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ABBA: best pop band ever or hold-music hell? Whose side are you on?
A S ABBA prepare to release their first new album for 40 years — Voyage, out next Friday — a die-hard fan and a firm refusenik (who happen to be a couple) go head to head on the big question. Are ABBA brilliant, or the worst band ever? Jessie Thompson:Continue Reading
BBC: why enhancing the public broadcaster’s fact-checking would strengthen its impartiality
From the 1926 General Strike, through the 1956 Suez Canal crisis, to the more recent Brexit debate and the COVID-19 pandemic, how the BBC tries to ensure impartiality in its journalism has always generated fierce debates about its independence. Every director-general since its foundation nearly 100 years ago has hadContinue Reading
Millions to get Covid booster jabs EARLY as Govt relaxes rules to protect most vulnerable ahead of winter
MILLIONS more Brits could get their booster jabs earlier as ministers relaxed the rules around who can get them. It comes as the NHS announced it had smashed through seven million booster jabs – a huge win for our Give Britain a Booster campaign – with 1.5million more invites going outContinue Reading
Letter to Editor. “Conference of the Parties”
This November 2021 may well turn out to be the most critical in the brief history of our civilization.The UK is host to the United Nations 26th “Conference of the Parties” (COP26),Since humans evolved, the more recent 10,000 year journey from the first farmers to our global economy and communication hasContinue Reading
Nuvolari strongly-fancied to topple the favourite!
Filistine will be a massive target for ‘big-hitters’ in division two of the twelve-runner Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Newmarket today when the influence of trainers John and Thady Gosden, plus ex-champion Frankie Dettori, are likely to magnetise a high-profile situation to the enth degree. It’sContinue Reading
Football news LIVE: All the latest updates from around Europe’s top clubs
UTD DRESSING ROOM LIKE A ‘HOLIDAY CAMP’ Manchester United’s dressing room is ‘like a holiday camp’ and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can’t have the rest of the season to turn their crumbling fortunes around. That’s Jamie Redknapp’s verdict as he condemns the ‘recipe for disaster’ United are cooking with theirContinue Reading
Retro collectors are uncovering hoards of old data
More and more people are collecting vintage computers. And they’re getting more than they bargained forContinue Reading
Ed Sheeran = album review: Calculated to keep him at the top
Review at a glance T he biggest female singer in Britain gives each of her albums a numerical title, while the biggest male’s are all mathematical symbols. Putting Adele and Ed Sheeran together as they both prepare to release their latest gives us 19 + 21 x 25 ÷ 30Continue Reading
Afghanistan: the west needs to stop seeing women as in need of ‘saving’
The west has long had a fascination with “saving” Afghan women – a theme we have seen in many media reports since August when Kabul fell to Taliban forces. It was a narrative which was also front and centre in 2001 when the administration of US president George W BushContinue Reading
How your genes influence whether a certain type of exercise works for you – new research
Some people may adapt to certain types of exercises more quickly than others. NDAB Creativity/ Shutterstock Genetics have a significant influence on many aspects of our life – from our height and eye colour, our weight, and even whether we develop certain health conditions. And now, our recent review hasContinue Reading