Links
History:
A love story hidden in a hat - https://erikkwakkel.tumblr.com/post/55554381477/a-love-story-hidden-in-a-hat-you-are-looking-at-a
and two related posts
Hidden Treasure, or How Destruction Creates Beautiful Things - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/hidden-treasure-or-how-destruction-creates-beautiful-things/
A Hidden Medieval Archive Surfaces - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/a-hidden-medieval-archive-surfaces/
Miscellaneous:
It's four in the morning... Last thing at night, or early in the morning? We meet seven people for whom 04:00 is the best time of day. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/its_four_in_the_morning
Why opioids are such an American problem - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41701718 In grand tradition, please ignore the BBC’s headline.
Resignation syndrome: Sweden's mystery illness - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41748485
This Teen Nearly Died In A School Shooting. Now She's Just Trying To Live - https://www.npr.org/2019/05/17/712262943/this-teen-nearly-died-in-a-school-shooting-now-shes-just-trying-to-live
News:
PFI: five firms avoid tax despite £2bn profits, BBC learns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41778609 From 2017 - as though PFI wasn't already enough of a rip-off
Food banks for pets: The people helping hard-up animal lovers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41753856 From 2017
Science:
Why is it so difficult to discover new antibiotics? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41693229
Sport:
Parasport:
Hannah Cockroft: 'Para-classification tests are humiliating' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/41780947
Rugby League:
Clive Sullivan: The man who broke rugby's racial barrier - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41567041 It strikes me as interesting that BBC call Rugby League 'rugby' when it's anything good, and 'rugby league' when it's anything bad, because the racial barrier he broke was in Rugby League. In 1972. Wales Rugby Union had their first black captain in 2002 (the marvellous Colin Charvis), and England Rugby Union in 2004 (Jason Robinson who they stole from League - interesting article here - https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/first-and-last-jason-robinson). Sullivan was one of several black Welsh players who moved from Union to League because they'd never get a Union game no matter how good they were - if I may recommend a documentary The Codebreakers, and associated statue - https://www.rugbycodebreakers.co.uk/ They're not all black but it's noticeable how many of them were. Rugby League owes a massive debt.
A love story hidden in a hat - https://erikkwakkel.tumblr.com/post/55554381477/a-love-story-hidden-in-a-hat-you-are-looking-at-a
and two related posts
Hidden Treasure, or How Destruction Creates Beautiful Things - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/hidden-treasure-or-how-destruction-creates-beautiful-things/
A Hidden Medieval Archive Surfaces - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/a-hidden-medieval-archive-surfaces/
Miscellaneous:
It's four in the morning... Last thing at night, or early in the morning? We meet seven people for whom 04:00 is the best time of day. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/its_four_in_the_morning
Why opioids are such an American problem - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41701718 In grand tradition, please ignore the BBC’s headline.
Resignation syndrome: Sweden's mystery illness - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41748485
This Teen Nearly Died In A School Shooting. Now She's Just Trying To Live - https://www.npr.org/2019/05/17/712262943/this-teen-nearly-died-in-a-school-shooting-now-shes-just-trying-to-live
News:
PFI: five firms avoid tax despite £2bn profits, BBC learns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41778609 From 2017 - as though PFI wasn't already enough of a rip-off
Food banks for pets: The people helping hard-up animal lovers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41753856 From 2017
Science:
Why is it so difficult to discover new antibiotics? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41693229
Sport:
Parasport:
Hannah Cockroft: 'Para-classification tests are humiliating' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/41780947
Rugby League:
Clive Sullivan: The man who broke rugby's racial barrier - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41567041 It strikes me as interesting that BBC call Rugby League 'rugby' when it's anything good, and 'rugby league' when it's anything bad, because the racial barrier he broke was in Rugby League. In 1972. Wales Rugby Union had their first black captain in 2002 (the marvellous Colin Charvis), and England Rugby Union in 2004 (Jason Robinson who they stole from League - interesting article here - https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/first-and-last-jason-robinson). Sullivan was one of several black Welsh players who moved from Union to League because they'd never get a Union game no matter how good they were - if I may recommend a documentary The Codebreakers, and associated statue - https://www.rugbycodebreakers.co.uk/ They're not all black but it's noticeable how many of them were. Rugby League owes a massive debt.