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Time Team returns this March for 2 brand new 3-part episodes
The celebrated British archaeology series returns to screens for its first new episodes in a decade in a new extended format – thanks to the support of fans worldwide. Join Time Team for the excavation of two fascinating sites: an Iron Age settlement with underground tunnels in Cornwall, and aContinue Reading
Apprenticeships on offer from Plymouth’s top engineering firms
An upcoming recruitment event is giving aspiring apprentice engineers the opportunity to meet some of Plymouth’s leading engineering employers. The Engineering Apprenticeship Event on 12th March, held at Cornwall College’s Engineering Skills Centre on the Sisna Park industrial estate, Plymouth, will link those looking to kick start their career in theContinue Reading
Parents who engaged in ‘savage’ abuse of daughter (9) are jailed
A mother and father who engaged in the “savage” abuse of their daughter, “destroyed” her and left her with a catastrophic brain injury, have been jailed for 14 years. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the couple believed the girl was possessed by an evil spirit and that they inflicted “wantonContinue Reading
Liverpool vs Inter Milan – bonus offer: Get money back as CASH if you lose!
PADDY POWER are offering punters up to £20 back as cash if their bet on Liverpool vs Inter Milan loses. That’s right — new customers who sign up and stake £20 on the Champions League clash will get their money straight back if they’re not successful. The bookmaker are alsoContinue Reading
COVID: risk of severe disease could be in your blood, new research finds
MarySan/Shutterstock Multiple factors play a role in complex diseases like COVID, and knowing what they are is important for predicting how different people will be affected. Early on in the pandemic, being older, overweight or smoking were identified as increasing your risk of developing severe COVID. This then informed publicContinue Reading
How Police Abuse Phone Data to Persecute LGBTQ People
In many parts of the world, law enforcement uses WhatsApp chats, text messages, and photos from confiscated phones as “evidence” against persecuted groups.Continue Reading
Ukraine: war has an impact on people’s health beyond bullets and bombs
According to the UN human rights office, 136 civilians have died in the war on Ukraine so far. But it acknowledges that the figure is probably much higher. These deaths may have occurred directly – collateral damage to the fighting – but war affects people’s health beyond bullets and bombs.Continue Reading
Ukraine war: the dangers following Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Following recent news of Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is the largest in Europe, there is great concern over the potential for a Chernobyl-esque release of radioactive material. Several security personnel at the plant were injured by the attack. With six large nuclear powerContinue Reading
Ronaldo injury absence for Man Utd in derby clash ‘not a big loss’ rants Neville
MANCHESTER UNITED missing Cristiano Ronaldo through injury for this afternoon’s crunch derby is ‘not a big loss’, according to Gary Neville. Ronaldo was a no-show for the team meet on Saturday night, with United stars left stunned at his decision not to join up with the squad. 2 Neville reckonsContinue Reading
Ukraine invasion: why eight Nato members triggered article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty
In the 73 years since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) was founded, member nations have activated article 4 of its founding treaty only half a dozen times. The latest instance was on February 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine. Eight Nato members – Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia,Continue Reading