Month: January 2020

Activists claim the cowboy events are cruel to bulls and horses, but organisers say they are a lifeline for isolated rural communitiesRodeo season has got off to a rocky start in New Zealand, with protest numbers swelling outside events around the country.Around three dozen protesters chanted outside the Wanaka rodeo Read more…

It’s possible we’ve simply yet to discover the best way to fast, especially considering that these diets are rarely tested against one anotherDiets are funny things. They aren’t just a way to lose or gain weight – a diet is part of your life.Eating is one of the fundamental human Read more…

Staff could face regular exams under ‘seismic’ changes planned by PM and adviser, says manifesto authorCivil servants have been warned that they are “woefully unprepared” for the sweeping reforms of Whitehall being prepared by the prime minister and his special adviser, Dominic Cummings.Officials could be made to take regular exams Read more…

Exclusive: Number of potential victims left in limbo rises 52 per cent in three months Via: Surge in suspected modern slavery victims waiting years for Home Office decisions, figures show