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Luke Pollard is back in Labour’s Shadow Cabinet
Plymouth MP Luke Pollard has returned to Labour’s Shadow Cabinet, after a month stepping back from frontbench duties to support the community in Keyham after the tragic mass shooting in August. Labour Leader Keir Starmer had agreed to a request from Luke to spend more time focusing on the communitiesContinue Reading
New Outdoor Table Tennis Table for St Neot
St Neot will soon have an outdoor table tennis table added to the range of equipment already in place in the village playing field. Money remaining in the Youth Club accounts when it stopped operating last year, supported by a grant of £4,450 from the National Lottery Community Fund, willContinue Reading
‘At A Pinch’ I’ll plump for Bayraq!
‘Actions speak louder than words’ and William Haggas, Mark Johnston, not to mention the irrepressible champion trainer, John Gosden, have proved it with admirable consistency these last few years; serious punters aren’t fools, many specialise with selections from such yards and enjoy profit from their hobby/passion. When you consider justContinue Reading
Kylian Mbappe threatens to retire from international football at 22 after France star ‘was made to feel like problem’
KYLIAN MBAPPE has revealed he felt unwanted by France after their Euro 2020 exit and is considering retirement. Mbappe’s spot-kick miss sent Les Bleus out of the tournament in a 5-4 shoot-out defeat by Switzerland in the last 16. 1 Mbappe has been strongly linked with a move away fromContinue Reading
Best XI of stars who could have played for England including Haaland & McTominay
ENGLAND are back in rebuild mode after failing to end 55 years of hurt in the most heartbreaking of ways earlier this summer. Gareth Southgate’s young stars can hold their heads high after reaching the Euro 2020 final – three years after reaching the 2018 World Cup semis. ” class=”alignnoneContinue Reading
COVID vaccines: how to speed up rollout in poorer countries
COVID-19 vaccine production has scaled up significantly. Global output is now estimated to be over 1.5 billion doses a month, rapidly propelling the world towards the 11.3 billion doses needed to vaccinate 80% of teenagers and adults and potentially bring the pandemic to an end. Total output may reach thatContinue Reading
‘Significant progress’ in negotiations on global tax deal – Taoiseach
The Taoiseach has said there has been “significant progress” in negotiations on a new global corporation tax deal. Micheál Martin also said Ireland will still see a “strong pipeline” of investment from foreign companies. The Government is expected to agree to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Continue Reading
Nobel prize: how chili peppers helped researchers uncover how humans feel pain
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian are this year's winners. Jessica Gow / POOL/ EPA-EFE Think about how often we sense touch or temperature. Perhaps its the warmth we feel when we hold a coffee cup, or the comfort we feel when hugging a loved one – these sensations are integralContinue Reading
My PhD supervisor just won the Nobel prize in physics – here’s how his research on complex systems changed science
Giorgio Parisi's work has helped us tease predictable patterns from complexity. Sapienza Università di Roma/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2021 has been jointly awarded to Italy’s Giorgio Parisi, Japan’s Syukuro Manabe and Germany’s Klaus Hasselmann for their “groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex systems”. WhenContinue Reading
Scruffy Boris Johnson’s ‘man of the people’ look is part of a long British tradition
It’s often suggested that UK prime minister Boris Johnson uses his distinctive hair as a political device. His trademark untameable mane disarms critics and belies his powerful position. A quick ruffle when the cameras are on enables Johnson to assume the role of a casual “man of the people”, especiallyContinue Reading