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How you can drink with Premier League stars in Perth

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The football frenzy that will hit Western Australia at this weekend’s ICON: Perth International Football Festival has fans eagerly counting down the showtimes. But before sporting action kicks off on Friday night, enthusiastic supporters can meet the Premier League stars while they’re in town. Events are scheduled at different bars around town for all four teams; Crystal Palace, Leeds United, Manchester United and Aston Villa. Crystal Palace Hotel Leederville will be awash in blue and red as it turns into home to the Eagles, hosting Crystal Palace’s only official fan event before Friday night’s big game against Leeds United. OFFICIAL FANS PARTY Thursday, July 21: 16:00 – 19:00 With special guests from the first team squad. Location: The Leederville Hotel PRE-MATCH PARTY Friday, July 22: 12pm – 4pm With special guests from the club. Location: The Leederville Hotel Anticipated game: CRYSTAL PALACE V LEEDS UNITED Friday, July 22: 6:05pm kick-off Location: Optus . Stadium Leeds United Fre

The wine we drink and the machine that thinks

Are period tracking apps a privacy concern? Andrea Ford, University of Edinburgh & Laura Lazaro Cabrera, Privacy International In late June, a law that was construed as granting the right to have an abortion in the US – Roe vs. Wade – was overturned, leaving decisions on the legality of the procedure for each state. Since then, half of US states have made moves to ban or restrict abortion, which technically means any woman who seeks the procedure can be prosecuted. After Roe vs Wade, a viral message quickly spread online, telling women to delete any period tracking app they were using. But why is this app a concern? Julia Ravey talks to Andrea Ford, a medical and cultural anthropologist at the University of Edinburgh… Andrea- There have been many concerns that have arisen since the news in the US. The concern is that the data in your app could potentially be used as incriminating evidence, if you were in a situation where you were mistreated for having an abortion. So that it can