at 86
John Prescott, who rose through Britain’s trade union movement to become one of the country’s best-known politicians, serving as deputy prime minister for a decade, died on Wednesday. His family announced the death in a statement on social media. The statement noted that he had suffered a stroke in 2019 and had been living with Alzheimer’s disease. Plain-speaking and proudly working class, Mr. Prescott was a visible link to Labour’s traditional origins when the party came to power in 1997 under the modernizing leadership of Tony Blair. In government, Mr. Prescott championed environmental causes — playing a key role in international climate negotiations — and worked to shift power from London to the English regions.
Source:The Times
November 21, 2024 15:15 UTC
NSW Court Decision Fuels Climate Protest Momentum
NSW Court Decision Fuels Climate Protest Momentum Supreme Court ruling empowers climate activists as protests intensify for December actionA recent showdown between the New South Wales government and climate activists has led to significant developments. On Thursday, November 21, 2024, the NSW Supreme Court overturned attempts by the Minns government to restrict climate protests. This latest decision came as hundreds of climate activists demonstrated their commitment to raising awareness about environmental issues. Many young Australians feel compelled to act, driven by the fear of existential threats posed by climate change. Regional governments, businesses, and local citizens alike will undoubtedly have to navigate the demands of climate activism intertwined with the realities of governance.
Source:The Guardian
November 21, 2024 15:14 UTC
University job cuts to ‘hit 10,000 by year end’ despite fee rise
Thousands of job cuts in UK higher education could be announced by the end of the year, with university leaders claiming that the rise in English tuition fees has come “too late” to fend off redundancies. The announcement that tuition fees in England will rise for the first time since 2017 – from £9,250 to £9,535 next autumn – has done little to alleviate financial difficulties being felt across the sector. Last week the English regulator estimated that almost three-quarters of higher education providers face being in deficit next year despite the rise in fees, after student recruitment lagged well below expectations. This week the University of East Anglia said it expected to cut another 170 jobs, with compulsory redundancies a possibility. They said that by the end of the year they expected to see about 100 universities making cuts of roughly 100 people, adding up to a sector-wide total of 10,000.
Source:The Times
November 21, 2024 14:57 UTC
YouTubers
Sometime last night, my YouTube channel reached 50,000 subscribers. In addition to the above, my TikTok channel has had over a million views in the last month. As my son, who works with me, put it, we're YouTubers now. Or, as my wife suggested, she now has to come to terms with living with a content creator. This is quite a strange idea to me, and one I did not see coming.
Source:The Guardian
November 21, 2024 14:50 UTC
What are we going to do when the water runs out?
One is who's going to be supplying water to London very soon if Thames Water fails, as some are now seriously talking about. New investigations into Thames Water suggest that it is running the company on the basis of software first written in 1989. It may be that Thames Water has, in fact, got totally robust IT systems. We, therefore, face the real prospect that Thames Water could financially fail but simultaneously fail to deliver water to our capital city. There won't be water to sustain life, and without that ability to sustain life, people are going to have to move.
Source:The Guardian
November 21, 2024 14:29 UTC
Australia's under-16 social media age ban legislation excludes messaging apps – video
Communications minister Michelle Rowland introduced Labor's social media age limit legislation to parliament, saying that messaging apps and online gaming would be excluded. 'We are not saying that risks don't exist on messenger apps or online gaming. While users can still be exposed to harmful content by other users, they do not face the same algorithmic curation of content and psychological manipulation to encourage near endless engagement.' Rowland said online games were regulated under the National Classification Scheme, and 'imposing additional age-based regulation for online games [would] create unnecessary regulatory overlap'. The minister said there were 'robust privacy protections' in the bill, including explicit bans on platforms using age verification data for any other purposes
Source:The Guardian
November 21, 2024 14:15 UTC
Parliament offers sympathy after Melbourne teen dies following suspected methanol poisoning – video
'Our hearts are broken,' says Zoe Daniel, the independent MP for Goldstein, following news that Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones had died on Thursday. 'This is every parent's very worst fear and a nightmare that no one should have to endure,' says the prime minister, Anthony Albanese. Jones spent the last week in hospital after a suspected methanol poisoning incident which left several young people critically ill, including her best friend Holly Bowles who remains in hospital.
Source:The Guardian
November 21, 2024 14:08 UTC
How having babies became so political - video
The pronatalist movement in the US is gathering pace once again, rekindled by Silicon Valley personalities and hard-right conservatives who are becoming increasingly vocal about whether or not women are having enough babies. But it's not just in the US, some governments in other countries have launched marketing campaigns encouraging people to have more children, while others have offered financial incentives. But while many of these policies claim to be about halting population decline, there are other factors at play. Josh Toussaint-Strauss interrogates efforts around the world to boost birth rates, as well as the underlying political motivations, from bodily autonomy to immigration
Source:The Guardian
November 21, 2024 14:05 UTC
A big blow to big polluters
Making clear we would be monitoring whether he breaks with his past of working for the fossil fuel industry. 2100 of you across Europe flooded him with emails, asking him to kick the fossil lobbyists out. Not only did he listen to us and not take fossil fuel lobbyists to the climate talks. 113 fossil fuel lobbyists infiltrated this year’s climate talks through national delegations from countries like Italy, Greece, and Belgium. [6] With all deciding climate talks in just one year, and time to tackle the climate crisis running out, there’s no room for error.
Source:The Guardian
November 21, 2024 13:36 UTC
Liverpool boss Arne Slot gets Martin Zubimendi message that says it all
Martin Zubimendi’s Liverpool transfer snub has proved to be a blessing in disguise, according to Ian Wright. At the time, it was regarded as a major blow, with new boss Arne Slot seemingly left with a gaping hole in his midfield. Wright said Gravenberch’s form has been like having a new signing. Image: Getty Images) Getty Images)Anfield legend Steve Nicol believes the Reds even owe their position at the top of the table to Gravenberch’s form. "Absolutely I would argue that, without Gravenberch, Liverpool might not be top of the league.”Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.
Source:Express
November 21, 2024 13:33 UTC
Out now: Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025
In association with Schmidt Science Fellows, the THE Interdisciplinary Science Rankings was created to recognise, incentivise, and celebrate interdisciplinary science in higher education across the globe. This reflects three years of consultation with the sector and the importance of and global appetite for interdisciplinary research. Phil Baty, THE’s chief global affairs officer, said: “The Interdisciplinary Science Rankings launch is the largest in the history of the global THE rankings, with 749 institutions across 92 countries ranked. This is in stark comparison to its performance in the THE World University Rankings as one of the best-performing countries. View the full Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025 results and see the Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025 methodology.
Source:The Times
November 21, 2024 12:45 UTC
John Prescott: former deputy PM and New Labour stalwart – video obituary
John Prescott, who has died at 86, served as deputy prime minister for more than a decade under Tony Blair, and was seen as a custodian of the Labour party’s traditional values in the face of a modernising leadership. Blair and Gordon Brown led tributes, with Blair telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme he was 'one of the most talented people I ever encountered in politics'
Source:The Guardian
November 21, 2024 12:05 UTC
'It is a shame': Starmer laments lack of Tory support for climate measures – video
The prime minister, Keir Starmer, has hit out at the lack of Conservative support for climate targets and said it shows 'just how far the party has fallen'. 'It’s a shame,' he said. 'When Cop was in Scotland, there was a real unity across the house about the importance of tackling one of the most central issues of our time,' Starmer said in Commons after returning from the G20 and Cop29
Source:The Guardian
November 21, 2024 11:55 UTC
Racial bias in UK media: Cynthia Erivo's exclusion from 'Wicked' coverage rekindles Meghan Markle debate
Major British media coverage is being blamed over Cynthia Erivo 's exclusion from the big forerunners ahead of film premiere 'Wicked' in 2024, and once again, the prevailing discussions the UK has been termed as ill-treatment Meghan Markle went through. One frustrated Twitter user said that although Erivo featured as the main character, her contribution was being overshadowed. Meghan and husband Prince Harry previously addressed the racism they faced from the UK media during their 2021 Oprah interview. Some commenters quoted that Meghan had actually "pre-warned" the public on racist tendencies within the UK media, and with this current treatment of Erivo, she was right to be worrying. Support for Erivo has picked up as fans call out the media on its discriminatory patterns.
Source:The Times
November 21, 2024 11:48 UTC