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Covid hospitalisations surge as new variant spreads across UK
Covid hospitalisations have surged across Britain at an “alarming” rate as a new variant of the virus emerged, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned. UKHSA figures showed the admission rate for patients testing positive for Covid XEC stood at 4.5 per 100,000 people in the week to OctoberContinue Reading
Look to the west to spot ‘comet of the century’, says astronomer
People in the UK should “look to the west” to spot Comet A3, an astronomer has said. The comet, also known as Tsuchinshan-Atlas, was visible from the UK on Saturday evening and was pictured above the London skyline and over Dorset. It has been called “the comet of the century”Continue Reading
Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher makes howler to gift Greece goal 30 yds off line
Caoimhin Kelleher made a howling error in the final moments of Ireland’s UEFA Nations League defeat against Greece. The game was finely poised with just a few minutes left after an Anastasios Bakasetas strike put Greece ahead early in the second half. But the three points for the hosts wouldContinue Reading
Luke Humphries suffers shock loss to Mike De Decker in World Grand Prix final
Mike De Decker pulled off one of the biggest shocks in darts history, defeating world no. 1 Luke Humphires 6-4 to clinch the World Grand Prix final. Humphries, who had established his dominance in the sport by winning this tournament a year ago, seemed on the brink of defeat beforeContinue Reading
The Cure’s Robert Smith blasts artists who blame ticketing sites for high prices amid Oasis furor
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free The Cure frontman Robert Smith has criticized artists who blame ticketing sites for fans experiencingContinue Reading
Lupita Nyong’o on embracing outside comfort zone for The Wild Robot |
Lupita Nyong’o has opened up about how filming The Wild Robot made her step out of her comfort zone. The new animated film — based on the 2016 book by Peter Brown — follows a robot named Roz (Nyong’o) who is shipwrecked on a deserted island and must adapt toContinue Reading
Alex Salmond: The man who taught me political journalism is a contact sport – well before Donald Trump
Alex Salmond has died having failed to achieve just two of his great ambitions – make Scotland an independent country, and judge the annual Tartan B*****s contest for the worst Scottish political story of the year, held at the strictly private Christmas dinner for Holyrood hacks. The first he almostContinue Reading
Jack Grealish made £500 bet with England team-mate during Finland victory
Jack Grealish has revealed that he lost a £500 bet with Trent Alexander-Arnold during England‘s win over Finland. It was a comfortable night for the Three Lions, who successfully banished the demons of their surprise defeat to Greece in midweek. Grealish opened the scoring for England after just 18 minutesContinue Reading
‘Cock up not conspiracy!’ – Inside the downfall of James Cleverly
At about 2.30pm yesterday James Cleverly was with his entourage talking to representatives of the Girl Guides who had a stall for the day in Portcullis House on the parliamentary estate. He seemed relaxed and confident just a like man destined to go through to the final round of theContinue Reading
Someone’s DNA is not their destiny, it is only a part of who they are – expert
Someone’s DNA is simply an instruction manual for who they are and is not generally their “destiny”, an expert has said. Geneticist and ancient DNA specialist Professor Turi King explained that DNA is only one piece of the puzzle, and people have a lot of choice in who they are.Continue Reading