ECSTATIC Michael van Gerwen heads off for arm surgery on Tuesday after winning a record-equalling sixth Premier League crown. The Dutchman, 33, survived a match dart to KO heartbroken Joe Cullen 11-10 in the Playoffs in Berlin and equalled the 10-year-old tally of triumphs set by Phil Taylor. 2 MichaelContinue Reading
Advocates of the weightlifting technique claim moving slower makes muscles work harder. Twinsterphoto/ Shutterstock Everyone wants to get fit, but many of us lack the time or patience required to get results – especially if our goal is to build a more muscular physique. While there’s plenty of advice onlineContinue Reading
Gaia mapping the stars of the Milky Way. ESA/ATG medialab; background: ESO/S. Brunier, CC BY-NC The European Space Agency’s (Esa) Gaia mission has just released new data. The Gaia satellite was launched in 2013, with the aim of measuring the precise positions of a billion stars. In addition to measuringContinue Reading
The libel trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has brought a formerly private issue – intimate partner abuse – onto a very public stage. The loud and judgmental response from huge swaths of online observers reveals how little people understand about domestic abuse and what goes on behind closedContinue Reading
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has triggered a fresh dispute with the European Union as his Government set out plans to override the agreement governing Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements. Taoiseach Micheal Martin said the measures marked a “new low point” and accused Mr Johnson’s administration of “breaking the law”.Continue Reading
Testing, vaccinating, and contact tracing can control the virus in Europe and North America—unless complacency allows it to take hold.Continue Reading
K arma is catching up with Luca… After choosing Gemma over Paige in Friday’s recoupling, he definitely made some enemies on Twitter where the hashtag #PrayForPaige was doing the rounds. And judging from last night’s episode, it looks like justice is coming her way in the form of Gemma’s ex-boyfriend.Continue Reading
TEMPLEGATE delves into arguably the best race on day one of Royal Ascot – the King’s Stand Stakes. The crackerjack contest will feature the fastest horses on the planet. 1 The King’s Stand Stakes on day one of Royal Ascot looks the race of the dayCredit: Getty And our manContinue Reading
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock When we’re exposed to a pathogen such as a virus, our immune system identifies it as a foreign invader and mounts an attack. This ultimately results in the formation of antibodies which can neutralise the invading pathogen next time we encounter it. It’s a complex process. Our immuneContinue Reading
In the days and weeks after the 2017 Grenfell Tower tragedy, in which 72 people lost their lives in a fire that consumed the 24-storey residential block in North Kensington, London, dozens of memorials appeared in the vicinity of the building. People brought flowers and pictures and green ribbons. TheyContinue Reading
