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People who have had Covid should get vaccine booster sooner, virologist says
Updated at 13:40 Virology expert professor Gerald Barry has called for booster vaccines to be given to people who have had Covid following a shorter time frame. At present the recommendation is a six months period between the last dose and the booster for those who had Covid-19. The durationContinue Reading
Sleep guru reveals Cristiano Ronaldo has five 90-minute naps BEFORE bed
CRISTIANO RONALDO’S secret weapon is that he sleeps five times a day BEFORE bed and snoozes in the foetal position. Sleep guru Nick Littlehales has lifted the lid on the amazing routines behind the Portuguese superstar’s success. 4 Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo is said to go for a lie-down fiveContinue Reading
Omicron is likely to hit deprived areas the hardest – here’s why
A recurring theme of the pandemic has been how COVID’s impacts have not fallen equally across the UK population. The health and financial burden of the disease has been felt disproportionately by people living in deprived areas. An example of the starkness of this disparity is the fact that, onceContinue Reading
Instinction represents my daily inspiration, get on!
Instinction, six lengths winner over course and distance under Brian Smart’s rapidly-aspiring apprentice Gianluca Sanna six weeks ago, is a confident selection for a ten-runner Novice Stakes over five furlongs of Newcastle tapeta this afternoon; my solid reason is the lad’s full 7lbs allowance on a tough uphill track whichContinue Reading
Antarctic Quest 21 expedition departs Plymouth
The expedition team will experience physical hardship and the dangers of cold exposure and crevasse falls to obtain rare data. Research stations on the shores of the western Antarctic Peninsula and islands minimise the risk to researchers by focusing on survey sites that can be reached with relatively safe availableContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI and local ‘Christmas Swims’
Exmouth RNLI lifeboats will not be available to stand by at this years Christmas Swims in Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton. Due to the recent reported onset of the Covid-19 variant, Omicron, and increasing risks surrounding the transmission of the virus, Exmouth RNLI lifeboats will not be attending to stand byContinue Reading
Luke’s questioning of MOD reveal plans for replacing Devonport’s amphibious assault ships are being drawn up
Having seen off plans by the Government to scrap HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, Luke Pollard, the MP for Devonport, has been pressing Ministers for news of their replacements. For the past few years, the threat to Devonport’s largest ships has been real. HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy flagship, andContinue Reading
Return of the ‘Bear’ and a ‘Walk’ in Scotland are on our agenda!
Big Jack to ‘Concer’ moderates at Fakenham! was our headline tip yesterday, and didn’t he just with a sensational ride? Gerico Ville, one of two Chris Gordon declarations for a twelve-runner Novices’ Hurdle over two and a half miles of ‘heavy’ Lingfield this afternoon, merits ‘special’ status but I’m alwaysContinue Reading
Alli bossed RLC off pitch as youth but showboating put clubs off, says coach
DELE ALLI once fought for a starting place in the centre of England’s midfield with Ruben Loftus-Cheek… but at schoolboy level there was no contest, according to his former coach. When the Spurs star was playing youth football at MK Dons, he came up against the giant Chelsea prospect whenContinue Reading
Moderna says booster of its Covid vaccine appears to protect against omicron
Empty bottles of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine are pictured in a vaccination center in Garlan, western France, on December 13, 2021. FRED TANNEAU | AFP | Getty Images Moderna announced Monday that a third dose of its mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 appears to provide significant protection against the omicron variant. However,Continue Reading