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Mark Applegarth ready to make coaching impact after being ‘bang average’ player
MARK Applegarth is ready to make a bang as a coach after being ‘bang average’ as a player. Wakefield’s new boss makes his debut at Leeds today after being promoted to replace Willie Poching. 3 Mark Applegarth leads Wakefield into his first games as head coach todayCredit: SWPIX.COM Ask himContinue Reading
Ukraine war: Moscow and Kyiv are talking – just not about peace
Common ground: back-channel negotiations have succeeded in brokering deals including over grain exports. vchal via Shutterstock At the G20 summit in Bali in November, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky announced a new ten-point plan to end hostilities. He demands nothing less than the withdrawal of Russian troops from all of Ukraine,Continue Reading
Tom Parker’s widow offers comfort for anyone missing a loved one at Christmas
K elsey Parker has thanked everybody who supported her this year following the death of her husband Tom Parker as she urged those who are missing someone this Christmas to be “kind” to themselves. The Wanted singer died in March age 33 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. OnContinue Reading
Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Gunners battle Red Devils for Joao Felix as Emile Smith Rowe ‘close’ to injury return
Merry Christmas, Arsenal fans Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has confirmed the club will indeed be “active” in the transfer window following Gabriel Jesus’ recent knee surgery. He said: “We are going to be active and active means we are looking to strengthen the team. “This squad still doesn’t have theContinue Reading
Nurses: attracting more men to the profession could help with talent shortage
Seldom has the state of the NHS workforce been more in the public consciousness. A global survey of nurses undertaken by the consultancy firm McKinsey in the summer of 2022 highlighted the perilous state of the sector. The survey, which was conducted in France, Singapore, Japan, the US, Australia, BrazilContinue Reading
Understanding dishonesty in children – when, how and why do kids lie?
It takes a lot of self control not to peek Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock When asked if they peeked at a toy, 40% of children falsely confessed to peeking, even though they did not do so, in a recent study of lying in toddlers. When so many children made up falsehoods with noContinue Reading
Ukraine war: Putin’s Belarus visit ends with talk of increased defence cooperation and nuclear sabre-rattling
Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Minsk has raised renewed fears that Belarus might be drawn into the war in Ukraine. Putin discussed closer military cooperation with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, including the establishment of a “unified defence space” and the continuation of regular joint military exercises. While Russia usedContinue Reading
Hungary and the EU are in an endless dispute that challenges the very foundations of the union
As 2022 drew to a close, Hungary and the European Union made a modicum of progress in their long-running battle of wills. The (pro-Kremlin) Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán ended his opposition to sending European funds to support Ukraine in the hope of unlocking other withheld funding for his ownContinue Reading
‘You can only take so much pressure’: Residents facing €68,500 bill to fix defective apartments
Sam Doran has many reasons to be angry, but over the course of a taxing, two-hour conversation detailing how and why he believes he has been wronged, a crackle of emotion betrays his level demeanour just once. “I just can’t turn my back on these people,” he says, sitting inContinue Reading
‘America is back’: how Joe Biden repaired US relationships with the rest of the world in 2022
The US reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has marked a significant transformation in US foreign policy during 2022. President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging backing for Ukraine has met with support from both Democrats and Republicans. In doing so, it has ended any question of a return to his predecessorContinue Reading