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Watch lucky Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher escape red card vs Cardiff
LIVERPOOL GOALKEEPER Caoimhin Kelleher was relieved after avoiding a red card against Cardiff City this afternoon. The Irishman, 23, deputised for regular No1 Alisson for the FA Cup clash against the Bluebirds. 3 Caoimhin Kelleher could have been sent off by referee Andy MadleyCredit: ITV 3 The Irishman was shownContinue Reading
Don’t be ‘Impulsive’ but we’ve got ‘One’ not to miss!
Aphelios faces a task well within his compass in the nine-runner Maiden Stakes over six furlongs of Kempton polytrack today; veteran trainer Roger Charlton has found a gilt-edged opportunity for this Kodiac gelding, a promising close third on debut around Lingfield twenty-five days ago. With no expectations judging by hisContinue Reading
South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience offers the world about future variants. Podcast
After South African scientists sounded the alarm about the new omicron variant, countries around the world closed their borders. Kim Ludbrook/EPA What is it like to discover a new coronavirus variant? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we hear the inside story from one of the South AfricanContinue Reading
Asteroid sharing Earth’s orbit discovered – could it help future space missions?
Where 2020 XL5 would appear in the dawn sky if we could see it with the naked eye from Chile. NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva, CC BY-NC-SA Research has shown that the Earth trails an asteroid barely a kilometre across in its orbit about the Sun – only the second such bodyContinue Reading
Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo’s birthday, Declan Rice warning, Pochettino PSG ‘exit’, FA Cup fall-out
Good morning Man Utd fans Man United were sensationally dumped out of the FA Cup by Middlesbrough during a tense penalty shoot-out. The two sides drew 1-1 in normal time and neither team managed to score a winner in extra time in the fourth round clash. And Boro caused oneContinue Reading
UK city status: why even small towns compete for the royal honour
As part of the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations in 2022, towns from across the United Kingdom, and further afield, are competing for city status. The list of competitors numbers 38, with 23 from England, eight from Scotland, three from Northern Ireland, three from various British overseas territories and one –Continue Reading
Extradited man charged with money laundering and setting up bogus companies
A man extradited from Romania to face trial for money laundering and setting up bogus companies has been remanded in custody. On Friday evening, the Garda National Economic Bureau (GNECB) arrested Romanian national Alexandru Robert Olteanu (25) at Dublin Airport. He had been detained in Romania on a European ArrestContinue Reading
Fulham star Carvalho ‘still set to seal Liverpool transfer at end of season’
LIVERPOOL remain in pole position to sign Fulham star Fabio Carvalho at the end of the season, according to reports. The Reds missed out on his signature on Deadline Day as a deal between the two clubs collapsed. 1 Carvalho failed to secure a move to Liverpool on deadline dayCredit:Continue Reading
‘Time’ says to get aboard a ‘Wing’ and pray!
Nahanni will almost certainly be favourite to go one better in a somewhat uncompetitive eight-runner Novice Stakes over a mile and a half of Kempton polytrack this afternoon on a day when, significantly all-weather racing dominates ‘Super-Saturday’ and, given the way ‘Clerks’ of courses have continually abused ground conditions forContinue Reading
Levelling up: four problems with Boris Johnson’s flagship project
The UK government has revealed its plan to level up the country – a white paper setting out policies to tackle inequality between places. The plan comes at a defining moment. It’s widely seen as the key to holding on to the constituencies that delivered victory to the Conservatives inContinue Reading