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Glastonbury tickets take more than an hour to sell out after technical problems
G eneral tickets for next year’s Glastonbury Festival took more than an hour to sell out after the site experienced a “technical problem”. The second release of tickets went on sale at 9am on Sunday but many fans reported the site repeatedly crashing at different stages of the booking process.Continue Reading
Watch Podolski score from inside OWN HALF as fans laud ‘best left foot ever’
LUKAS PODOLSKI rolled back the years by scoring an outrageous goal in the Polish top flight yesterday. The former Arsenal winger now plies his trade in the country of his birth for Gornik Zabrze. 4 Lukas Podolski takes aim from inside his own halfCredit: Canal+ 4 The ball flies throughContinue Reading
Richard E Grant discusses facing the loss of his wife on Desert Island Discs
R ichard E Grant says ignoring the fact that a loved one has died makes it feel “like that person’s life didn’t count”, as he described facing the loss of his wife. The Oscar-nominated actor said that the coronavirus lockdown had given him the “extraordinary gift” of time with hisContinue Reading
Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia – introducing a new podcast series
Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia is a new podcast series from The Conversation. Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia is a new podcast series from The Conversation examining new research unlocking clues to the ongoing mystery of how dementia works in the brain. Listen to the trailer now before the series launches onContinue Reading
Deepfakes are being used for good – here’s how
The Reface App on a smartphone Italy stock images / Alamy Stock Photo In the second season of BBC mystery thriller The Capture, deepfakes threaten the future of democracy and UK national security. In a dystopia set in present day London, hackers use AI to insert these highly realistic falseContinue Reading
I’m closing down my restaurant after losing my taste and smell from Covid… my family have to try out dishes
A CHEF is closing down his popular Michelin-rated restaurant after losing his taste and smell from Covid. Mark Sebastian Fisher cannot personally sample the dishes before customers are served and has to ask his wife Michelle or staff to do it for him. Trip Advisor Sebastians Restaurant With Rooms isContinue Reading
Ukraine war: Russia U-turns on grain deal after Putin’s attempt at escalation fails
It took four days of determined international diplomacy, spearheaded by Turkey and the UN, for Russia to rejoin a deal allowing for the export of Ukrainian grain to world markets. Also known as the Black Sea grain initiative this was a deal to allow grain ships to depart safely fromContinue Reading
Wales vs New Zealand rugby: TV channel, live stream, kick-off time and team news CONFIRMED for autumn international
WALES host New Zealand and are aiming to beat them for the first time in 69 long years. The All Blacks have won every single match since Queen Elizabeth II was just one year into her seven-decade reign and now Wayne Pivac’s side are looking to change history. 3 AlunContinue Reading
We measured vaccine confidence pre-pandemic and in 2022 – it’s declined considerably
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock It’s one of the greatest achievements of modern science. Within only a year of SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19) being identified, safe and effective vaccines were developed, tested, and had begun to be rolled out. Since the first doses were administered nearly two years ago, they’re estimated toContinue Reading
Sonny Bill Williams brutally KNOCKED OUT by 48-year-old MMA legend in huge upset
SONNY BILL WILLIAMS was stunned by a brutal knockout from his 48-year-old opponent in a major upset. The former New Zealand rugby star, 37, took on MMA legend Mark Hunt in Sydney on Saturday night. 4 Sonny Bill Williams could not cope with the power of Mark HuntCredit: Stan SportContinue Reading