After South African scientists sounded the alarm about the new omicron variant, countries around the world closed their borders. Kim Ludbrook/EPA What is it like to discover a new coronavirus variant? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we hear the inside story from one of the South AfricanContinue Reading
Where 2020 XL5 would appear in the dawn sky if we could see it with the naked eye from Chile. NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva, CC BY-NC-SA Research has shown that the Earth trails an asteroid barely a kilometre across in its orbit about the Sun – only the second such bodyContinue Reading
Good morning Man Utd fans Man United were sensationally dumped out of the FA Cup by Middlesbrough during a tense penalty shoot-out. The two sides drew 1-1 in normal time and neither team managed to score a winner in extra time in the fourth round clash. And Boro caused oneContinue Reading
As part of the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations in 2022, towns from across the United Kingdom, and further afield, are competing for city status. The list of competitors numbers 38, with 23 from England, eight from Scotland, three from Northern Ireland, three from various British overseas territories and one –Continue Reading
LIVERPOOL remain in pole position to sign Fulham star Fabio Carvalho at the end of the season, according to reports. The Reds missed out on his signature on Deadline Day as a deal between the two clubs collapsed. 1 Carvalho failed to secure a move to Liverpool on deadline dayCredit:Continue Reading
Nahanni will almost certainly be favourite to go one better in a somewhat uncompetitive eight-runner Novice Stakes over a mile and a half of Kempton polytrack this afternoon on a day when, significantly all-weather racing dominates ‘Super-Saturday’ and, given the way ‘Clerks’ of courses have continually abused ground conditions forContinue Reading
The UK government has revealed its plan to level up the country – a white paper setting out policies to tackle inequality between places. The plan comes at a defining moment. It’s widely seen as the key to holding on to the constituencies that delivered victory to the Conservatives inContinue Reading
Alexandre Rotenberg / Shutterstock The government’s levelling up strategy to tackle regional inequality promises a “revolution in local democracy”. It seeks to do this largely through regional devolution – setting up more localised governments with their own mayors to give greater autonomy and power to the “left behind” regions. ButContinue Reading
Review at a glance S he didn’t get on the plane! The second series of Starstruck – the six-part BBC Three drama, co-written and starring the brilliant New Zealand comic Rose Matafeo – begins moments after the first one ended, with Jessie (Matafeo) having decided not to get on aContinue Reading
Moderna’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine is associated with a higher risk of heart inflammation than Pfizer’s, but the benefits of both companies’ shots outweigh the risks, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of outside experts. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Friday to debate theContinue Reading
