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COVID: the beta variant is surging in mainland Europe – should the UK be worried?
Most of the world, the UK included, is currently grappling with the delta variant of the coronavirus. But in parts of Europe there has also been a resurgence of an earlier variant of concern: beta (B1351). First discovered in South Africa, it has since dispersed globally, but hasn’t yet gainedContinue Reading
Earth’s inner core is growing more on one side than the other – here’s why the planet isn’t tipping
Argonne National Laboratory/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA More than 5,000 kilometres beneath us, Earth’s solid metal inner core wasn’t discovered until 1936. Almost a century later, we’re still struggling to answer basic questions about when and how it first formed. These aren’t easy puzzles to solve. We can’t directly sample the innerContinue Reading
Djokovic throws racket into STANDS before smashing a second in Olympic meltdown
TENNIS superstar Novak Djokovic lost the plot during the men’s Olympic bronze medal match – throwing his racket into the STANDS. The World No.1 had his hopes of a Golden Slam shattered by German Alexander Zverev earlier this week, crashing out at the semi-final stage. 4 Novak Djokovic proceeds toContinue Reading
The link between local pub closures and support for UKIP
Alamy/Wayne Hutchinson The decline of the high street has been hollowing out British town centres in recent years. When pubs, community centres, libraries and banks close, it adds to a sense of local decline. In my recently published research, I found that local decline contributes to a rise in supportContinue Reading
Lions 9-27 South Africa rugby LIVE RESULT: Springboks level series with dominant kicking display – latest reaction
OUR MAN IN THE GROUND From The Sun’s Jonny Fordham in Cape Town: The Lions were forced to a final Test decider as this barbaric never-ending story rolls on for another week. In a bloodthirsty Second Test South Africa roared back with a vengeance.The Boklash they promised, was delivered. SoContinue Reading
Irish vaccine rollout overtakes UK as 72.4% of adult population fully vaccinated
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has praised the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine in the State, confirming 72.4 per cent of the adult population are now fully vaccinated. On Saturday evening, Mr Martin tweeted rollout of vaccines in the Republic has now surpassed the UK’s where 72.1 pe cent of the adultContinue Reading
Bishops tell parishes to hold Confirmations and Communions despite guidelines
A number of Bishops are telling their parishes to flout Government guidelines and press ahead with Confirmations and Communions as early as next month. As the Irish Examiner reports, yesterday the Taoiseach agreed the restrictions were difficult but urged the Church not to press ahead with any unilateral breaches ofContinue Reading
Cornwall coast walk voted one of the UK’s best, thanks to its stunning beauty
In a new study and public vote by leading footwear brand Pavers Shoes, the Porthleven to Lizard Point coastal walk in Cornwall has been chosen as the second best in the UK. Ahead of the summer holidays where many of us will be looking to choose UK destinations rather thanContinue Reading
Put me down as a ‘Gambler’ on certainties!
Asymmetric looked a class act when giving this column another good-priced winner at Goodwood, Thursday, but jockey Martin Harley must have been mighty relieved to grab the spoils following a scrambling effort due to a stop/start pace; obviously he’d been told to ‘drop in’ but Alan King’s charge was hemmedContinue Reading
Luke Pollard MP calls for quicker action to get afghan interpreters’ families home
Plymouth is home to a number of Afghan interpreters who supported British Forces in Afghanistan over many years. There has been a controversy for the past few years that promises to reunite Afghan interpreters who have settled in the UK with their families from Afghanistan have not been kept byContinue Reading