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Arsenal decide tomorrow whether to request postponement of Liverpool game
ARSENAL are sweating over Thursday’s Carabao Cup semi-final clash with Liverpool going ahead and will decide tomorrow whether to request a postponement. Manager Mikel Arteta is counting his walking wounded to see if he can scrape a team together after Sunday’s scheduled game at Spurs was called off. 2 ArsenalContinue Reading
T-cells: the superheroes in the battle against omicron
David Guzmán/Shutterstock Omicron is spreading rapidly throughout the world, with experts claiming that 40% of the global population will be infected within the next two months. This sounds quite startling, but we still don’t really know whether omicron causes more severe disease than other variants of concern. The signs soContinue Reading
Subject: ‘King’ could cause ‘Mayhem’ for favourite-backers!
Pilgrim’s King is the only conceivable rival to long odds-on chance Mayhem Mya in a ten-runner Novices’ Hurdle over two miles of ‘soft’ Chepstow this afternoon and indeed represents a decent each-way alternative; I spent considerable time on this race which contains a clutch of no-hopers but the Peter Bowen-trainedContinue Reading
£1.5mil won for Plymouth by MP, as energy crisis hits
£1.5 million pounds has been returned to voters in Plymouth in overpaid taxes, lost benefits or withheld support thanks to Luke Pollard, the MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, and his team of caseworkers. Since being elected in 2017, Luke has been keeping track of the sums of money himContinue Reading
Ireland could begin ‘phased’ end to restrictions in coming weeks — Varadkar
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has said he expects a “phased” reopening of society from the end of January. Strict Covid-19 measures, including the closure of nightclubs and a curfew for hospitality venues, were introduced late last year amid fears about the spread of the Omicron variant. On Sunday, the Tanaiste saidContinue Reading
Liverpool vs Brentford: TV channel, live stream, kick-off time and team news
LIVERPOOL face a crucial match at home to Brentford as they look to reignite their title pursuit. Jurgen Klopp’s men sit in third place, fourteen points behind leaders Manchester City with two games in hand. 2 Liverpool take on Brentford in the Premier LeagueCredit: EPA 2 Brentford were beaten 4-1Continue Reading
COVID: why T cell vaccines could be the key to long-term immunity
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock With omicron having rapidly driven up COVID infections, attention is once again focusing on antibodies, and reasonably so. They play a critical role in fighting off viruses and are important for preventing the coronavirus infecting our cells. This is why some countries have mounted booster campaigns in responseContinue Reading
Andante to make it third time lucky, after earlier ‘Contact!’
Andante will not be the slightest surprise if able to cause one in the ten-runner Novices’ Hurdle over two miles of ‘soft’ Kelso this afternoon; both forecast favourites, Soft Risk and Believe Jack look extremely vulnerable on my time-handicap ratings. They are my guide, it hasn’t ‘happened’ this month butContinue Reading
The discovery of insulin: meet the feuding scientists who all lay a claim – podcast
200 units or 10cc of insulin from the 1930s manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis – USA. Walter Cicchetti / Alamy Stock Photo This episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast tells the story of the monstrous egos and toxic rivalries behind the discovery of insulin. YouContinue Reading
We studied the sounds of mosquitoes’ mating rituals – our findings could help fight malaria
mycteria/Shutterstock In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that almost half the world’s population was at risk of malaria, while some 627,000 people died from the disease. Although a malaria vaccine may soon be available (the WHO recommended one for children last year), malaria is just one of severalContinue Reading