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Jurgen Klopp claims Newcastle takeover means it’s ‘Super League for one club’
JURGEN KLOPP hit out at Newcastle’s £300million takeover, describing it as a ‘Super League for one club’. The Magpies were bought by a Saudi Arabia-backed consortium last week with Mike Ashley finally selling up. 2 Jurgen Klopp slammed the Saudi Arabia takeover of NewcastleCredit: Reuters With their super-rich owners setContinue Reading
Relaxing restrictions hasn’t made COVID cases spike – but this doesn’t mean herd immunity has arrived
Varavin88/Shutterstock Back in the summer of 2021, the UK government’s pandemic modellers predicted that there would be a significant COVID outbreak in the autumn. Yet so far, this hasn’t happened. Other countries with good COVID vaccine coverage have also seen their cases fall and then stabilise. So is herd immunityContinue Reading
David Hockney has drawn a nude sketch of athlete Tom Daley | London Evening Standard
David Hockney has painted many a famous face over the years – and now he’s captured one as we’ve never seen him before. Tom Daley, current 10m platform diving world champion, revealed on his Instagram and YouTube pages that the legendary British artist had created a portrait of him, whichContinue Reading
Why care workers are feeling less valued and leaving the sector after the pandemic
Inside Creative House / Shutterstock The care sector is struggling to recruit and retain staff, as England enters the next phase of its COVID-19 recovery. So why are care workers leaving the sector in droves, and what can be done to bring them back? Skills for Care (an independent charityContinue Reading
Cultural Capital episode 20: watch our show on the best of London’s arts and culture
Welcome to a special art fair edition of Cultural Capital – as Frieze opens in Regent’s Park, we headed down there to take a stroll round London’s most significant art fair and see how people are feeling about being back in the tents in real life. We also nipped inContinue Reading
Football news LIVE: All the latest updates from around Europe’s top clubs
NO DEJA BLUE IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Ex-Chelsea defender Frank Lebeouf warns fans it is ‘almost impossible’ for the club win the Champions League again this season. The Blues won their second ever Champions League trophy in May, overcoming Manchester City 1-0 in Porto thanks to a goal from Kai Havertz. ButContinue Reading
‘Blue’ to finally gain reward for consistency with Faye!
Glentaneous, easy five three and three-quarter lengths winner of an ‘aged’ handicap over ten furlongs ‘good to soft’ Nottingham, Wednesday, must represent one of best and most assured naps from this column which originated back in 1974 when I created record £72 points and scored unchallenged in the now-defunct SportingContinue Reading
COVID and flu: how big could the dual threat be this winter?
Subbotina Anna/Shutterstock Although COVID infections are currently low or in decline in most western countries aside from the UK, there’s still a long way to go before the threat of the pandemic is over. A big concern this winter is if there’s a resurgence of COVID with other respiratory illnessesContinue Reading
Sydney to allow quarantine-free international travel for Australians from next month
People gather for picnics beside the Harbour Bridge in the suburb of Kirribilli on September 19, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Covid-19 restrictions have eased for people in NSW who are fully vaccinated. James D. Morgan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Fully vaccinated Australians arriving in Sydney from overseasContinue Reading
Another Round? What really happens when you microdose alcohol
Extreme measures. JaCrispy In Danish director Thomas Vinterberg’s latest film, Another Round, friends Martin, Tommy, Peter and Nikolaj agree to conduct a little experiment: they will stay moderately drunk throughout the day to see how it affects their social and professional performance. The four middle-aged men are dissatisfied with theirContinue Reading