Nowt worse than seeing money go down the drain but it certainly knocked my confidence when Lifetime Legend fell at the second last as our 6/1 selection was drawing clear with every stride on the Doncaster racecourse Thursday; it happens, why me? Seriously I’m able to cope with travesty butContinue Reading

COVID reinfections: are they milder and do they strengthen immunity?

illpaxphotomatic/Shutterstock We’ve known since early on in the pandemic that COVID reinfections could occur. One of the first reinfections reported was in a 33-year-old man from Hong Kong. His initial infection was diagnosed on March 26 2020, with his second infection, with a genetically distinct virus, being diagnosed 142 daysContinue Reading

The ‘new’ offences added to the online safety bill are not really new – and could continue to fail victims of online abuse

fizkes/Shutterstock The UK government has recently revealed more detail about its ambitious plans to become the “safest place in the world to go online” by way of the online safety bill. The draft bill is currently being reviewed by the government following a report by the joint committee, with theContinue Reading

The Conversation

Throughout the 1980s, some local councils in Britain attempted to provide positive representations of gay people in schools. Some quarters of the national press described such councils as “loony”, and also printed scare stories about gay men and HIV/Aids. In 1987, a survey indicated that 64% of the British publicContinue Reading