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Taoiseach arrives at Cop26 amid ‘one minute to midnight’ climate warning
World leaders have gathered at the crunch climate summit in Glasgow amid warnings that they must take urgent action to limit dangerous global warming. Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and Canadian leader Justin Trudeau were among some 120 leaders due to attend. TheContinue Reading
Subject: ‘Brilliant’ time to get into ”Blue!’
Firstly let me congratulate Bryony Frost and her Ditcheat-based ‘super’ trainer/guv’nor, Paul Nicholls, on their Irish triumph with Frodon last Saturday; the initiative and confidence the ‘Champion’ has invested into his jockeys is impressive. Paul is a businessman through and through, it’s testimony to Bryony and Harry Cobcden they areContinue Reading
Man Utd, Chelsea and Tottenham set ‘to have safe standing THIS SEASON’
FANS will be out of their seats at Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham in January. And it won’t just be because they’re jumping to their feet to celebrate the first goals of 2022. 1 Manchester United have installed rail seats at Old TraffordCredit: Getty Those clubs are set to hostContinue Reading
Should you stop wearing a mask just because the law gives you permission to do so?
On December 1 1955, in Alabama, Rosa Parks broke the law. But Parks was no ordinary criminal trying to take advantage of others. She merely refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person and was arrested for this reason alone. Parks is a hero becauseContinue Reading
Brexit fish wars: history explains why France and the UK get so angry about access to the seas
A scene from the First Anglo-Dutch War, from British Battles on Land and Sea, by James Grant. falkensteinfoto/Alamy A dispute between Britain and France about fishing territories has escalated rapidly. French authorities detained a British trawler on Thursday October 28, and Britain promptly summoned the French ambassador for talks. TheContinue Reading
Stop Telling Kids They’ll Die From Climate Change
Many young people feel like their future is in peril. To make progress on climate change we must move past doomsday scenarios.Continue Reading
Major change makes getting Covid booster jabs easier ahead of ‘challenging winter’
GETTING your Covid booster jab has been made even easier – with a change made to the booking system. People eligible for their top-up dose don’t have to book in for a slot, they can now turn up to a walk-in centre. LNP Booster jabs can be given out atContinue Reading
Succession episode 3 recap: Shiv and Kendall go to all-out war
O h, good. It’s a relief to see the Roys actually go outside in Succession’s third instalment. After two straight episodes of people growling “what’s your game?” down the phone while hiding in the toilets of private jets or expensive hotel rooms, they’ve reentered the public realm to face theContinue Reading
Breast milk companies are popping up around the globe – why haven’t governments stepped in?
Nor Gal/Shutterstock Over the last few decades, the demand for breast milk has grown. The message “breast is best” has driven parents and caregivers to buy breast milk. Even the unwell, bodybuilders and “clean eaters” are known to use it. Once limited to milk banks and peer-to-peer sharing, a newContinue Reading
250,000 cats have no owners in UK urban areas – but there are ways we can help
NicO_l/Shutterstock The UK is home to around 10.8 million owned pet cats. But the number of unowned cats living on the streets in the UK has remained largely unknown – until now. Our new research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, sheds some light on the size of this vulnerableContinue Reading