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COVID vaccine weekly: do British teenagers really need vaccinating more than adults overseas?
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Close to 40 million people in the UK have had two COVID vaccine doses. This gives Britain one of the highest rates of coverage in the world, with nearly 60% of the population fully vaccinated. And with vaccines soon to be rolled out to 16- and 17-year-olds,Continue Reading
Ultrarunner aiming to set new world record in the fight against child abuse
Welsh Ultrarunner, Rhys Jenkins, is attempting to set a new world record running from John O’Groats to Land’s End whilst summiting each of the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales to help in the fight against child abuse. On 13th July 2021, Rhys Jenkins (33, Penarth, South Wales), began hisContinue Reading
The worry walk initiative
Back in 2019 BLEND Bude youth collective took on a challenge of raising funds for PAPYRUS prevention of youth suicide. They decided to incorporate a gruelling walk along the coastal path with raising awareness of the stigmas surrounding mental wellbeing. And so the idea of the Worry Walks began. CreatingContinue Reading
It’s all about selecting the right ‘Tip!’
My Little Tip represents an each-way ‘steal’ in the eight-runner Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Chelmsford polytrack tonight and this is a real ‘humdinger’ in my book, following on from another intriguing two-year-old race on ‘good to soft’ Beverley earlier; my only worries, regarding a double, will be ‘non-runners!’Continue Reading
Chelsea boss Tuchel shown yellow after arguing over aggressive Rudiger tackle
CHELSEA boss Thomas Tuchel was shown a yellow card during the Super Cup after arguing about a challenge made by Antonio Rudiger. The 28-year-old produced a crunching tackle to take both the ball and Villarreal winger Yeremi Pino during the first half of the European tie. 4 Thomas Tuchel wasContinue Reading
Long COVID: symptoms experienced during infection may predict lasting illness
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Earlier in the pandemic, it appeared that the majority of people infected with the coronavirus experienced mild-to-moderate symptoms and generally recovered within two to three weeks, depending on the severity of their illness. However, as time has passed, it’s become clear that some people, regardless of the severity ofContinue Reading
The little-known story of how slavery infiltrated California and the American west
African Americans were used as slave labour in California and other western US territories during the 1850s. California State Library The history of American slavery generally conjures a set of familiar images: sprawling plantations white with cotton, gangs of enslaved African Americans stooped low over the fields, bullwhips cracking inContinue Reading
Why changes to abortion laws during the pandemic should remain
Telemedical consultations can make abortion more accessible, more comfortable, and less expensive for users. New Africa/ Shutterstock As a result of the pandemic, the governments in England, Scotland and Wales temporarily relaxed abortion rules in March 2020. This means that, in every part of the UK except for Northern Ireland,Continue Reading
The ‘Secret’ will be out, tonight!
Banshee attempts to retrieve recent losses in a compelling fourteen-runner Fillies’ Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of Kempton polytrack tonight when the obligatory ‘Wednesday-nighter’ will be of immense interest, crowd-wise! For reasons often mentioned this right-handed Kew course doesn’t cut it’ with professional racegoers, and it was the case beforeContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI called to rescue missing 12 year old swimmer
Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew launched this afternoon to rescue a 12 year old missing whilst swimming off the coastline between Orcombe Point and Sandy Bay. At 4.46pm today Tuesday 10 August 2021 the crew of Exmouth RNLI Inshore Lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II were tasked by H.M. Coastguard to attendContinue Reading