More and more people have been asking for a return to normal, and with omicron waning, governments are starting to act. The UK, for example, is removing its remaining public health measures, including mandatory self-isolation of COVID cases and free testing. However, the inescapable truth is that – unless theContinue Reading
KAMONRAT/Shutterstock Memories are a crucial part of what makes us who we are. Yet we all know it can become more difficult to remember things as we get older. From forgetting why you came into a room, to not being able to recall details of a special family event, toContinue Reading
Vladimir Putin’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent has escalated Russia’s slow annexation of Ukrainian territories. This is a violation of international law, according to Marija Pejčinović Burić, secretary general of the Council of Europe, the continent’s top organisation to promote human rights and democracy. Since Russia is aContinue Reading
When allegations arose some years ago that former prime minister David Cameron had behaved obscenely with a pig’s head during a Bullingdon Club event while at the University of Oxford, he distanced himself from the controversial group, saying: These were the years after the ITV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, whenContinue Reading
THE Queen is already “getting over” her bout of Covid and only ever displayed “very mild symptoms”, The Sun can reveal. Her Majesty has been an inspiration to the nation since the start of the pandemic and now shows that even a 95-year-old can shake off the virus. AFP TheContinue Reading
Lenin may still have statues in Ukraine but he didn't invent the country, despite what Putin may say. Ferran Cornellà via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC Vladimir Putin has long insisted Ukraine is part of the country he rules. “Kiev is the mother of Russian cities. Ancient Rus is our commonContinue Reading
‘One of the best teams in the world’ While the view from England is that Man Utd have failed to set the world alight this season, Diego Simeone has a different view. The Atletico Madrid boss said: “We’re facing one of the best teams in the world in the lastContinue Reading
The heritage village of Clovelly in North Devon, famous for its cobbled streets and tiny fishing harbour, has won the National Landlord of the Year award for Energy Efficiency. Run by the Energy Efficiency Association, the awards were held at the NEC in Birmingham last Friday 18th February, at a dinner withContinue Reading
Our response to the Health and Care Bill While the global COVID-19 pandemic is still affecting people around the world, and while we are learning to live with its consequences in the UK, the government is pushing through massive changes to the NHS. We believe that this is not theContinue Reading
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s Living With COVID strategy, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard said: “The Prime Minister promised a plan for living with COVID, but he has left us in chaos and disarray. “It is shocking that Boris Johnson is scrapping free testing for most people, endingContinue Reading
