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UFC ace Oliveira he was forced to face Makhachev instead of Conor McGregor
CHARLES OLIVEIRA has claimed the UFC refused to entertain the prospect of him fighting Conor McGregor. Former lightweight king Oliveira made a beeline for The Notorious after choking Justin Gaethje out cold at UFC 274 in May. 4 Charles Oliveira called out Conor McGregor after his UFC 274 win overContinue Reading
Ukraine Recap: grain and gas were problems the west should have seen coming
There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city since Vladimir Putin sent his military machine into UkraineContinue Reading
COVID: antiviral drugs are a vital weapon – but misusing them could backfire
MargJohnsonVA/Shutterstock The “living with COVID” strategy being pursued by many countries relies heavily on two key pillars. First, that vaccines continue to protect most people from severe disease. And second, that where they don’t, people will receive antiviral treatments. But are the antivirals currently available sufficiently effective, accessible and durable?Continue Reading
Eiffel film review: Emma Mackey is wasted in this piffle
Review at a glance W hat’s French for piffle? Martin Bourboulon’s lush and wannabe rousing Gustave Eiffel biopic purports to give us the passions of the civil engineer behind the famous Parisian monument in which the protagonist says “Eiffel in Love” not once but twice, with the same woman. AccordingContinue Reading
Euro 2022 can be a catalyst for women’s football in England – here’s how
Euro 2022 has all the ingredients to be a breakthrough moment for women’s football in England. A peak television audience of 17 million, the biggest UK audience for a programme in 2022 so far, tuned in to watch England beat Germany in the final. Attendance records were smashed in theContinue Reading
What ethical standards should we hold politicians to? A philosopher explains two different approaches
Boris Johnson's resignation: an interesting moment for ethics in politics. Michael Tubi / Shutterstock With Boris Johnson’s departure, the drama of the Conservative leadership election, and Keir Starmer’s declaration that “integrity matters” in politics, the question of what ethical standards we ought to hold politicians to has never felt moreContinue Reading
Monkeypox: an expert explains what gay and bisexual men need to know
Monkeypox is from the same virus family as smallpox. Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock Since early May, more than 23,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide. This is the largest ever global outbreak of the disease. Cases have now been reported in 78 countries including the UK, Spain, Germany, France, theContinue Reading
The health of British bulldogs is nothing to be proud of
We shouldn't breed dogs with health problems for their cute appeal ArtBBNV/Shutterstock The bulldog is a beloved British icon, according to a new study – one that is in very poor shape. A recent study by the UK’s Royal Veterinary College (RVC) compared the veterinary records of over 2,000 EnglishContinue Reading
Nightclubs were for snogging, fighting & finding new stars – stop them being turned into posh flats, says Pete Waterman
NIGHTCLUBS could soon be facing the last dance. New figures reveal that one in five clubs shut permanently in the past three years after the sector was wrecked by Covid restrictions. Getty New figures have revealed that one in five clubs shut permanently in the past three years after theContinue Reading
Afghanistan: assassination of al-Qaida chief reveals tensions at the top of the Taliban
The killing of the al-Qaida leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in Kabul by a US drone strike on July 31 raises some crucial questions. It appears the ruling Taliban were aware of, and gave their blessing to, al-Zawahiri staying in one of the residential areas in Kabul. But did someone in theirContinue Reading