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‘Sir Henry’ is expected to ‘putt’ things right!
Landermere provided a 22/1 shock first-up when beating our strongly-fancied ‘headline’ selection Parlando by a neck in Maiden Stakes over a mile of Kempton polytrack on Wednesday but a glance at the race time and subsequent computation left me completely and utterly bemused; I’ve never been a sore loser butContinue Reading
Limerick community in shock after 12-year-old driving car dies in collision with lorry
UPDATED: 3.45pm 11/2/22 Gardaí have appealed for witnesses and dash-cam footage after a 12-year-old boy died when the car he was driving collided head-on with an articulated lorry on Friday. The boy, named locally as Wictor Chojecki, from Newcastle West, Co Limerick, was driving a grey coloured Nissan Qashqai ownedContinue Reading
If Russia invades Ukraine, what could happen to natural gas supplies to Europe? Podcast
Europe relies on Russia for about 40% of its natural gas. Victoria Viper B/Shutterstock As frantic diplomatic efforts continue to avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s reliance on Russian gas supplies – and what would happen to them in the case of a war – remains an ever-present threat.Continue Reading
Electroconvulsive therapy: calls to have it suspended ignore the evidence
Arguments to suspend ECT are based on selective and poor-quality assessments of the evidence. Micolas/ Shutterstock Around 2,500 people in England receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) every year. This is a last resort treatment, used to help alleviate severe depression in people who have failed to respond to other treatments. ECTContinue Reading
Why age verification is another flawed attempt to regulate online pornography in the UK
VALUA STUDIO/Shutterstock The UK government has announced that its forthcoming online safety bill will require websites that publish pornography to verify users are over 18. Sites will need to adopt a method of age verification, such as having users provide their passport information. They will likely need to employ aContinue Reading
Ukraine: Russia probably won’t turn off the gas, but the problem won’t go away any time soon
One of the key issues raised by the crisis on the Ukraine borders is the future of Europe’s gas supply. As talks have foundered over the past month, Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom warned of the low levels of gas in European storage facilities. The US and Europe, meanwhile, have threatened thatContinue Reading
Five midfielders Man Utd could sign to replace ‘dummies’ and appease Ronaldo
MANCHESTER UNITED’S search for a midfielder will resume in the summer with Paul Pogba out of contract and question marks surrounding both Fred and Scott McTominay. A presence in the middle of the park is a priority after Wales striker Dean Saunders claimed Cristiano Ronaldo is ‘playing with dummies’ atContinue Reading
‘Eureka’ I’ve found a double with the ‘Legend!’
Colourful Dream did enough first time out to suggest the Godolphin-owned three-year-old will recoup losses in a twelve-runner Fillies’ Novices’ Stakes over the straight Newcastle tapeta mile today; it’s 167 days since the well-backed Dubawi filly finished 9th (of 11) to odds-on stable-companion Silk Romance over seven furlongs at theContinue Reading
Museum of London to close in December ahead of big move and name change
T he Museum of London will close its doors in December ahead of its move to a new multi-million pound home in Smithfield after bowing out with a look back at some of its landmark exhibitions. The new building, which will be renamed The London Museum, is due to openContinue Reading
‘I did not see them; I saw their soul’: retreats are more about magical encounters than self-exploration
Being aware of the people you're meditating with is an integral part of the process. Evgenia Kostiaeva | Shutterstock Going on a retreat seems like the very definition of a solitary experience. You leave behind your friends, family, and colleagues, giving up everyday life, responsibilities, cares and frustrations, for someContinue Reading