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‘Government’ policy is surely the best alternative!
Sen Ding became my tenth successive losing nap (seven seconds!) when half a length runner-up to newcomer Anaff over six furlongs of Newcastle tapeta three days ago; Stuart Williams’ charge encounters a similar surface at Southwell this afternoon in the Novice Stakes over seven. Probability is he’ll again be favourite,Continue Reading
Cyprus reportedly discovers a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta
Staff at CSL are working in the lab on November 08, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia, where they will begin manufacturing AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine. Darrian Traynor | Getty Images A researcher in Cyprus has discovered a strain of the coronavirus that combines the delta and omicron variant, Bloomberg News reportedContinue Reading
Diets: how scientists discovered that one size doesn’t fit all
Anton Mukhin/Shutterstock If you ate too much over the festive season, you may well be thinking about a healthy diet plan for 2022. But as anyone who has ever dieted knows, there are countless options out there. Right now, we’re in the midst of a revolutionary time for understanding theContinue Reading
What happens when someone dies in space? Space tourism brings new legal and moral issues
Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock Commercial spaceflight companies such as Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are now offering exclusive opportunities for celebrities and civilians to travel to space. Traditionally, astronauts have been subject to rigorous training and medical scrutiny before going to space, and the risk of death from natural causes was consideredContinue Reading
FA Cup third round LIVE SCORE: Leicester take 2-1 lead vs Watford, Crystal Palace through – latest
THE FA Cup third round is here! The first two rounds of the competition have been and gone, and now the big boys have joined the party. Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and Man City all enter at this stage, as do the rest of the Premier League clubs.Continue Reading
Record 26,122 Covid cases confirmed in Ireland
A record 26,122 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the State today. As of 8am today, 917 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised of which 83 are in intensive care units. This figure represents a drop of 24 coronavirus patients in hospital since Thursday. The Omicron wave of Covid-19 is causingContinue Reading
Transfer news LIVE: Latest news, updates and gossip
THE January transfer window is OPEN and deals are being made! SunSport can exclusively reveal Liverpool are eyeing a £60m deal for Porto’s Colombian winger Luis Diaz. And the Reds are also interested in Barcelona’s wonderkid Gavi and are prepared to pay him 50 TIMES his current salary at theContinue Reading
Why does omicron appear to cause less severe disease than previous variants?
Kamil Macniak/Shutterstock As soon as omicron was first identified in Botswana and South Africa, two key questions arose: whether this new variant was more infectious than earlier ones, and whether it caused more or less severe disease. It’s clear from how rapidly the variant has spread and how quickly casesContinue Reading
My judgement is on the ‘Line!’
Oceanline, on the back of a career-best flat effort five days ago, when a a beaten-favourite over a similar distance on Wolverhampton tapeta, reappears in an intriguing five-runner two miles handicap at Kempton tonight when David Probert rides Alan King’s charge for the first time; that’s a bonus but myContinue Reading
State of Stormont: can Northern Ireland trust in Truss?
The new year in Northern Ireland has opened much the same as the last, with DUP First Minister Paul Givan warning that Stormont’s collapse is “inevitable” unless changes are made to post-Brexit regulations for the region. When the Northern Ireland protocol came into force in January 2021, it created newContinue Reading