Andante will not be the slightest surprise if able to cause one in the ten-runner Novices’ Hurdle over two miles of ‘soft’ Kelso this afternoon; both forecast favourites, Soft Risk and Believe Jack look extremely vulnerable on my time-handicap ratings. They are my guide, it hasn’t ‘happened’ this month butContinue Reading
200 units or 10cc of insulin from the 1930s manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis – USA. Walter Cicchetti / Alamy Stock Photo This episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast tells the story of the monstrous egos and toxic rivalries behind the discovery of insulin. YouContinue Reading
mycteria/Shutterstock In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that almost half the world’s population was at risk of malaria, while some 627,000 people died from the disease. Although a malaria vaccine may soon be available (the WHO recommended one for children last year), malaria is just one of severalContinue Reading
The pause of 2020 seems to have led many to reflect on their lives – subsequently, 2022 is the year of the memoir. There will be big name autobiogs from the likes of Matthew Perry, Edward Enninful, Minnie Driver and Jarvis Cocker, alongside stories of survival, creativity, grief and motherhood.Continue Reading
Racism is being called out across the world – and not just in the usual places. The word “racism” has been taken up by Yazidis in Syria, Uyghurs in China, and Papuans in Indonesia and used to describe their experience of discrimination. Expressed very simply, racism is prejudice and discriminationContinue Reading
For the first time since the National Trust began looking after Coleton Fishacre, near Kingswear in Devon, the Art Deco property once home to the D’Oyly Carte family, will be open for winter weekends. Voted the second-best garden in the UK by Which? Travel readers, the garden is accredited byContinue Reading
Aldi has supported local charities, community groups and food banks in Dorset by donating 11,520 meals to people in need this Christmas. The supermarket paired up its stores with local organisations to make the most of unsold fresh and chilled food after stores closed on both Christmas Eve and NewContinue Reading
An urgent appeal has gone out for host families to help local teenagers who might otherwise end up sleeping on the streets this winter. Families across North Devon and Torridge are desperately needed to provide short term emergency accommodation for young people aged from 16 to 19 who have nowhereContinue Reading
CHELSEA have reportedly made a bid of £33million for Barcelona flop Frenkie de Jong. But it is expected to be rejected, with the Catalans holding out for £50m for the midfielder. 1 Frenkie de Jong is reportedly being chased by ChelseaCredit: Getty De Jong has featured in 24 games forContinue Reading
The violence that engulfed Kazakhstan following demonstrations over rising fuel prices has abated for the time being. According to reports emerging from the turbulence it seems clear that this is largely due to the deployment of Russian peacekeeping troops on January 6 in response to a plea from the country’sContinue Reading
