Star Zinc smacks of a Super-Saturday ‘special’ in division one of the Maiden Stakes over six furlongs of ‘soft’ Doncaster today when the 2021 turf-flat season concludes with a wonderful eight-race programme which includes the ‘final curtain’ November Handicap, a twenty-three runner mile and a half slog. Something for everybodyContinue Reading
Welcome to the latest edition of Cultural Capital. This week we’ve got two explosive pairings of star-crossed lovers – the actor Mark Rylance tells us why he’s supporting a youth production of Juliet & Romeo that transposes the action to present day London and turns the classic tragedy on itsContinue Reading
FROM Monday Brits eligible for a vital booster shot can book themselves in a month before they are due their jab. The booking system has been changed to make sure everyone with waning protection against Covid is topped up as soon as possible. PA Boosters can be booked a monthContinue Reading
Nicaraguans go to the polls on Sunday November 7 with former revolutionary leader, Daniel Ortega, hoping to win a fourth consecutive term in office. He’s not leaving much to chance, though. Prominent opposition figures (including presidential candidates) and critics have been imprisoned or forced into exile and newspaper offices haveContinue Reading
Rockprincess, tackling six furlongs for first time, bolted up on a ‘good to soft’ Redcar surface eleven days ago and I’m confident of a follow-up in the Nursery Handicap over a similar distance on Newcastle tapeta this afternoon when stable-jockey Kevin Stott replaces ‘number 2’ Tony Eaves on the BelardoContinue Reading
SON HEUNG-MIN launched the Antonio Conte era at Spurs last night, continuing his amazing record under new managers. The South Korean took just 14 minutes to score against Vitesse Arnhem on Conte’s debut, setting Tottenham on their way to a 3-2 victory. 5 Son Heung-min got Spurs off to aContinue Reading
EDINSON CAVANI phoned Boca Juniors to beg for a transfer in January, Juan Roman Riquelme revealed. The Manchester United striker was desperate to leave because of a lack of game time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. 2 Edinson Cavani personally called Boca Juniors to try and force through a transfer inContinue Reading
The HSE is not calling for the reintroduction of restrictions, but there is a need for everyone to look at their own behaviour, HSE chief executive Paul Reid has said. Speaking on RTÉ Radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show, Mr Reid said he was concerned about rising numbers. He saidContinue Reading
Internally displaced people in Tigray in April 2021. UNICEF Ethiopia/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND A year since war broke out in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, conflict in the country is intensifying. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we talk to two experts about the worsening humanitarian situation in TigrayContinue Reading
Most of us probably know – more or less – how to resuscitate one of our fellow human beings. Even if you haven’t taken a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you’ve probably seen the technique many times on television or in the movies. The early history of resuscitation was inContinue Reading
