Kittrat Roekburi/Shutterstock For many people, the social restrictions experienced during lockdown will have long-lasting effects. These include stress, depression, insomnia, fear, anger, frustration, boredom and stigma associated with quarantine. But during the pandemic, NHS staff had to face all these things and deal with working on the frontline. As aContinue Reading
ARSENAL have been handed a favourable Carabao Cup third round home tie against AFC Wimbledon after thrashing West Brom. The Gunners eased into the next round of the cup after hitting the Baggies for six at the Hawthorns – with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bagging a hat-trick. 2 Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal sideContinue Reading
Giant jellyfish are being spotted along the Scottish coast Shutterstock The UK has seen some exciting marine visitors recently, such as walruses, humpback whales and bluefin tuna, but a current group of arrivals has been much more of a cause of concern. Large numbers of huge stinging jellyfish have beenContinue Reading
With the Taliban back in Kabul, thousands of Afghan nationals who serviced the ousted government, the US and its allies are desperately attempting to seek asylum. Many attempted to board US jets at an airport in Kabul, some even clinging to the outside of aircraft as they took off. VideosContinue Reading
Jacek Bednarczyk/EPA As the world braces itself for an influx of people fleeing Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban coup, it is a timely opportunity to look at the real effect of immigrants and refugees on a country. So often these people are demonised and scapegoated by the mediaContinue Reading
You probably won't need to train as much as Jakob Ingebrigtsen to get in shape. VALDRIN XHEMAJ/ EPA Elite athletes – like Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who won gold for the men’s 1500m race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – train almost ten to 14 times per week, clocking up numerous hoursContinue Reading
Dora Penny, despite being doubly-penalised, is clear ‘best-in’ on my time-handicap for the 2-y-o Restricted Novices Stakes over six furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta tonight which will be staged under glorious floodlighting; it’s quite a sight, in stark contrast to forty-one years ago this month when I drove to Dunstall ParkContinue Reading
Halfpoint/Shutterstock When COVID-19 arrived, it quickly became clear that older age was the biggest risk factor for developing severe disease. Indeed, there are few diseases for which age is so clearly the most important risk factor. NHS doctors have seen this daily. There have been over 131,000 UK deaths fromContinue Reading
A ‘Mixed Media Show’ is set to open at The Plough Arts Centre in Torrington on Saturday 28th August. There will be a wide variety of art works on display by this Devon family of artists who will be exhibiting their work together for the first time. Textile/mixed media artistContinue Reading
JU GO FIRST Cristiano Ronaldo is ‘key’ to Kylian Mbappe’s potential transfer to Real Madrid – because he reportedly ‘wants to quit Juventus’. The Portuguese legend’s future has been a hot topic throughout the summer transfer window. He was left out of the starting XI to face Udinese last weekendContinue Reading
