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Aflie Templeman – Mellow Moon review: Wasted youth? Doesn’t sound like it
Review at a glance F ather of four Liam Gallagher doesn’t sound like he has much patience for the younger generation on his new album: “Whatever happened to the world we knew? Now it’s full of drips… Oh I need a break, where there’s no snowflakes,” he whines on World’sContinue Reading
Ukraine war: crisis between the west and Russia gives Turkey a chance to strengthen its hand at home and abroad
The longstanding neutrality of Sweden and Finland was abandoned when both states submitted formal applications to Nato. But they are facing an unexpected obstacle on the way to membership: Turkey. While Turkey supports the alliance’s “open door” policy, Ankara’s veto reflects its aims to change the status quo and makeContinue Reading
Neymar wants ‘to stay’ despite PSG being ‘ready to sell’ him, Bayern Munich ‘met with’ Mane’s agent, – latest updates
Free transfer Drinkwater says sorry Danny Drinkwater apologised to Chelsea fans as he left on a free transfer after five years of failure. The £32million midfielder, 32, faded after winning three England caps as a key member of Leicester’s 2015-16 title-winning team. He played just 23 times for Chelsea asContinue Reading
Monkeypox: we have vaccines and drugs to treat it
Medicines are not normally needed to treat monkeypox. The illness is usually mild and most people infected will recover within a few weeks without needing treatment. But there are vaccines that can be used to control monkeypox outbreaks, which some countries are already using. And treatments do exist for thoseContinue Reading
Top Gun: Maverick’s age shouldn’t stop him as a test and fighter pilot, but his lifestyle might
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot Alamy/© Paramount Pictures When Rolls Royce Test Pilot Phil O’Dell (POD to his friends and colleagues) broke the world electric flight airspeedContinue Reading
Partygate: how the Sue Gray report revealed the age of ‘government by WhatsApp’
Post your sandwich requests in the group chat, lads. And see you at wine time Friday. UK government One of the striking things about civil servant Sue Gray’s report on lockdown parties at 10 Downing Street – aside from the alcohol consumption, vomiting and karaoke singing – was the presenceContinue Reading
Government to investigate Ukrainian concerns over accommodation centres
The Government is to investigate claims that some Ukrainian refugees have raised concerns about being placed in centres with people of Russian ethnicity. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said that while the claims will be examined, he does not have a major concern that pro-Putin agents are arriving in Ireland and stayingContinue Reading
Horse racing tips: Templegate’s NAP looks well-handicapped on the Flat at Chepstow
TEMPLEGATE goes hunting for winners on a busy Friday. He is also trying to build the bank ahead of next week’s Derby Festival – and don’t forget to back a horse by clicking their odds below. AIRSHOW (3.05 Chepstow, nap) He has been in good form at Bath with aContinue Reading
Sweden: a history of neutrality ends after 200 years
Sweden’s application to join Nato in May marks a major shift away from its longstanding position as a neutral state, stretching back to 1812. Yet following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the decision now appears to command wide political support across the Swedish government, parliament and population. Swedish public support forContinue Reading
Long COVID: vaccination could reduce symptoms, new research suggests
bbernard/Shutterstock Graham was a healthy 34-year-old until he developed COVID in July 2020. Along with his wife and children, he had a fever, a cough, breathlessness, profound fatigue and he lost his sense of smell. But instead of getting better like the rest of his family, Graham found that hisContinue Reading