The Woman King review: An accomplished historical epic October 7, 2022 One surprising benefit of 2022’s lighter release schedule is the different types of film that have been given a platform. Joining that trend is historical epic The Woman King, which offers a familiar story in a completely different context. Viola Davis takes the title role of General Nanisca, a military leader in the African kingdom [...]
EP: 163 Newmarket, York & Hong Kong October 7, 2022 The second leg of the Newmarket ‘Autumn Double’ takes place on Saturday when the jumps trainers try to mix it with the flat boys in the 2 mile 2 furlong Cesarewitch Handicap. The prestigious Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes for two year olds is also a feature on their card. York also race on Saturday, featuring [...]
Bitcoin is paving the way for El Salvador to be a real economic powerhouse October 7, 2022 Jason Deane finds out - at first hand - how countries like El Salvador may genuinely end up showing us the way forward.
Advances in eye health October 7, 2022 | City Talk May Griffith, PhD, Marie-Claude Robert, MD, Samir Jabbour, MD, and Isabelle Brunette, MD Department of Ophthalmology, Université de Montréal The first-in-human attempt to regenerate the human cornea was a team effort led by May Griffith, who is currently a Université de Montréal (UdeM) professor of ophthalmology. Together with Isabelle Brunette and the Swedish clinical trial [...]
Online tech regulation needs to change business models, not censor content October 7, 2022 Molly Russell’s tragic story highlights why regulation is needed. But the Online Safety Bill is not the answer.
Shri Mani: A story of success after sight is restored October 6, 2022 | City Talk The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation shares a story of a patient in Nepal that was cured of needless cataract blindness in 2021. Shri Mani Rai lives in the remote area of the Himalayan outback and suffered with cataract-induced blindness for many years without any medical treatment. With access to the area restricted due to [...]
Exclusive: Most business managers don’t think it’s their job to help staff with cost of living woes October 6, 2022 Most business leaders do not see it as their responsibility to support staff with financial woes. New figures exclusively shared with Morning Wire this morning from financial wellbeing Mintago lifts the lid on a lack of strategy for British firms during the cost of living crisis. Surveying 762 managers, almost 40 per cent said they [...]
Richard Eyre: ‘Usually there’s a dark side to national treasure actors’ October 6, 2022 The number of over-60s around the world will almost double from 2015 to 2050, according to the latest data from the World Health Organisation. Amid this staggering rise, the NHS is facing constant calls for further funding, and health inequality widened significantly under the pandemic. For Richard Eyre, director of Iris and Notes On A [...]
Cryptocurrency prices hold their nerve as all eyes turn on the Fed’s next move October 6, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has grown roughly 4.5% in the last week, while Ethereum has followed in its tracks with upward movement of 3%.