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Scotsman
26 minutes ago
- Scotsman
Scott Allan on Hibs quartet's 'monstrous' European performances
Hibs stars called 'fantastic' despite Europa League defeat to Danish side Midtyjlland Sign up to our Hibs football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Hibs suffered European heartbreak earlier this week after losing 2-1 (3-2 on aggregate) to Danish side FC Midtyjlland in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. David Gray's side will now compete in the European Conference League qualifying rounds, travelling to Serbia to take on FK Partizan on Thursday 7 August. It will be a fast turn around for the Hibees as they have their opening Scottish Premiership clash later today, Sunday 3 August - playing Dundee FC at Dens Park - and then quickly returning from Serbia to welcome Kilmarnock at Easter Road next Sunday (10 August.) Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Rocky Bushiri celebrates after scoring in Europa League qualifying clash | SNS Group The European Conference League qualifying may not be the competition the Hibees had hoped to take part in, but former Scottish footballer Scott Allan has lauded the players and manager for their recent performances against the Danish SuperLig club. The first tie, taking place at the MCH Arena, ended in a 1-1 draw with Hibs' Jamie McGrath scoring after just seven minutes. It was then a nail-biting end in the return leg in Edinburgh with all three goals being scored in extra-time and Gray's side suffering a devastating blow in the 119th minute of the game. However, BBC pundit and Hibs favourite Allan, who is now a coach with Scottish League Two club East Kilbride, has heaped huge amounts of praise on the efforts of his former club, celebrating their 'monstrous' performances. "A lot of these players deserve so much credit, manager and coaching staff included, over the two legs, they've been absolutely fantastic, they look disciplined, well organised, some monstrous performances', Allan claimed. 'Some of the players, we spoke about Kieran Bowie, three centre backs over the two legs, how many cross balls they had to defend, and ultimately they've been undone by two pieces of absolute brilliance. That goal to win it is, honestly, it's incredible. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "And I think when it does settle, the Hibs fans and the coaching staff and the players can look at it and say, listen, we match them. 'A team who were huge favourites coming into this all the way, nothing to separate for the teams apart from that moment of magic come the end of the game, but I think Hibs fans can see in this team, they'll be really, really excited about the season ahead, obviously. "The next tie against Partizan Belgrade might be slightly different, we don't know too much about them, but with what we've seen over the last two legs, I think Hibs have a real chance of qualification, some real quality.'
Euronews
26 minutes ago
- Euronews
How do mineral and chemical sunscreens affect our health?
Mineral sunscreens have gained in popularity in recent years, fueled by claims that they're gentler or safer than their chemical counterparts. But the real differences between the two types of sun protection are more technical than many consumers realise, making it easy to misunderstand what scientists know about their health effects. The differences between these sunscreens mainly come down to their active ingredients and how they block ultraviolet (UV) rays. Chemical sunscreens absorb UV radiation, converting it into heat and releasing it from the skin. Mineral sunscreens, sometimes called physical sunscreens, create a thin barrier that primarily reflects or scatters UV rays away from the skin. Even the terms 'mineral' and 'chemical' can be misleading, though, given all sunscreens use chemicals. Many mineral-based formulas also use other substances, called 'boosters,' to help the active ingredients work better. More accurate descriptors could be 'soluble' sunscreen filters – those that could permeate the skin – and 'insoluble' filters that could not do so, said Christian Surber, a dermatopharmacologist (someone who studies how drugs affect the skin) at the University of Zurich and the University of Basel. 'It's just the mechanism of action [of the filters] that is different,' he told Euronews Health. 'It can be absorption, and it can be scattering'. Euronews Health has chosen to use the terms that consumers are most likely to see when they shop for sunscreens. Sunscreen and health Concerns around how sunscreens affect our health are nothing new, prompting the European Commission Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) to assess the safety of three non-mineral UV filters – oxybenzone, homosalate, and octocrylene – in 2021 over concerns that they may have endocrine-disrupting properties. The SCCS determined that homosalate and oxybenzone were not safe at the concentrations commonly used at the time, and that octocrylene was safe at a concentration up to 10 per cent – though it cautioned that the data was inconclusive. One analysis, for example, estimated that a person would have to apply sunscreen daily for 277 years to experience the same hormone-disrupting effects observed in rats that were fed oxybenzone in a lab. Even so, the European Commission issued new restrictions in 2022 to lower the amount of these filters allowed in sunscreens. 'We pretty much don't see them anymore on the market, because producers know that [they may] cause problems or will not be allowed anymore on the European market in a few years,' Laura Clays from Euroconsumers and the Belgian consumer protection group Test-Achats told Euronews Health. Beyond these potential risks, some people with sensitive skin prefer mineral sunscreens, which use ingredients like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, because they are less likely to cause skin irritation, Clays said. However, when her group ran consumer tests, several mineral-only formulas offered weaker SPF protection than their labels claimed, meaning 'the ones that contain only mineral filters do not protect you enough,' she said. Because the sunscreen does not absorb into the skin, people should make sure they are fully covered. That could be another challenge, according to Clays' tests: people tended to reapply mineral sunscreens less often, partly because they disliked the thin layer of white residue it left on their skin. But when used correctly, both chemical and mineral sunscreens are widely considered safe and effective by dermatologists and health authorities. 'In principle, all sunscreen filters have a safety profile that has been regulatory-wise assessed and deemed safe,' Surber said. Ultimately, skin experts agree: the best sunscreen is the one you will actually use on a regular basis. 'There's really no big difference, health-wise, between the two,' Clays said.
NBC News
26 minutes ago
- NBC News
Ukraine says it uncovers major drone procurement corruption scheme
KYIV — Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies said on Saturday they had uncovered a major graft scheme that procured military drones and signal jamming systems at inflated prices, two days after the agencies' independence was restored following major protests. The independence of Ukraine's anti-graft investigators and prosecutors, NABU and SAPO, was reinstated by parliament on Thursday after a move to take it away resulted in the country's biggest demonstrations since Russia's invasion in 2022. In a statement published by both agencies on social media, NABU and SAPO said they had caught a sitting lawmaker, two local officials and an unspecified number of national guard personnel taking bribes. None of them were identified in the statement. 'The essence of the scheme was to conclude state contracts with supplier companies at deliberately inflated prices,' it said, adding that the offenders had received kickbacks of up to 30% of a contract's cost. Four people had been arrested. 'There can only be zero tolerance for corruption, clear teamwork to expose corruption and, as a result, a just sentence,' President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. Zelenskyy, who has far-reaching wartime presidential powers and still enjoys broad approval among Ukrainians, was forced into a rare political about-face when his attempt to bring NABU and SAPO under the control of his prosecutor-general sparked the first nationwide protests of the war. Zelenskyy subsequently said that he had heard the people's anger, and submitted a bill restoring the agencies' former independence, which was voted through by parliament on Thursday. Ukraine's European allies praised the move, having voiced concerns about the original stripping of the agencies' status. Top European officials had told Zelenskyy that Ukraine was jeopardising its bid for European Union membership by curbing the powers of its anti-graft authorities. 'It is important that anti-corruption institutions operate independently, and the law adopted on Thursday guarantees them every opportunity for a real fight against corruption,' Zelenskyy wrote on Saturday after meeting the heads of the agencies, who briefed him on the latest investigation.
