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The rise, fall, and rise again of the sea shanty: from The Wellerman to Fisherman’s Friends One and All
W hen they hear the words “sea shanty”, most people think only one thing: The Wellerman. Though the art form has been around for hundreds of years, it shot to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic, when Scottish postman Nathan Evans went viral for posting his take on the shanty onContinue Reading
Taiwan: the US has been strengthening support for years – now it needs a way to ease tensions with China
EPA-EFE/TAIWAN Presidential Palace The recent visit by the speaker of the US House of Representatives to Taiwan, Nancy Pelosi, was made against the wishes of the US government and despite threats from the People’s Republic of China. Following Pelosi’s visit, China launched the largest military exercises ever held so closeContinue Reading
Haaland tipped to smash Premier League records after ONE GAME for Man City as team-mate Dias fires ominous warning
ERLING HAALAND is being tipped to break Premier League goalscoring records after just ONE GAME in the competition. And the bad news for defenders is that he is still settling in at Manchester City — according to his new team-mate Ruben Dias. 2 Ruben Dias believes Erling Haaland will smashContinue Reading
Is race an issue for Rishi Sunak? It’s a difficult question for pollsters to investigate but the information we do have is telling
A YouGov poll of party members completed on August 2 shows Rishi Sunak to be trailing Liz Truss 31% to 69% in the Conservative leadership contest. A similar poll completed on July 21 had him on 38% to her 62%. She appears to be winning the contest hands down. ThisContinue Reading
Children brought from England to Ireland without father’s consent should be returned, court rules
The Court of Appeal has directed that two young children who were brought to Ireland by their mother without their father’s consent should be returned to their home jurisdiction. The court upheld an earlier High Court ruling directing that the children be returned to Ireland, and rejected the mother’s claimsContinue Reading
Man Utd labelled ‘desperate’ by Neville as Keane tears into club over Arnautovic
MANCHESTER UNITED legends Gary Neville and Roy Keane have ripped into the club for their “desperate” pursuit of forward Marko Arnautovic. New manager Erik ten Hag began life in the Premier League with a disappointing 2-1 defeat at home to Brighton on Sunday. 3 Arnautovic is being linked with aContinue Reading
New COVID variants could emerge from animals or from people with chronic infections – but it’s not cause for panic
peterschreiber.media/Shutterstock As the COVID pandemic rolls on, we’re becoming all too familiar with the continued emergence of new variants. Some can thwart immunity from vaccines and prior infections, increasing their capacity to disrupt our everyday lives. But where do new variants actually come from? Variants develop through changes in theContinue Reading
Hosepipe ban: should you snitch on your neighbour’s water use? A philosopher’s take
What would moral philosophy say about snitching on this gardener? Alexander Raths / Shutterstock Dry conditions and impending drought mean millions of people in the UK are now, or will soon be, under a hosepipe ban. There is a “temporary use ban” in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, withContinue Reading
Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Six debut comics we think will make a splash this year
T he Edinburgh Festival Fringe started on Friday and at the last count there were 1,130 different comedy shows to choose from. And that’s without including the free gig refuseniks that choose not to appear in the official brochure. If you are on a flying visit to the Scottish capital,Continue Reading
The Chaotic Monkeypox Vaccine Pipeline Is Leaving Everyone Short
A Danish company that’s the sole producer of the only approved vaccine has sold nearly all its supplies to the US, and it won’t be making new doses until 2023.Continue Reading