Zuma Press Inc/ Alamy Ever since Margaret Thatcher was in Downing Street, an important part of Conservative party narrative has been the need for low taxes. This goes alongside the fear of excessive deficits that explained why David Cameron and George Osborne opted for spending cuts and austerity when theyContinue Reading
Hindus globally are highly concerned regarding reports of overnight closure of Swindon Hindu Temple & Cultural Centre in South West England by Swindon Borough Council without consulting the community. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was clearly a case of ill-treatment of minoritiesContinue Reading
After the 1989 fall of communism in the Soviet bloc, five self-declared communist states remain today: China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea and Vietnam. Belarus and Venezuela can also be added to the mix as they fulfil the criteria of a communist state – even though they do not officially invokeContinue Reading
Enfranchise has a gilt-edged opportunity of following-up in a six-runner Novice Stakes over the straight Newcastle tapeta surface tonight and I’ll bet Joe Fanning will be asked by his guv’nor Mark Johnston to sort out the wheat from the chaff with another determined front-running effort; pointless sitting behind inferior rivalsContinue Reading
GOOD MORNING FOOTY FANS Chelsea’s contract talks with Andreas Christensen have reportedly stalled. Goal claims the two parties have had ZERO contact for the last TWO months. It leaves Christensen facing an uncertain future, with the Dane’s current deal up next summer. Fellow defenders Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva and CesarContinue Reading
MIKE TYSON looks set to fight YouTuber Logan Paul next in one of the most surreal boxing fights of all time. Tyson is one of the sport’s true legends, and was one of the most ferocious punchers ever. 3 That saw him secure 44KOs from his 50 wins as aContinue Reading
John le Carré, who died last December at the age of 89, did not really exist. His name was a “cover” for a former British Intelligence officer called David Cornwell, who monitored the trap-door disappearance of agents in Cold War Germany and ran agents in the shadow of the BerlinContinue Reading
Tickets for nightclubs and late-night events will be required to be booked at least an hour in advance under new Covid-19 regulations, it is understood. Pub and late-night industry representatives met with Government officials on Tuesday morning. It is understood that ticketing will be electronic and must be booked atContinue Reading
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, with its spike proteins shown in blue. Design_Cells/Shutterstock No sooner than you thought all the talk of new COVID variants was over, there’s news of yet another one: AY.4.2. But what is it, where did it come from, and should we be concerned? AY.4.2Continue Reading
RossHelen/Shutterstock As any local solicitor can tell you, some of the most bitter legal disputes originate from disagreements between neighbours. Whether it’s property boundaries, loud music or parking spaces, what might initially be minor irritations can gradually lead to a full-blown court battle. A relatively recent development in neighbour conflictsContinue Reading
