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Golfgate trial hears no Covid-19 guidelines were broken with hysteria being ‘whipped up’
The trial of two politicians and two hoteliers over their alleged breach of Covid restrictions in organising a golf society dinner has heard that several witnesses due to give evidence for the prosecution have “bouts of ill health”. As reported in the Irish Examiner, Senior Counsel Eddie Walsh, appearing forContinue Reading
Pardons for historic homosexual offences are welcome – but we still need to address the legacy of criminalisation
InkDrop/Shutterstock About 40 years ago, a man named George was arrested in Earl’s Court, London, and charged with persistent importuning. His offence? Striking up a conversation with another man who then invited George back to his flat, only to reveal that he was a police officer. George would later pleadContinue Reading
Intrepid duo to climb Kilimanjaro for Exmouth RNLI
Two long time friends are set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro this month to raise important funds for Exmouth RNLI. Adventurers Darren Strode and Andy Beake, both from Exmouth, will be donning their climbing boots and flying off to Tanzania on 14 January to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro in order to raiseContinue Reading
Transfer news LIVE: Latest news, updates and gossip
THE January transfer window is OPEN and deals are being made! SunSport can exclusively reveal Liverpool are close to a £60m deal for Porto’s Colombian winger Luis Diaz. And there are reports that Robert Lewandowski could be open to a Premier League move this summer. The Polish superstar is saidContinue Reading
Devonport MP slams MoD for waste as armed forces cut
MP for Devonport Luke Pollard has slammed the Ministry of Defence for wasting £13billion of taxpayers money since 2010, according to new Labour analysis. The MoD has blown billions of pounds at the same time as cutting Army numbers, cutting the number of Devonport warships and freezing forces pay. This has beenContinue Reading
COVID is caused by a virus – so why are researchers treating it with antibiotics?
i viewfinder/Shutterstock If you have a cold, don’t ask your doctor for antibiotics – that’s the golden rule. They’re for bacterial infections, not viral ones. We’re told not only that they won’t work, but that by using antibiotics when they aren’t needed, we’re helping bacteria become resistant to them. YetContinue Reading
This Is the Year of the Shadow Pandemic
The long-tail consequences of fighting Covid-19 must be mitigated—in education, women’s rights, climate, and more.Continue Reading
Ghiani is Sen Ding a resounding message, be prepared!
Sen Ding has an excellent chance of finally getting off the mark and recouping considerable losses in a 3-y-o Novices’ Stakes over six furlongs of Newcastle tapeta today when Stuart Williams’ charge will carry a big advantage, Marco Ghiani! I’ve prophesied the current champion apprentice will cut through the chaseContinue Reading
Capitol assault: the real reason Trump and the crowd almost killed US democracy
It was the moment that could have brought US democracy to its knees. One year ago, around noon on January 6, 2021, Donald Trump gave the concluding speech to a “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington DC. Within an hour, protesters attacked and then breached barricades around the Capitol Building,Continue Reading
Faroe Islands superspreader event: why transmission among the triple-vaxxed shouldn’t alarm you
When the omicron variant first emerged in South Africa in November 2021, there was a lot of alarm at the exponential spread of the infection. This phenomenal speed of spread exceeds what we saw with previous variants. This trend has been mirrored elsewhere in the world, including the UK whereContinue Reading