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Hopefully this will be a ‘Knight’ to remember!
What a day this has been what a strange mood I’m in because Thursday, 16th December had just about everything news-wise; even a seasoned veteran like myself could not reconcile with such dramatic events only days after sensational revelations last week when 36-year-old National Hunt jockey Robbie Dunne was suspendedContinue Reading
North Shropshire byelection: lessons from the Liberal Democrats’ upset victory
The Conservative Party’s poor performance in North Shropshire byelection was not unexpected, despite the rural seat having been a Tory stronghold for nearly 200 years. The Liberal Democrat candidate Helen Morgan overturned a massive Conservative majority of nearly 23,000 in North Shropshire to win the seat vacated following Conservative MPContinue Reading
Strictly Come Dancing: Which stars have been forced to pull out of the 2021 series?
The latest series of Strictly Come Dancing will come to an end on Saturday, but it has been an eventful year with injuries, positive Covid tests and self-isolation periods among the contestants and judges. Here is a look at all celebrities and judges who had to permanently or temporarily pullContinue Reading
How claims of ‘consensual rough sex’ hide abuse and coercive control from courts
Mr.Note19 / Shutterstock In December 2018, British man John Broadhurst was sentenced to just three years and eight months in prison for the manslaughter of his girlfriend Natalie Connolly. While Connolly sustained 40 injuries, including a lacerated vagina and a fractured skull, Broadhurst claimed Connolly died accidentally as a resultContinue Reading
How much trouble is Boris Johnson in? Lessons from the fall of Margaret Thatcher
It has been a bad few weeks for Boris Johnson and the Conservative government. It began with allegations that Christmas parties had been held in Downing Street during the lockdown of 2020 and has escalated into open conflict between the prime minister and his backbenchers. A series of votes onContinue Reading
Edinson Cavani ‘rejects Boca Juniors transfer because Man Utd striker has already agreed to join Barcelona’
MANCHESTER UNITED striker Edinson Cavani has reportedly turned down a move to Argentine side Boca Juniors in favour of a switch to Barcelona. Cavani has been linked with Barcelona in the past, and the Spaniards remain the 34-year-old’s first choice destination in January. 1 Cavani could be on his wayContinue Reading
Supercomputer predicts Premier League table with Man Utd clawing into top four
A BOFFIN Premier League supercomputer predicts that Manchester United will claw a top four finish this season. But fierce rivals Manchester City will end up as Premier League champions for the second year running. According to bettingexpert.com, City are 1/2 favourites to take the title after demolishing Leeds 7-0 lastContinue Reading
‘It’s a cruel virus’: Varadkar says everyone ‘feeling anger’ as new restrictions likely
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said everyone is “feeling anger” as the Omicron variant threatens to derail Christmas plans and bring about further restrictions on socialising. In a tweet posted on Friday morning, Mr Varadkar pointed to recent progress in the Covid situation, with the number of patients in hospital downContinue Reading
Christmas socialising: three health experts explain how to interpret new advice
Texturemaster/Shutterstock Omicron cases are rising fast, with fears that the UK could soon record a million new infections a day. In response, the chief medical officer for England, Chris Whitty, has asked the public to cut down on socialising to slow the spread. But how should people respond to thisContinue Reading
‘Gazette’ to make the ‘Uttox’ headlines!
Neptune Legend wasn’t able to withstand the late surge of Spirit Of Nguru at Kempton Wednesday night after looking certain to prevail 300 yards out and for this columnist it was the same story we’ve had SIX times during the last week; all naps have finished second and every timeContinue Reading