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Cultural Capital episode 23: watch our weekly show on the best of London’s arts and culture
Welcome to the latest edition of Cultural Capital. This week we’ve got two explosive pairings of star-crossed lovers – the actor Mark Rylance tells us why he’s supporting a youth production of Juliet & Romeo that transposes the action to present day London and turns the classic tragedy on itsContinue Reading
Get your Covid booster booked in a month early from Monday – before ‘challenging winter’
FROM Monday Brits eligible for a vital booster shot can book themselves in a month before they are due their jab. The booking system has been changed to make sure everyone with waning protection against Covid is topped up as soon as possible. PA Boosters can be booked a monthContinue Reading
Nicaragua: former revolutionary Daniel Ortega now resembles the dictator he helped overthrow
Nicaraguans go to the polls on Sunday November 7 with former revolutionary leader, Daniel Ortega, hoping to win a fourth consecutive term in office. He’s not leaving much to chance, though. Prominent opposition figures (including presidential candidates) and critics have been imprisoned or forced into exile and newspaper offices haveContinue Reading
‘Princess’ all set to rule star again in my ‘World of Dreams!’
Rockprincess, tackling six furlongs for first time, bolted up on a ‘good to soft’ Redcar surface eleven days ago and I’m confident of a follow-up in the Nursery Handicap over a similar distance on Newcastle tapeta this afternoon when stable-jockey Kevin Stott replaces ‘number 2’ Tony Eaves on the BelardoContinue Reading
Son Heung-min scores first Tottenham goal under Antonio Conte to continue amazing record for new managers
SON HEUNG-MIN launched the Antonio Conte era at Spurs last night, continuing his amazing record under new managers. The South Korean took just 14 minutes to score against Vitesse Arnhem on Conte’s debut, setting Tottenham on their way to a 3-2 victory. 5 Son Heung-min got Spurs off to aContinue Reading
Cavani phoned Boca to beg for transfer over lack of game time, says Riquelme
EDINSON CAVANI phoned Boca Juniors to beg for a transfer in January, Juan Roman Riquelme revealed. The Manchester United striker was desperate to leave because of a lack of game time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. 2 Edinson Cavani personally called Boca Juniors to try and force through a transfer inContinue Reading
HSE not calling for reintroduction of Covid restrictions, says Reid
The HSE is not calling for the reintroduction of restrictions, but there is a need for everyone to look at their own behaviour, HSE chief executive Paul Reid has said. Speaking on RTÉ Radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show, Mr Reid said he was concerned about rising numbers. He saidContinue Reading
Tigray: the devastating toll of Ethiopia’s vicious year of war – podcast
Internally displaced people in Tigray in April 2021. UNICEF Ethiopia/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND A year since war broke out in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, conflict in the country is intensifying. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we talk to two experts about the worsening humanitarian situation in TigrayContinue Reading
Reversing death: the weird history of resuscitation
Most of us probably know – more or less – how to resuscitate one of our fellow human beings. Even if you haven’t taken a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you’ve probably seen the technique many times on television or in the movies. The early history of resuscitation was inContinue Reading
Your smile’s cosmic history: we discovered the origin of fluoride in early galaxies
Flouride is created by Wolf–Rayet stars, here seen in the Milky Way by the Hubble Space Telescope. Nasa/Judy Schmidt, CC BY-SA Look at the ingredients on a tube of toothpaste and you will probably read something like “contains sodium fluoride”. Fluoride, as you probably know, is important for healthy teeth.Continue Reading