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Poetry inspired by London school wins Costa Book Awards
A collection of poetry inspired by years teaching in a London school has won the Costa Book Awards. Hannah Lowe, who taught at City and Islington College for a decade, won for her book The Kids. The book is a series of sonnets about her time in the classroom asContinue Reading
It’s no surprise liberal democracy is giving way to authoritarianism
In recent years, discussion of politics in the west has been peppered with ominous warnings –- democratic backsliding, authoritarian populism, neofascist movements and the end of liberal democracy. This is of particular concern in countries like the US, which spent much of the last century touting itself as the leaderContinue Reading
Gut bacteria could help protect against COVID and even lead to a new drug – new research
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock The number of people who have died with or from COVID has varied greatly around the world. Peru, the world’s worst affected country, has had 6,067 COVID deaths for every million inhabitants and 88,345 recorded cases per million people. Roughly one in every 15 people who has caughtContinue Reading
Why monkeys attack sick members of their troop – and don’t socially distance at all
Life in the wild can be tough, and sometimes animals don’t have the luxury of taking time out when they are sick. That’s certainly the reality of life for vervet monkeys living in Southern Africa, even though parasites and viruses are an ever-present component of animal life. We know howContinue Reading
Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann reveals wife has sleepless nights as he wakes up calling players’ name in sleep
BAYERN MUNICH boss Julian Nagelsmann admits he often ruins his wife’s sleep – by shouting out the names of his players. Nagelsmann finds it so difficult to wind down after games he is often counting goals rather than sheep. 1 German manager Julian NagelsmannCredit: EPA And far from dreaming about better performancesContinue Reading
Boris Johnson pledges to ‘fix’ Downing Street after partygate – but this is a failure of his leadership
“I get it and I will fix it,” declared Boris Johnson in parliament as he delivered his response to the initial findings from an inquiry into partying at Downing Street during pandemic lockdowns. After weeks of frenzied criticism and emotional responses from the public about their own suffering during theContinue Reading
Government criticised over decision to go ahead with Leaving Cert exams
Opposition parties have rallied against the Government’s decision to press ahead with the traditional format of Leaving Cert exams. Minister for Education Norma Foley said the profile of grades for this year will be based on that of last year. The decision has received widespread criticism from opposition parties, whoContinue Reading
Frank Lampard’s Everton backroom team revealed… and he wants Ashley Cole
FRANK LAMPARD has unveiled his backroom team – with Ashley Cole heavily linked to join up. And there will be a real Chelsea flavour at Goodison Park as Lampard turns to some old friends. 5 Frank Lampard, third left, has revealed his Everton coaching team, left to right, Chris Jones,Continue Reading
COVID: WHO recommends two new treatments – here’s how they work
Sotromivab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to the coronavirus to stop it being infectious. Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Back in early 2020, if you got ill with COVID there were no proven treatments for doctors to give you – it was one of the main things that made this disease soContinue Reading
Lot’s to celebrate, ‘let’s do this!’
Notlongtillmay (15/8) and Hardy Fella (7/4) completed a juicy double-double at the weekend and it’s amazing how much they add up in trixies which are primarily about doubles and one of the most popular outlets for serious punters; only Kissinthebckrow (4/1) would have ‘qualified’ for the level stake system oneContinue Reading