‘We wuz robbed’ and to be honest I’m fed up with the cynicism of our bookmaking profession which is allowed to ‘cheat’ punters unceremoniously! On Tuesday we had one winner and two placed runners which should have given readers/punters useful profit with a place treble and two successful doubles but,Continue Reading
A health worker packages a coronavirus swab test at a Testaro Covid-19 testing site in the Goodwood district of Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The omicron Covid variant is less likely to result in hospitalization and appears milder than earlierContinue Reading
It is controversial whether viruses are alive, but – like all living things – they do evolve. This fact has become abundantly clear during the pandemic, as new variants of concern have emerged every few months. Some of these variants have been better at spreading from person to person, eventuallyContinue Reading
Glaciers like Antarctica's Byrd Glacier are showing cracks and movement. United States Geological Survey , CC BY-SA The massive Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by 65cm if it were to completely collapse. And, worryingly, recent research suggests that its long-term stability isContinue Reading
Nev: TAA and Robertson are Prem’s best ever Gary Neville rates Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson as the Prem’s best ever full-backs. Neville, who played as a right-back at Manchester United, was very impressed with Alexander-Arnold and Robertson during the Reds’ 2-2 draw at Tottenham on Sunday. The footballer-turned-pundit can’t remember twoContinue Reading
Omicron, the latest variant of concern, was discovered in samples collected on November 8 in South Africa. It rapidly replaced delta as the dominant variant in the country and now accounts for nearly 100% of cases in South Africa. Since then, this latest “variant of concern” has since spread throughoutContinue Reading
Lady Ardad has a gilt-edged opportunity of making it fifth time lucky in a fourteen-runner Nursery over six furlongs of Southwell tapeta tonight when a complete eight-race racecard has been programmed with handicaps; from my perspective it’s a travesty and disappointing but two-year-olds are my speciality and if Les Eyre’sContinue Reading
T he new Harry Potter Return to Hogwarts trailer for the upcoming 20th anniversary TV special has left fans spellbound, and some a little sad, as it sees the cast of the iconic film franchise reunited again. The scheduled release of the TV special on New Year’s Day is likelyContinue Reading
The American actor Richard Gere is one among several witnesses scheduled to testify at the high-profile trial of the Italian politician Matteo Salvini, Italy’s former interior minister. Salvini is facing charges of kidnapping after allegedly blocking the humanitarian ship Open Arms carrying 147 migrants from docking at the Sicilian portContinue Reading
Christmas is a time when many people put on a few extra pounds. sutulastock/ Shutterstock Overeating at Christmas time is almost like a tradition. Many of us look forward to piling our plates full of festive foods, snacking on chocolate throughout the holidays or sipping on festive drinks. Even ifContinue Reading
