Torquator Tasso, an 80/1 winner of the Arc de Triomphe, Sunday, was no surprise whatsoever; on desperate ground anything can happen and the reason why my column attempted to dissuade readers from losing their ‘ard earned money in a guessing game. Trying to back winners in such circumstances is ludicrousContinue Reading
TYSON FURY is preparing to once again go to war with Deontay Wilder in a huge heavyweight trilogy this weekend in Las Vegas. Fury battered Wilder in their second fight last year but the pair are set to do battle once again for the WBC heavyweight title. 3 Tyson FuryContinue Reading
COVID restrictions in England were lifted on July 19, and although COVID cases are currently soaring in schoolchildren and their parents’ age group, many feel that the worst of the pandemic is now over. Thanks to the tremendous effectiveness of COVID vaccines, further lockdowns seem unlikely. However, a look atContinue Reading
A protest movement founded in Uganda in 2016 has exploded into a 7,000-strong force of eco-feminists to be reckoned withContinue Reading
After a year and a half, the temporary £20 increase to universal credit introduced during the pandemic is coming to an end. The adequacy of benefits has deteriorated gradually over the past decade. In 2010, the family safety net was worth about two-thirds of the minimum income standard for familiesContinue Reading
olesea vetrila / Shutterstock Nearly 6 million people claiming universal credit will soon see their payment cut by £20 a week, as the temporary “uplift” in response to the pandemic is removed. Analysis from the anti-poverty charity Joseph Rowntree Foundation described it as “the biggest overnight cut to the basicContinue Reading
I n the opening episode of the BBC’s new Sunday night drama Ridley Road, our heroine Vivien (Aggi O’Casey), who has absconded from her comfortable but stultifying family home in Manchester to London in pursuit of her old flame Jack (Tom Varey), stumbles out onto Trafalgar Square after finishing herContinue Reading
zimmytws/Shutterstock There is a mental health crisis in England, with rates of depression doubling since the COVID pandemic began. Strategies of “speaking up”, mindfulness sessions at work, and national “happiness” campaigns have been touted as an effective approach to tackling mental health at work, but therapists are unconvinced. But whatContinue Reading
Kosciech/Shutterstock Sitting by the edge of a river on a lazy summer’s day, the sky is a beautiful blue overhead. Lush greenery crowds the bank. The river is alive: minnows, coots and water voles fuss at the water’s edge. Amid this truly delightful scene, most eye-catching of all are theContinue Reading
Harsh punishments: the Taliban have announced they will reinstate execution and amputations. EPA-EFE/stringer The Taliban are back in the saddle and, with them, the dreadful spectre of the harsh punishments meted out in their previous time in power: public hangings and stonings, amputation of hands and public floggings. Veteran TalibanContinue Reading
