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Man arrested by Gardaí investigating the murder of Ashling Murphy
A man has been arrested by Gardaí investigating the murder of Ashling Murphy. As reported in The Irish Times, the man who has been arrested was being treated for injuries in a Dublin hospital. The arrest comes just hours after the 23-year-old’s funeral. The body of Ms Murphy, a talentedContinue Reading
Devon woman loses an amazing 5.5 stone and surprises husband on the other side of the world!
An emergency dash from the other side of the world back to her home town in Devon has proved to be truly life-changing for Sarah Valentine. After achieving an incredible 5.5 stone weight loss during an extended visit to the UK, she has finally been able to return to NewContinue Reading
Commenting on the news that the Night Riviera
Commenting on the news that the Night Riviera Sleeper service will only run on Fridays and Sundays between Monday 24 January and Thursday 17 March, to accommodate for resilience work at Dawlish, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard said: “We need a fast and resilient mainline, and so IContinue Reading
Emma Raducanu vs Sloane Stephens LIVE RESULTS: Australian Open latest updates
Brit pack If you weren’t with me earlier, you’d have missed Andy Murray’s epic five-set victory over 21 seed Nikoloz Basilashvili on John Cain Arena. Andy was on court for 3hrs 52mins in the kind of victory he’s had so many times over the years, especially on his way toContinue Reading
Why excess deaths have varied so greatly around the world during the pandemic
Photocarioca/Shutterstock No one would describe 2020 as normal. The coronavirus disrupted travel, employment and livelihoods. It pushed countries into lockdown, forcing people to change how they lived. And it infected millions of people, resulting in many getting severely ill and dying. The high number of deaths in 2020 was completelyContinue Reading
A Project to Count Climate Crisis Deaths Has Surprising Results
Climate change is already killing people, but countries don’t have an easy way to count those deaths. A new project might change that.Continue Reading
Not exactly ‘Rock’-solid but a serious contender worth supporting.
Leopolds Rock did enough on his flat debut over a similar distance/surface at Newcastle back in October to be considered an each-way player for a ten-runner Novice Stakes over twelve furlongs of Southwell tapeta this afternoon; it’s another shallow race which I’ve delved into deeply, based on ‘process of elimination’Continue Reading
Children exercised less during lockdown – here’s how to get them moving again
ANURAK PONGPATIMET/Shutterstock Lockdowns during the pandemic aimed to limit the spread of COVID-19 and related deaths. However, these lockdowns also affected how active people were. Children became significantly more sedentary. There is a risk that short term changes in children’s physical activity in reaction to COVID-19 may end up extendingContinue Reading
What was everyone else doing while Downing street was hosting ‘work gatherings’ in the garden? A look at the data
Many people around the UK have been scrolling back through the photos on their phones to remind themselves where they were on May 2020, while staff at 10 Downing Street were gathering for what Boris Johnson insists was a work event but which is currently under investigation as a potentialContinue Reading
How going from care to prison compounds women’s trauma – new research
Care leavers are over-represented in the justice system. HTWE | Shutterstock In the year to June 2021, for every 1,000 women in custody in England and Wales, 3,808 incidents of self-harm were recorded. This represented a shocking increase of 16% on the previous year. Between March 2007 and March 2018,Continue Reading