Glentaneous, denied a gilt-edged opportunity to win the prestigious ‘Cambridgeshire’ at Newmarket last month, because ground conditions were too firm, is one of nine ‘decs’ for an ‘aged’ handicap over ten furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Nottingham this afternoon. Brian Meehan’s charge is expected to go close on a yieldingContinue Reading
Firefighters conducting disinfection at the Terminal 3 of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo Since the start of the pandemic, several countries have adopted a zero-COVID strategy, aiming to eradicate COVID within their borders. Faced with the highly transmissible delta variant, many are now abandoning it. NewContinue Reading
Young people in the UK have reportedly taken up university places at record levels in 2021. Some institutions have over-recruited and now face great pressure on their resources. Students are having trouble finding places to live and seats in lecture halls. Some universities are paying students to defer their place.Continue Reading
THE UK economy returned to growth in August after suffering a dip in July. According to the latest official figures, UK gross domestic product grew 0.4% in August in the first full month after Covid-19 restrictions were lifted. The UK economy resumed its recovery in August It remains 0.8% belowContinue Reading
Review at a glance O God, not another lovable British loser! That’s what every vaguely cynical film-goer will think upon hearing the synopsis of this comedy about record-breaking golfer Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance). Flitcroft became news in 1976, when he played in the Open Championship and, during the qualifying competition,Continue Reading
When we talk about how well or badly a government is doing, we often base that discussion around polling that shows how people say they are going to vote in the next election. Recent polling, for example, puts the Conservatives comfortably ahead of Labour in voting intentions – although theContinue Reading
In the past fortnight, record numbers of Chinese military aircraft have deliberately flown into Taiwan’s air defence zone, sparking alarm in Taiwan and concern across the region as well as for the United States and its allies. This intentional aggression has been accompanied with forthright statements from the Chinese president,Continue Reading
Colin Fisher / Alamy Stock Photo Home Secretary Priti Patel is proposing new police powers and tougher penalties for protesters, including giving courts the power to ban activists with a “history of disruption” from travelling to particular protests. Patel justifies this by saying that some protest, like the recent obstructionContinue Reading
WAYNE ROONEY has incredibly revealed his own dad would ‘give him a slap’ during blazing rows growing up on Merseyside. The Manchester United icon, 35, will be the subject of a remarkable documentary coming to Amazon Prime in early 2022. 2 Wayne Rooney admits he ‘wasn’t the nicest kid’ andContinue Reading
The Lions Club of Plymouth were extremely pleased and surprised to receive a call from Jennie Peters of Computers for Charity to learn that we had been chosen to nominate a deserving person to receive a totally updated and refurbished laptop computer for free!!! Computers 4 charity is a registeredContinue Reading
