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COVID: England’s plan B restrictions are lifting – but are some measures here to stay?
Roughly a month and a half after their introduction, England’s plan B winter COVID measures are being rolled back. From January 27, people will no longer be advised to work from home or required to wear face masks in indoor public venues, and NHS COVID passes will no longer beContinue Reading
‘Message’ is clear and ‘Blue!’ is also coloured!
Whiteandblue has the beating of eleven rivals in a shallow Median Auction Maiden Stakes over six furlongs of Southwell tapeta this afternoon but unfortunately readers of this column will be tired of me mentioning Brian Smart’s charge positively given this Fountain Of Youth filly has failed to win from eightContinue Reading
Did Eating Meat Really Make Us Human?
For decades, scientists thought that being more carnivorous set our ancestors along their evolutionary path. New evidence casts doubt on this theory.Continue Reading
Pam & Tommy review: Entertaining dash through a Nineties cause célèbre
Review at a glance T he glitchy buzzing of a dial-up modem makes a lo-fi electro soundtrack in Pam & Tommy, Disney+ and Hulu’s colourful dash through the Nineties it-couple’s whirlwind marriage and the fall-out from the theft and distribution of their sex tape. Even before disgruntled carpenter Rand GauthierContinue Reading
Don’t believe the claim that only 17,371 people have died from COVID in England and Wales
There is no doubt that the pandemic has led to many deaths; however, in the past week, new claims have emerged that the true number of people who have died from COVID in England and Wales is much lower than previously thought. These claims have been widely shared on socialContinue Reading
Everything we see is a mash-up of the brain’s last 15 seconds of visual information
Ryger/Shutterstock Our eyes are continuously bombarded by an enormous amount of visual information – millions of shapes, colours and ever-changing motion all around us. For the brain, this is no easy feat. On the one hand, the visual world alters continuously because of changes in light, viewpoint and other factors.Continue Reading
Voters value honesty in their politicians above all else – new study
As pressure mounts on the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, members of his party are considering their options. Should they topple him or keep him? Those who want him out fear that the public will not forgive the string of alleged social events held in Downing Street while the restContinue Reading
Ivory Coast vs Egypt LIVE: Stream FREE, score, TV channel as match UNDERWAY, Salah starts – AFCON latest updates
IVORY COAST are taking on Egypt today in a heavyweight AFCON contest which will see one of the pre-tournament favourites crash out. Battling for a place in the quarter-finals, both sides are packed with star-studded names with Mo Salah hoping to fire the Egyptians into the next round. It’s beenContinue Reading
Senior civil servant receiving full €294,920 salary
The most senior civil servant in the Department of Health has confirmed he is in receipt of the full €294,920 salary for his job. Robert Watt, secretary general at the department, is no longer waiving the €81,000 hike he got when he was appointed to the senior role in AprilContinue Reading
Ukraine: Russians I met recently in St Petersburg believe there will be no invasion – foreign policy expert
All is calm: Christmas in St Petersburg Alexander Titov, Author provided While preparing for a trip to Russia in late December 2021, I was half-joking to friends that my return to the UK could well be delayed either by COVID or a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The threat of anContinue Reading