THE worst performing secondary schools in England according to Ofsted have been revealed – is yours on the list? Schools across the country have been facing unprecedented pressures recently as they have had to contend with the Covid pandemic and some have found this harder than others. Alamy Schools areContinue Reading
The new BBC two-part documentary, Gazza, opens with the solitary figure of former international football star and fallen hero, Paul Gascoigne, fishing alone in a deserted lake. Taking as its title Gascoigne’s nickname, Gazza presents the footballer as a man more sinned against by the press than guilty of hisContinue Reading
T he release date has been announced for British singer Will Young’s new documentary Will Young: Losing my Twin Rupert about the death of his brother, who died by suicide in 2020 aged 41. Rupert Young had battled alcoholism for over 20 years. “I’m very honoured and proud to tellContinue Reading
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis in children, including five deaths, to determine a cause, with adenovirus infection as a primary line of inquiry, the public health agency said Friday. More than 90% of the children were hospitalized and 14% required liverContinue Reading
Reproductive rights have been an urgent topic of discussion around the world in recent days, following the leak of a draft opinion of the US supreme court, written by Justice Samuel Alito, in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. If enacted by the court, this opinion wouldContinue Reading
NOTTINGHAM FOREST have been the best team in the Championship since Steve Cooper took over — but I fancy Sheffield United to get promoted in the play-offs. The stats show that had the season started on September 21 — the day the Welshman got the City Ground job — ForestContinue Reading
Sinn Féin is on course for its best ever result in a Northern Ireland Assembly election after receiving the most first-preference votes. With counting for the 90 Stormont seats continuing on Friday evening, the party had won 16 seats, well ahead of the Alliance on four and the DUP andContinue Reading
The west has to dramatically “reboot” its approach to dealing with aggressors in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to UK foreign secretary Liz Truss. “Geopolitics is back”, she told an audience at the Mansion House in London recently in what has been reported as a major foreignContinue Reading
THE Formula One season continues at breakneck speed after Max Verstappen dominated the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix by some distance. But next up, the racers travel to America where they’ll be battling it out for a place on the podium at the Miami Grand Prix on May 8. ? F1Continue Reading
Shampanskiy/Shutterstock The UK business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, said that closing the bars in parliament would be “excessively puritanical” as a response to concerns about a culture of inappropriate and sexist behaviour in the UK’s House of Commons. However, alcohol does impair decision-making – and my research shows that UK MPsContinue Reading
