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Irish talent hopes for Oscars success against Everything Everywhere All At Once
T he Banshees Of Inisherin and other Irish talent could win big at the Oscars, but face stiff competition from awards season juggernaut Everything Everywhere All At Once. The sci-fi epic, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, swept top prizes at the Film Independent Spirit Awards and the ScreenContinue Reading
Huge Cheltenham Festival favourite and Ruby Walsh tip OUT as trainer confirms setback on live TV
A HUGE Cheltenham Festival favourite has been ruled out of racing’s biggest meeting. Charles Byrnes confirmed Shoot First – 3-1 fav for the Pertemps on Thursday – suffered a setback this morning. 1 Byrnes’ strong Festival squad will be missing one after Shoot First was ruled outCredit: PA Ruby WalshContinue Reading
Pregnancy nose isn’t the only weird change your body may go through when you’re expecting
Nosebleeds and a runny or stuffy nose are also common during pregnancy. Krakenimages.com/ Shutterstock There are certain changes people expect to experience when they get pregnant. Whether that’s unconventional food cravings, a “glowing” complexion or morning sickness. But some of the changes the body goes through during pregnancy can beContinue Reading
A brief history of the UK’s Winchcombe meteorite
There was little time for water from the Earth's atmosphere to contaminate the meteorite after it fell. Trustees of the Natural History Museum, Author provided On 28 February 2021, for the first time in 30 years, a meteorite fell in the UK and was later recovered by scientists. Today, there’sContinue Reading
Tottenham 3 Nottingham Forest 1: Harry Kane bags double as under-fire Antonio Conte’s side return to winning ways
HARRY KANE and Son Heung-min scored the goals to give Spurs a happy ending to their wretched week. And Fraser Forster’s stoppage-time penalty save prevented things becoming more dicey than they should have been. 4 Harry Kane heads Spurs in front 4 The England skipper converts from the penalty spotContinue Reading
Will Smith ‘embarrassed and hurt’ by Chris Rock’s Netflix special calling out Oscars slap
The actor, 54, received a 10-year ban from the prestigious award show after striking Rock across the face during last year’s ceremony for making an insensitive joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from the autoimmune disease alopecia, which causes hair loss. Rock has now used the incidentContinue Reading
BBC in more turmoil as Chapman steps down from Radio 5 Live to support Lineker
MARK CHAPMAN has stepped down from BBC 5 Live radio duties in solidarity with Gary Lineker. The radio and Match of the Day 2 host, 49, was due to be on air this afternoon to help cover the Saturday football schedule. 1 Mark Chapman will not appear on BBC 5Continue Reading
Man arrested after New IRA claim over attempted murder of senior PSNI officer
A man has been arrested after a claim of responsibility by the New IRA for the shooting of senior detective John Caldwell. The 25-year-old man was arrested under the Terrorism Act after the search of a property in the Derry area. It comes after a typed message was posted onContinue Reading
Reporting Ukraine 90 years ago: the Welsh journalist who helped uncover Stalin’s genocide
Ninety years ago, a young Welsh investigative journalist reported on the Soviet Union’s genocide in Ukraine, Stalin’s attempt to stamp down on rising nationalism. The Holomodor, as it became known, was responsible for the deaths of some 4 million Ukrainians through deliberate starvation. Gareth Jones’ eyewitness reports, gathered at significantContinue Reading
Boris Johnson no longer has the political capital to get away with giving his dad a knighthood
As an academic specialising in part in why political corruption happens, the tenure of Boris Johnson (and its aftermath) has provided me with much to consider. Indeed, over the past 18 months, it has felt like I’m getting asked the same question over and over again. After the Owen PatersonContinue Reading



















