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Pictures of the world ushering in 2022, as omicron weighs on New Year celebrations
From Sydney to Shanghai and New York to Paris, the world ushered in 2022 with New Year celebrations that were largely overshadowed by pandemic concerns — even as uncertainty looms and the omicron variant continues to drive up infections globally. Australia and New Zealand were among the first to ringContinue Reading
Weightlifting: how beginners can get started this new year
Weightlifting isn't as intimidating as it might look. PHOTOCREO Michal Bednarek/ Shutterstock Weightlifting has become increasingly popular with people looking to get in shape. Not only can it be a great way to lose weight, it can also build strength and prevent muscle loss as we age. But knowing howContinue Reading
How orangutans mothers help their offspring learn
Lukaszemenphoto/shutterstock We have always known that orangutans infants are very dependent on their mothers in their early years. But it turns out that orangutan mothers also change their own behaviour to help their children learn and become independent as quickly as possible. Primate culture has fascinated many of us whoContinue Reading
Beyonce collaborator Es Devlin leads arts honours at New Year
Artist Es Devlin is among the capital’s cultural heavyweights recognised in the New Years Honours. The designer and artist, whose work includes West End theatre hits and London’s Olympic ceremonies, has been awarded a CBE. Devlin, who made her name with large scale installations, designed the UK pavilion at theContinue Reading
Six big digital trends to watch in 2022
Lemonsoup14/Shutterstock According to recent McKinsey research, 2021 was a year of transformation: people, corporations and society began to look ahead to influencing their futures rather than just surviving the present. It was the year that premature hopes for herd immunity, an end to pandemic lockdowns, and a return to normalityContinue Reading
Arsenal ‘open talks with £38m Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes with Edu keen to complete transfer swoop’
ARSENAL have reportedly opened talks with Lyon in their quest to bring Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes to the Emirates. The Gunners were keen on signing the 24-year-old in the 2020 winter transfer window with Mikel Arteta and technical director huge admirers of him. 1 Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes has beenContinue Reading
Covid: Ireland confirms 20,110 cases as Holohan cites ‘cautious optimism’ for 2022
A further 20,110 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed on the last day of 2021, as the country’s chief medical officer expressed “cautious optimism” for the new year. Both Dr Tony Holohan and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly warned against New Year’s Eve gatherings on Friday, as Ireland experiences aContinue Reading
Lukaku says he rejected City and only left Inter after they denied him new deal
ROMELU LUKAKU has declared he turned down a lucrative move to Manchester City in 2020 and only departed Inter Milan after they refused to offer him a new deal. The 28-year-old eventually joined Chelsea in the summer in a club-record £97.5million transfer where he spoke of his delight at returningContinue Reading
‘Whisper’ to turn the tables and make me ‘Happy’ as a ‘Manofthepeople!’
Golden Whisper, on 7lbs better terms, must surely reverse recent Chelmsford placings with Imperial Mountain in the thirteen-runner Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of Lingfield polytrack today, last two-year-old race of this year; for many weight will count for nothing if Archie Watson’s charge doesn’t come out superior! Over thisContinue Reading
JK Rowling says she reread her new book and it was ‘woeful’
JK Rowling has admitted to ripping up the first few chapters of her upcoming novel in a tell-all Q&A with fans on Twitter. Answering a fan who asked the Harry Potter author, worth £820 million, for advice on finishing their first book, Rowling replied: “Today, I reread the first 14kContinue Reading