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Commonwealth Games 2022: how Birmingham is becoming the UK’s most liveable city
Three-time British senior all-around medallist and gymnast Isabella Cesar heralds the advent of the Games in Birmingham. David Warren | Alamy Birmingham, the UK’s second largest city by population, is currently in the international spotlight as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. To welcome the athletes and stage theirContinue Reading
Ukraine hopes to retake territory as new weapons give firepower to push back Russians
There’s recently been a shift in the tactics used by both sides in the Ukraine war, due largely to the arrival of new weapons. Initially after Russian troops crossed over into Ukraine on February 24, Ukrainian armed forces engaged in a masterful defensive strategy, using British-made NLAW anti-tank missiles amongContinue Reading
Seven reasons Nordic walking is better for you than the normal kind
Nordic walking may be a great way to boost the benefits of your regular strolls. Jacek Chabraszewski/ Shutterstock Have you ever noticed people out walking with poles even on flat surfaces and wondered why they are doing it? This is known as Nordic walking, which is a little bit likeContinue Reading
Before chickens became food for people, they were regarded as special exotica
A modern cockerel with dramatic plumage Robert May, https://robertmay.photography/, Author provided There are more chickens than any other species of bird on the planet. With three chickens for every human being, they are a food staple for millions of people around the world. But new research shows chickens were domesticatedContinue Reading
Ukraine Recap: who is winning this war? Both sides, if you believe the claims
We’re now five months into the war in Ukraine and the effects of Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” are spreading their sinister tentacles far beyond eastern Europe in a manner that is affecting life for just about everyone. Grain shortages are being caused by the blockade of Ukraine’s Black SeaContinue Reading
Pinocchio: Netflix releases teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s new animation
N etflix has dropped the teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Pinocchio animation, and keeping true to the director’s unconventional style, it is going to show the wooden boy and the carpenter as you’ve never seen them before. Not only is the story Del Toro’s own take on CarloContinue Reading
Supercomputer predicts Championship table as Sunderland safe & Burnley struggle
NORWICH, Watford and Middlesbrough will battle it out for the Championship title with Burnley well off the pace, a supercomputer has predicted. And it will be a solid first season back in the second tier for Sunderland. 4 Norwich are aiming to win the Championship for the third time inContinue Reading
David Trimble, architect of Good Friday Agreement, dies at 77: his gamble is still paying off for Northern Ireland
Consensus can be elusive in a place as deeply divided as Northern Ireland, but the death of its inaugural first minister, David Trimble, has prompted warm tributes from across the political spectrum. The region’s three main newspapers each ran the very same headline on their front pages: “A man ofContinue Reading
Alan Tudyk on His Favorite Sci-Fi to Watch Right Now
The Resident Alien star—and science fiction fan—gave WIRED his picks for the best shows on TV, from Severance to Peacemaker.Continue Reading
Ukraine war: Russia’s invasion is an attempt to rewrite its own history
Youthful patriotism: Russia's sense of its own history remains unclear. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina Vladimir Putin’s justifications for his country’s invasion of Ukraine – that is, legitimate anxiety at the erosion of Russia’s geopolitical security triggered by Nato’s expansion into eastern Europe – are looking increasingly wayward as the war enters itsContinue Reading