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Joe Biden Wins 2020 US Presidential Election
Joe Biden has won the 2020 US Presidential election after gaining the two hundred and seventy electoral college votes that were needed to take him in to the White House. He brings with him Kamala Harris who is going to become the first woman and person of colour to be elected as Vice President of the United States of America.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in The Swamp
Liverpool To Offer Covid 19 Mass Testing
It has been announced that as part of a pilot study, everyone in the city of Liverpool will be tested to see whether or not they have Covid 19. They will also be able to be tested on a regular basis i.e. every two weeks or so to see if their infection status changes.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Longevity
70% Of Women Report Pressure From Increasing Childcare Due To COVID, New Research Reveals
Women are doing significantly more housework and care-giving than men. That's according to new research carried out by LeanIn.org which proved that because we are all being asked to work from home during the Covid 19 pandemic, the burden of doing housework is regularly being put on women and is undoing years of work in undoing gender stereotyping which has in the past always said things like:
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Families
Campaign For Free School Meals Gathers Pace
Controversy over the UK government's plans to get rid of free school meals for children of school age has continued to grow with many different local councils and other companies including restaurants and cafes volunteering to step in to ensure that children are kept well fed during the half term break. The campaign was launched by Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford who went through a similar experience when he was younger and had difficulty affording food when at school due to difficult circumstances.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Education
UK Employment – Green Shoots As White-Collar Vacancies Rise Again
After a record low of 343,000 vacancies in April to June 2020 there has been an estimated record quarterly increase of 144,000 to 488,000 vacancies in July to September 2020; vacancies remain below the pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic levels and are 332,000 (40.5%) less than a year ago.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Longevity
NHS Launches Covid 19 Track And Trace App
One of the main parts of the UK government's defence against the Covid 19 virus is a new contact tracing app which helps identify people you may have been in contact with who have the virus. When people are experiencing Covid symptoms, they must record it in their app to ensure that other people's apps can recognise this and let other people know that they have to take appropriate action and self isolate. The app has many different features which help people look after themselves when they are out and about. These include:
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Longevity
World Mental Health Day: Social Media is Harmful to Young Wellbeing
Saturday 10th October is World Mental Health Day. It arrives during the strangest time we’ll ever likely face in our lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each year’s theme is set by the World Federation for Mental Health, and this year’s is 'mental health for all'. This encourages us to think of different demographics and communities of people and how they are faced with issues and problems in their lives.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Psyche
Blind Merseyside Businessman Launches New Podcast Covering Equality Issues
Death rates from the pandemic show that more than half of those who have died had a disability. A Blind man from St Helens, John Perry, who runs his own business has started a podcast focusing on equality, diversity and inclusion issues, covering local, national and international perspectives.
By Ashish Prabhu6 years ago in Journal
Boris Johnson Addresses The Nation To Introduce New Measures To Tackle Covid 19
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out a raft of new measures due to the increasing number of cases of people with Covid 19 in the country. He began by setting out all the changes that the government had put in place using things such as social distancing measures and hand washing to try and reduce the reproduction rate of the virus. Now due to the fact that cases are beginning to increase again, more measures have to be put in place to avoid the country going in to a second full scale lock down.
By Ashish Prabhu6 years ago in The Swamp
Competition Gathers Pace In Santander Universities Crowdfunding Challenge
The Santander Universities Crowdfunding Challenge is an initiative which allows businesses to market and raise funds for their services. The programme began at the beginning of August with a series of webinars which gave attendees the opportunity to be put through their paces with online training, one-to-one coaching on how crowdfunding can benefit their business, and how to create an engaging, successful crowdfunding project. The webinars covered areas such as:
By Ashish Prabhu6 years ago in Journal
