G eordie star Sam Fender has announced he is “taking some time off the road” to look after his mental health, after admitting that he was “burnt out” from touring. The Newcastle-based rocker said it would be “completely hypocritical of me” to advocate for discussion on the topic without lookingContinue Reading
NEWCASTLE have confirmed the signing of former Liverpool flop Loris Karius. The 29-year-old was wanted by the Magpies as a replacement for Martin Dubravka after he joined Manchester United on loan. 2 Loris Karius was left with his career in tatters after his high profile mistakes in the Champions LeagueContinue Reading
Sarayut Sridee/Shutterstock Vaccination has played a substantial role in reducing the impact of COVID across the globe, and allowed life in most countries to gradually return to something like how we remember it before the pandemic. Researchers estimate that tens of millions of lives have been saved thanks to COVIDContinue Reading
In France, the gig economy platform welcomed thousands of immigrants during the pandemic, unions say. Now it’s deactivating them en masse.Continue Reading
In 1938, a group of feminist agitators came together in London to tackle what they saw as the most pressing issue of their time: inequality in marriage. For the Married Women’s Association, the right to vote – won for women over 30 in 1918 – was just the beginning ofContinue Reading
Monkeypox’s effect on the skin – the disfiguring rashes – and the flu-like symptoms have been well described, but few have investigated the neurological and psychiatric problems the virus might cause. There are historic reports of neurological complications in people infected with the related smallpox virus and in people vaccinatedContinue Reading
The Vikings got to the Americas long before Columbus. vlastas/Shutterstock When Columbus landed in 1492, the Americas had been settled for tens of thousands of years. He wasn’t the first person to discover the continent. Instead, his discovery was the last of many discoveries. In all, people found the AmericasContinue Reading
ALL HAIL King Carlos Alcaraz – welcome to the Grand Slam club and tennis record books. Sports historians may one day pinpoint this US Open as the moment when the Big Three of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal were finally overtaken by the inevitable rise of the NextContinue Reading
D isney surprised fans at its D23 Expo on Saturday with several exclusive looks at snippets from James Cameron’s highly anticipated Avatar sequel, The Way Of Water. Audience members in the main exhibition hall in Anaheim, California, were handed 3D glasses to watch the underwater scenes on two enormous screens.Continue Reading
Four more Aer Lingus flights have been cancelled today after an IT glitch took IT systems down on Saturday. That brings the total number of flights axed to 55, with trips to and from Lanzarote and Newark affected today. Despite that, the schedule is mostly running on time, with someContinue Reading
