Is the UK on the brink of a full-scale food crisis?
Experts believe a weakened food security system has left Britain vulnerable to riots and unrest.Β Britain has never been self-sufficient when it comes to food. Itβs a tiny island that βΒ until immigration and colonisation brought the gift of global cuisine βΒ survived mostly on bread and potatoes. But thanks to modern trading...
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Could GLP1 become a universal fix for addiction?
A new study challenges the yearsβ worth of negative media portrayal of GLP-1, revealing its potential benefits in treating and preventing substance use disorders. In these past few years, GLP-1 has become the centerpiece of cultural renaissance. Discovered in the early β80s, the hormone was solely developed to treat...
Passengers stranded as airports close amidst US-Israeli strikes
Thousands of flights were cancelled on Monday as air travel faced major disruption following US-Israeli strikes. The Trump administration has indicated that upheaval could last another four weeks.Β Global air travel has faced major disruption as a result of the US-Israel war on Iran this week, with thousands of flights...
Reviewing Nuestra America and Latin Americaβs fight for sovereignty
As US intervention rhetoric intensifies and Latin America faces renewed political pressure, leaders from across the global left gathered in BogotΓ‘ to defend sovereignty, environmental justice, and a vision of unity rooted in JosΓ© MartΓβs century old call for Nuestra AmΓ©rica. 2026 began with Venezuelaβs president and wife were arrested...
Gen Z are racking up serious debt in the UK
Gen Z are skewing data on household debt, as young buyers continue to lean significantly more on credit facilities than their elders. Weβre here for a good time, not a long time. In the UK, debts are rising at their fastest pace for seven months fuelled heavily by an increase...
Young Africans are being blackmailed into joining Russia’s fight
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Africans became the target of numerous deceptive recruitment practices, leading to hundreds of deaths. During this yearβs parliamentary intelligence briefing in Kenya, it was reported that over 1,000 nationals, who were lured by the prospect of high-paying jobs, were recruited...
Argentinaβs 12-hour workday intensifies labour protests
A controversial reform introducing a 12-hour workday has brought up concerns over the potential exploitation of the nationβs workers amid the Argentinian governmentβs efforts to ease the nationβs economic troubles. Over the last two months, Argentina was swept by rumors of a labor reform that critics claim would set the nation back a century. That speculation became a reality just days ago when the Senate approved a controversial bill establishing...
Gambia could re-legalise FGM on the grounds of tradition
In 2015, Gambia banned female genital cutting, making it one of the few countries in West Africa to criminalize the practice. On the grounds of culture and tradition, this progress is now under threat of unravelling. The legal system in Gambia is currently experiencing a second challenge to the ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Through the courts, religious organizations and a member of parliament are making arguments that the...
Opinion – the manosphere narrative is being muddied
Weβve heard plenty about how the manosphere is radicalising young boys, but is it having as big an impact as institutions are claiming? Initially used to describe lowly incel gatherings, the term has snowballed into a loose catch-all for elements that donβt always align. Louis Theroux has a new Netflix documentary on the way for March titled Inside The Manosphere. Predictably, the promo includes cutaways of online personalities like Sneako, HStikkytokky,...
HR teams are constantly battling AI generated grievances
HR teams are reporting being bogged down by overly lengthy grievances framed around legal precedents that donβt even exist. Rearing its head on a daily basis, the culprit is generative AI. Have you ever felt so aggrieved you couldnβt articulate yourself properly? Maybe you considered letting AI be angry for you? If the answer is yes, and your choice of battleground was email, you may be one of a growing number...
