Stormy Ocean will, hopefully, give veteran jockey Robert Winston a much-needed, morale-boosting success, in the eleven-runner Novice Stakes over the straight mile of Newcastle tapeta this afternoon, even though the twice-raced Frankel colt hasn’t been out since finishing a creditable fourth at Newmarket twenty-seven weeks ago to stable-companion Noble Truth.Continue Reading
Video games are being split into titles geared toward fun and those that beguile us into productivity with points, rewards, and even NFTs.Continue Reading
The highly transmissible omicron variant is going to be a “very difficult challenge” for Hong Kong as the city sticks to its zero-Covid policy, a former U.S. diplomat told CNBC. There will likely be more opposition to “draconian measures” given that the variant appears to be less dangerous, said KurtContinue Reading
Following mounting pressure and incontrovertible evidence, prime minister Boris Johnson has for the first time admitted that he attended a gathering in the garden of Downing Street in May 2020 – during the UK’s first national COVID lockdown and at a time when group gatherings were prohibited. Johnson started hisContinue Reading
A BRAZILIAN TV chef is putting Birmingham City’s fan food through the mincer – after slamming a £4 hot dog as “f***ing horrible”. Danilo Galhardo laid into the Brum bun deal with more relish than it contained – as the hot dog was literally just a plain roll and sausage. 5 5Continue Reading
European Council President Charles Michel recently declared 2022 the “year of European defence”. Indeed, the EU’s plans for stepping up its defence efforts this year are ambitious. The Strategic Compass plan, which the EU aims to adopt in March, outlines the bloc’s ambitions for crisis management, resilience and other securityContinue Reading
When you start a business, you don’t see the future, you live day to day, struggling to make a profit to be able to pay the bills along with possibly supporting a family. That was the outlook of Mike Burch, when he chose to start his own business in 1965,Continue Reading
Responding to the allegations that the Prime Minister attended parties in Downing Street during lockdown, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard said: “The Prime Minister today admitted he partied in Downing Street during lockdown. He lied and lied about it. He is unfit for office. “He must resign andContinue Reading
MAURICIO POCHETTINO is still ‘secretly maintaining contact’ with Manchester United ahead of a potential move in the summer. The PSG boss has been linked with arriving at Old Trafford ever since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November. 3 Pochettino looks set to lead PSG to the Ligue 1 titleContinue Reading
Basilico Studio Stock/Shutterstock One positive aspect of the pandemic has been increased public understanding of epidemiology and even virus biology. However, there still seems to be significant confusion when it comes to COVID tests – particularly when or why each type of test can or should be used. Recent changesContinue Reading
