The Department of Health is considering advice on mixing Covid vaccine doses, the chair of National Immunisation Advisory Committee has said. Professor Karina Butler said the recommendation from Niac had been made “in the last couple of weeks” but she declined to outline any detail. The international data on mixingContinue Reading
Hundreds of families on the brink of famine in South Sudan will be receiving emergency support thanks to a grant of £35,000 from the Freemasons to Plan International UK. Freemasonry, through the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) and Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF), is responding with Plan International to supportContinue Reading
Yesterday, Monday 19 July 2021, as part of Poetry By Heart’s vibrant award ceremony at The Globe, the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) announced the 2021 shortlist for the CLiPPA (CLPE Children’s Poetry Award). Five poets made the shortlist, including Michael Rosen and Jane Newberry. Jane lives inContinue Reading
WARNING: don’t underestimate my continual reference to watering and it’s effect on turf surfacesl ‘Glorious Goodwood’ will not live up to its name today because nigh on FORTY-NINE ‘mils’ have more or less contributed to a desperate situation caused by poor husbandry and if you bet there you are guessing.Mine is to sortContinue Reading
What have Tyson and Dazzling Dan got in common? Both were napped during a weekend Newmarket meeting on the July course and were ‘turned over’ unceremoniously, finishing well in rear without giving readers the slightest flutter as they watched on TV screens throughout the world. First port of call SaturdayContinue Reading
Updated at 11:32 Regulations governing the reopening of indoor dining from today were signed shortly before midnight on Sunday, with small changes to the draft guidelines published on Friday. The final regulations require pubs and restaurants to take the contact details of only one adult member of a party, ratherContinue Reading
Sea Oscar will be on an urgent retrieving mission in a shallow-looking Maiden Stakes over a mile of ‘good to firm’ Pontefract this afternoon, absolutely imperative this William Haggas-trained Sea The Stars filly gains ‘winning brackets’ for stud purposes and championship-chasing stable jockey Tom Marquand will be mindful of theContinue Reading
UNPEATABLE Adam Peaty hammered out a Tokyo 2020 statement of intent that told his rivals: “Catch me if you can”, writes MARTIN LIPTON. The defending 100m breaststroke champion is Britain’s banker bet of the first few days of the Games. And the Uttoxeter superstar, who had recorded the EIGHTEEN fastestContinue Reading
THE UK has reported coronavirus 31,795 cases today – down 41.8% on last Saturday’s 54,674. It is the fourth day in a row that cases have fallen – but Public Health England have not yet revealed how many deaths have occurred because of “technical difficulties” Cases remain high despite theContinue Reading
If you were down on the beach today, a strange sight would have met your eyes. The boat pull competition took place on the beach of Westward Ho! this morning, Saturday 24th of July. Teams of six had been invited to sign up to race across the sand, around twoContinue Reading
