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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Andrew Rogers |James Gallagher
Image caption, Campaigner Max says he will definitely be getting the new vaccine Andrew Rogers & James GallagherEngland will be the first country in the world to start vaccinating people against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea. It will not be available for everyone. The focus will mainly be on gay and bisexual men with a history of multiple sexual partners or an STI. The vaccine is 30-40% effective, but NHS England hopes it will reverse soaring numbers of infections.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Andrew Rogers
Your morning commute. A quick trip to the store. Picking the kids up after school. These quick everyday drives should be a breeze. Too often, they end in tragedy. Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration projected that nearly 40,000 people died on America’s roads in 2024. That number is not just tragic; it is a policy failure. And the harsh reality is that most of those crashes were preventable with better design, better data and better decisions.
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1 month ago | 
medium.com | Andrew Rogers
Trying to be a good dad while facing my own demons — mental health struggles, addiction, trauma — is the hardest, most terrifying, beat-you-down experience I’ve ever (not) had the pleasure of knowing. Some days I’m on top of Everest. Others, I’m barely holding on. But I’ve learned that difficulty breeds perseverance, and perseverance breeds character. Here are three lessons I’ve learned the hard way — and am still learning — on the road to becoming a more present, whole father. ⸻1.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers |
The Last of Us: Bella Ramsey talks season 2, autism, and growing up on screenAndrew Rogers and Tom RichardsonGetty ImagesBella Ramsey reprises her role of Ellie in season two of The Last of Us"I made a real decision when I was, like, 11 that I wasn't gonna be like a typical teenager," says Bella Ramsey. Talk about an understatement. By the time Bella was 13, they had been cast in the world's biggest TV show at the time, Game of Thrones.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers
Authors say their books have been taken without permission and used to train Meta's AI systems.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers
'UK crowds are the best': Does home advantage make a difference in esports? Andrew RogersRLCSFans at last year's RLCS competition in LondonConventional wisdom tells us professional athletes perform best in front of a home crowd. Great Britain's Olympic team won a record medal haul at London 2012 and England's Lionesses won the Euros at Wembley in 2022, 56 years after the men's national football team won the World Cup at home. Does that same home advantage apply in esports?
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers
FKA twigs blames her team for late tour cancellationAndrew RogersGetty ImagesFKA twigs has been performing her Eusexua tour in the UK and was due to take it to the US on WednesdayFKA twigs has apologised to fans after pulling out of her North American tour at the last minute over visa issues. She was due to perform in Chicago on Wednesday with further dates planned in New York and Toronto.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Pria Rai |Andrew Rogers
#Merky Books winner wants to write for 'next gen of black boys'Pria Rai and Andrew RogersWill FahyAbaka's novel Where Geezers Call Home has won the New Writers' PrizeWhen Abaka Debrah thinks about the future, he has one big mission in mind. "I want to write for the next generation of young black boys," he says. His new novel Where Geezers Call Home is partly inspired by the UK riots last year, while also drawing on his own experiences of moving to the UK from Ghana aged two.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers
Doctors and charities call for gonorrhoea vaccine roll-outAndrew RogersBBCMax shared his recent gonorrhoea diagnosis online and wants to end some of the stigma around the STIMax was in the shower when he got a call few would want. "My phone is connected to a speaker in the shower. That goes off, and I'm like: 'Oh no'," he says. He was told he'd tested positive for gonorrhoea. His was one of more than 85,000 cases in England last year - the highest level ever recorded.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers
Andrew RogersBBC NewsbeatMagistrates like Megan are a rare sight in the courts. She's 22 years old, making her one of 176 people under 30 registered for the volunteer roles in England and Wales. That's 1.2% of the total number of magistrates - 14,576 - compared with 1.1% in 2020. Current and former governments have agreed on the need for more diverse volunteers to avoid perceived discrimination or ageism.
