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Brentford fan arrested and banned from games for racially abusing Man City star
A BRENTFORD fan has been arrested on suspicion of making a racist and homophobic comment at their recent defeat to Manchester City. The Bees have banned the supporter while police carry out their investigation into the incident which happened last Wednesday. 1 The alleged abuse took place during Manchester City’sContinue Reading
Life after COVID: most people don’t want a return to normal – they want a fairer, more sustainable future
Jacob Lund/Shutterstock We are in a crisis now – and omicron has made it harder to imagine the pandemic ending. But it will not last forever. When the COVID outbreak is over, what do we want the world to look like? In the early stages of the pandemic – fromContinue Reading
‘Rustler’ a strong fancy to make it third time lucky!
Domandlouis will not come as a surprise if able to ‘ruffle feathers’ of much-better fancied rivaLs in an eight-runner Novices’ Hurdle over two and a half miles around Ayr today when the number one Scottish circuit will probably be demanding; in the United Kingdom there is ‘soft’ and there isContinue Reading
The Tourist review: mystery and memory loss in the Aussie outback
Review at a glance Things are ominous from the off in this new BBC six-parter. The music is brooding; the landscape, arid and Australian, is bleak; the protagonist, played by Jamie Dornan, is stony-faced and irritable. And within minutes, our man is hurtling through the outback in a rickety oldContinue Reading
Whiteandblue to recoup considerable losses!
Whiteandblue and Coast look set to dominate a ten-runner Median Auction Maiden Stakes over five furlongs of Southwell tapeta today when their owners/trainers will definitely be viewing a ‘last chance saloon’ for these vexing three-year-old fillies which raced and failed twelve times last year as two-year-olds. Yes all juveniles areContinue Reading
Arsenal vs Man City LIVE: Action from Emirates as City look to win 11th in a row
Happy New Year to all Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the first Premier League game of 2022, the clash between Arsenal and Manchester City. City begin the new year as clear leaders having pulled away from Chelsea and Liverpool in December, and will be targeting anContinue Reading
Pictures of the world ushering in 2022, as omicron weighs on New Year celebrations
From Sydney to Shanghai and New York to Paris, the world ushered in 2022 with New Year celebrations that were largely overshadowed by pandemic concerns — even as uncertainty looms and the omicron variant continues to drive up infections globally. Australia and New Zealand were among the first to ringContinue Reading
Weightlifting: how beginners can get started this new year
Weightlifting isn't as intimidating as it might look. PHOTOCREO Michal Bednarek/ Shutterstock Weightlifting has become increasingly popular with people looking to get in shape. Not only can it be a great way to lose weight, it can also build strength and prevent muscle loss as we age. But knowing howContinue Reading
How orangutans mothers help their offspring learn
Lukaszemenphoto/shutterstock We have always known that orangutans infants are very dependent on their mothers in their early years. But it turns out that orangutan mothers also change their own behaviour to help their children learn and become independent as quickly as possible. Primate culture has fascinated many of us whoContinue Reading
Beyonce collaborator Es Devlin leads arts honours at New Year
Artist Es Devlin is among the capital’s cultural heavyweights recognised in the New Years Honours. The designer and artist, whose work includes West End theatre hits and London’s Olympic ceremonies, has been awarded a CBE. Devlin, who made her name with large scale installations, designed the UK pavilion at theContinue Reading