How to protest during a pandemic and still keep everyone safe from coronavirus: 6 questions answered
It's nearly impossible to avoid close contact when protesting, and easy to forget the risks. An infectious disease expert answers key questions about how to avoid spreading the coronavirus to family.
June 4, 2020 • ~7 min
Lockdown 'helps fuel rise in cybercrime'
Take extra care before buying face masks or testing kits online, or responding to texts apparently sent to you by the UK government or the NHS. Because while lockdown has helped reduce the spread of the coronavirus, it is also helping fuel a rise in cybercrime.
June 3, 2020 • ~5 min
George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery deaths: Racism causes life-threatening conditions for black men every day
Police killings of black men gain widespread attention, but black men's life-and-death issues are ignored on a daily basis, a physician who studies health gaps explains.
June 1, 2020 • ~11 min
Emergency service workers are already at high risk of burnout – coronavirus will make this worse
Nearly 90% of emergency service staff have experienced stress, low mood and poor mental health.
April 20, 2020 • ~5 min
Police platform patrols create ‘phantom effect’ that cuts crime in Tube stations
A major experiment introducing proactive policing to Underground platforms finds that short bursts of patrolling create a “phantom effect”: 97% of the resulting crime reduction was during periods when police weren’t actually present.
Jan. 16, 2020 • ~6 min
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