It has been a challenging year for the Veterans Breakfast Club – Covid restrictions preventing any meet-ups, then a gradual relaxation of the rules followed by further curtailment. However, in September of this year we were finally able to start meeting again in a fairly normal manner. Despite all theContinue Reading
Luke Pollard, the Labour and Co-operative MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, has called for Conservative MPs to remove Boris Johnson as their leader and as Prime Minister. In an open letter to all Tory MPs for the South West, Luke states that Johnson’s is “unfit for office” after revelations this week suggestContinue Reading
Review at a glance Wow. Rebecca Frecknall’s new revival of Kander and Ebb’s musical set in interwar Berlin is a stunning, breathlessly exciting theatrical happening. It feels loyal to the 1966 original yet astonishingly contemporary, and properly immersive. The Playhouse Theatre has been reconfigured by the designer Tom Scutt asContinue Reading
There are some misconceptions about what the four hour target actually means. Medical-R/ Shutterstock People who attend accident and emergency (A&E) departments in the UK are supposed to be admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours. But these targets haven’t been hit in England since 2015. In October of thisContinue Reading
Vladimir Melnikov/Shutterstock We all know that Father Christmas would struggle to deliver presents to everyone around the world without the help of his magical reindeer. But why were they chosen to pull the sleigh rather than any other animal? It turns out that the biology of reindeer makes them idealContinue Reading
Horizon D’Ainay rates a nap for the Maiden Hurdle over two miles of ‘good to soft’ Southwell this afternoon; nothing succeeds more than success and I’m happy to go along for an exciting ride on the ‘Good Ship Skelton’ which is ripping through waters as Harry continues his relentless pursuitContinue Reading
TWO fans were arrested after New York City winger Jesus Medina was hit by a beer can thrown from the crowd. The disgraceful incident took place during the MLS Cup Final on Saturday. 1 Medina was left on the ground after being hit by a beer can thrown from theContinue Reading
FUN-loving Brits eager to party have hit the town for a night of festive boozing before Plan B Covid restrictions hit. Revellers have been snapped dressed to the nines as they braved the cold for rowdy Christmas gatherings. Party-goers have hit the town before Plan B restrictions are imposed ManyContinue Reading
BENCH RULES Here’s the subs for both sides today: Chelsea: Kepa, Christensen, Sarr, Barkley, Saul, Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Ziyech, Lukaku. Leeds: Klaesson, Gelhardt, Cresswell, Drameh, Summerville, McKinstry, Klich, McCarron, Jenkins. What do we think of those line ups? .Credit: RexContinue Reading
There have been a further 4,004 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic, the Department of Health has said. As of Saturday morning, there were 481 patients in hospitals with the disease, with 111 of those in intensive care units. It comes after hundreds of people were turned away fromContinue Reading
