North’s Executive agrees new measures to ramp up response to Covid-19
Measures include rates relief for businesses and support for the vulnerable
Climate change severely damaging world’s oceans, UN report warns
IPCC predicts increased deadly heatwaves and losses of sea ice
Boris Johnson faces daunting challenge to swing election his way
London Letter: Big parties face significant threats to their seats when they go to polls
Five essential tips for a healthy liver
Reduce alcohol is an obvious one, but there are other ways to ensure this organ stays healthy
More power to cyclists as sales of ebikes gather speed
The health benefits of cycling are helping those who need an extra surge of energy
‘I’m pregnant and have the odd glass of wine. Am I doing wrong?’
Solicit advice on the subject and you’ll get any number of wildly varying opinions
Explainer: Has Michael Atiyah conquered the Everest of mathematics?
Atiyah offers ‘simple proof using a radically new approach’ of the Riemann hypothesis
Leading scientist and advocate for environment
Obituary: Emer Colleran was a mentor to generations of students
Private schools dominate league showing third-level access
Fee-paying schools account for half of top 20 sending most students to college
What’s the value of feeder schools?
Some say tables provide useful information for potential students but others say it just feeds middle-class anxiety
Aung San Suu Kyi to be stripped of Freedom of the City of Oxford
Council awarded freedom of city when Suu Kyi was held as political prisoner by military junta
Soft machine: How robots are losing their metal
Advances in soft robotics could make the traditional hard-shelled robot obsolete
Free speech under threat on our college campuses
Trigger warnings and safe spaces: should a student’s desire not to be offended stifle freedom of expression?
DUP’s Sammy Wilson criticises ‘exhibitionist’ breastfeeders
East Antrim MP says women should use alternative facilities in House of Commons
Walter Heitler: the forgotten hero of Éamon de Valera’s science push
In 1940 De Valera set up the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies with Schrödinger as its famous figurehead, but it was Heitler who really laid the groundwork for success
Another Life: How have gulls become such clever urban residents?
Herring and black-backed gulls have been drawn by flat roofs, to nest on, and plenty of food, especially takeaways. There can be so many of them that they annoy people – but the number of breeding pairs continues to decline
Q: What do school ‘feeder’ tables tell us?
The tables are not perfect and they carry qualifications, but they fill a void
Elementary my dear Watson
Cautious and couched, Emily Watson is an actor who exhibits reason and calm at every turn. So how did such a sober person find herself in such as dangerous business? “I was pretty bloody minded . . .”
Irishman who set round Britain rowing record heading for Henley
Cork oarsman had represented Ireland with twin brother
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