The migrant crisis on Belarus’s western border has escalated rapidly in recent days, forcing Poland and Lithuania to declare a state of emergency and close the borders with their neighbour. With 15,000 Polish border security personnel on one side of the barbed wire fence and an estimated 4,000 migrants desperatelyContinue Reading
Corruption allegations have been flowing freely in the UK of late. To cherry-pick just some, an MP has resigned over his apparent conflicts of interest, a former attorney general has had his external business practices thrust into the public spotlight, the prime minister has been dealing with allegations about whoContinue Reading
I am just back from a short walk around the neighbourhood – it’s stopped raining earlier this morning but the wet was still dripping from the trees and the squirrels chasing each other shook loose that one drop that went right down my neck… I enjoy this time of yearContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI volunteers were on a training exercise this evening (Wednesday 10 November 2021) when they were diverted to rescue a female who had fallen between Ness Cove and Labrador Bay near Teignmouth, Devon. At 8.03pm today Wednesday 10 November 2021, the volunteer crew of Exmouth RNLI all weather lifeboatContinue Reading
MARCUS RASHFORD says lack of education is to blame for the racist trolling he and other players get on social media. Rashford was targeted along with Manchester United teammate Jadon Sancho and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka after all three missed penalties in the Euros final shoot-out against Italy in the summer.Continue Reading
French commentator Eric Zemmour has risen to political notoriety off the back of anti-Muslim hatred and anti-migrant incitement before even officially announcing his candidacy in the 2022 French presidential elections. One recent poll placed Zemmour at 16% – which would translate into a second-round run off between him and currentContinue Reading
WENGER: EVERYONE WAS SCARED OF FERGIE Arsene Wenger has lifted the lid on his iconic rivalry with Sir Alex Ferguson. The duo did battle 49 times across 17 years as Arsenal and Manchester United duelled at the top of the English game. They certainly didn’t always see eye to eye, with their relationship turningContinue Reading
Firstly sincere congratulations to Ditcheat-based trainer Paul Nicholls for being awarded an OBE yesterday; his record speaks for itself, consistency, dedication to this great ‘Sport Of Kings’ and we’re extremely proud of him! Gin O’Clock stands out from sixteen declarations for the Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of Chelmsford polytrackContinue Reading
ImageFlow/Shutterstock Most people with COVID don’t end up in hospital, but some groups get a very severe form of the disease. As early as the first wave, it was clear that minority ethnic groups in the UK were more likely to die of COVID compared with white people. Part ofContinue Reading
The Taoiseach has ruled out the possibility of another lockdown around the Christmas period. Amid rising Covid-19 case numbers, Micheál Martin said the country would be back in lockdown were it not for the vaccine campaign. He told Today FM’s Dermot & Dave show that the country was in aContinue Reading
