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Belarus: Lukashenko threatens to turn off the gas to western Europe as migrant crisis deepens
h Threats from the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, to interrupt the flow of Russian gas to Europe are the clearest indications yet that he has no plans to back down from the rapidly escalating confrontation between Belarus and the EU over the presence of growing numbers of asylum seekersContinue Reading
Why COVID passes are not discriminatory (in the way you think they are)
UK health secretary Sajid Javid’s plans for vaccination requirements for frontline NHS workers has reignited the political and ethical debate over COVID passes. The requirement constitutes a kind of vaccine pass; without proof of vaccination, healthcare workers are prevented from continuing working in the NHS in a frontline role. OtherContinue Reading
Zombie apocalypse? How gene editing could be used as a weapon – and what to do about it
Probably not… Tithi Luadthong/Shutterstock It has been over a year since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. And perhaps the most important lesson is that we were completely unprepared to face the debilitating virus. This raises some scary thoughts. What if the threat wasn’t COVID-19, but aContinue Reading
Cricket racism row: dressing room ‘banter’ leads to a lack of diverse talent on the field – new study
There’s a saying in cricket: “Strong Yorkshire, strong England”. It dates back to when many of the national men’s team originated from Yorkshire and the health of the county side was seen as indicative of the state of English cricket generally. Today another aspect of Yorkshire cricket is being heldContinue Reading
The tech toys you need to buy right now
These tech toys are suitable for kids, teenagers, and adults who are ready to ditch their responsibilitiesContinue Reading
Blackdown Hills Parish Network (BHPN) in Devon & Somerset
DCMS have excluded Devon & Somerset from an estimated £30M of Project Gigabit investment before 2025, after Devon and Somerset County Councils told DCMS that their planned direct investment would interfere with the County Councils’ ongoing delayed Phase 2 rural broadband roll out across the two counties and that theContinue Reading
Taking Care to support RAF veterans maintain independence in the homes they love
Taking Care, the UK’s largest private provider of personal alarm services, has announced a new partnership with the RAF Benevolent Fund. The partnership will see Taking Care donating a portion of alarm sales made via the RAF Benevolent Fund page on Taking Care’s website to the Charity, in order toContinue Reading
Royal Navy Type 21 Association Remembers
The Royal Navy Type 21 Association will be represented both nationally and internationally on Remembrance Sunday with the laying of poppy wreaths bearing the Type 21 Association Crest in Remembrance of all those that lost their lives whilst serving on Type 21 ships, and all those that lost their livesContinue Reading
Notions to give Saffie a successful return!
Splendent, with experience of three runs, ticks enough boxes for a solid each-way bet in the ten-runner Maiden Stakes over ten furlongs of Newcastle tapeta this afternoon when an eight-race card offers plenty of punting opportunities, the reason why this column is produced daily. Recently the ‘Good Ship Ross’ hasContinue Reading
Get England to beat Albania at huge 20/1 odds tonight with William Hill
ENGLAND can all but guarantee a place in the 2022 World Cup with a win over Albania tonight at Wembley. And ahead of the qualifier, William Hill are allowing new customers to back the Three Lions to win at 20/1. 1 This offer expires at 7.45pm tonight William Hill – EnglandContinue Reading