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World Snooker Championship 2023 LIVE RESULTS: Ronnie O’Sullivan back in action
Ronnie was victorious with an illness in round one Virus-hit Ronnie O’Sullivan rose from his sick bed to book his spot in the Crucible second round. The Essex potter, 47, began his world title defence with a 10-7 success over Chinese debutant Pang Junxu – a record-extending 75th win in these intimateContinue Reading
Dominic Raab report latest LIVE: Alex Chalk set to be new Justice Secretary after Deputy PM resigns following bullying probe
D owning Street has appointed Oliver Dowden as Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Dominic Raab who resigned earlier in the day following a report into claims he bullied colleagues. The Cabinet secretary moves up to become Rishi Sunak’s right-hand man, while Alex Chalk has been named the new Justice Secretary inContinue Reading
What is a high temperature for an adult and a child and when should I see a doctor?
Despite warming temperatures, nasty bugs and viruses are still giving people the sniffles across Britain. Illnesses are making the rounds – some worse than others. Getty Despite warming temperatures, nasty bugs and viruses are still giving people the sniffles across Britain[/caption] A high temperature usually suggests the body is fightingContinue Reading
UK poultry can roam free outside again – but bird flu risk hasn’t gone away
David Tadevosian/Shutterstock The UK government recently announced that as of April 18, poultry and captive birds can be kept outside again as the threat from bird flu eases. These mandatory housing measures were introduced across England and Wales in the autumn of 2022 following the unprecedented spread of bird fluContinue Reading
How the brain stops us learning from our mistakes – and what to do about it
Thinnapob Proongsak/Shutterstock You learn from your mistakes. At least, most of us have been told so. But science shows that we often fail to learn from past errors. Instead, we are likely to keep repeating the same mistakes. What do I mean by mistakes here? I think we would allContinue Reading
The Secret Life of Bees at Almeida Theatre review: this musical adaptation is very odd, but you won’t be bored
Review at a glance T remendous blues and gospel voices buoy up this oddball musical, which maps a fairytale of sisterhood onto the brutal realities of the racist American south in 1964. Adapted from the 2001 bestseller by Sue Monk Kidd, and first staged in New York in 2019, theContinue Reading
Dominic Raab resigns after inquiry into claims of bullying
T he Deputy Prime Minister has resigned from Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet, following the conclusion of an inquiry into bullying allegations. In a post on Twitter on Friday morning, Dominic Raab, who is also the Justice Secretary, said he had “called for the inquiry and undertook to resign, if it madeContinue Reading
The Rossettis at Tate Britain exhibition review
The Rossettis were a “weird” bunch, said Melanie McDonagh in the Evening Standard. Born in London to Italian political exiles and raised to be “precocious artists and poets”, they were a major fixture of Victorian Britain’s cultural landscape. Dante Gabriel (1828-82), a painter, would become the co-founder and de factoContinue Reading
Anthony Joshua CONFIRMS Deontay Wilder fight talks and teases Saudi tournament with Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk
ANTHONY JOSHUA has confirmed talks are underway with Deontay Wilder as he teased a mega two-fight Saudi Arabia super night involving Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. AJ returned to the ring with a unanimous decision victory over Jermaine Franklin at The 02 this month following his successive title losses toContinue Reading
Extinction Rebellion ‘expects up to 50,000 protesters’ on day of London Marathon
E xtinction Rebellion has promised to avoid disrupting the London Marathon as it prepares for “40,000 to 50,000” activists to protest in the capital while the race is on. The group is staging a four-day protest outside Parliament Square from Friday but has been in talks with the marathon raceContinue Reading