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Arsenal vs Newcastle LIVE: Follow all the latest from Premier League match
THAT’S ALL FROM LONDON! Arsenal extended Newcastle’s winless run in the Premier League as they beat them 2-0 on Eddie Howe’s debut at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners had two massive opportunities to open the scoring in the first half, first with Martin Odegaard on 20 minutes when his free-kickContinue Reading
Do lateral flow tests detect omicron? Your questions answered
Just as we thought we understood COVID testing, along came omicron and raised a whole new bunch of questions. We asked Dr Andrew Lee, a reader in global public health, to answer them. The UK government website ran out of lateral flow tests. Does that mean I can’t get oneContinue Reading
Accounting software disruptor iplicit launches stock and inventory management feature
True cloud accounting software provider iplicit has launched a fully integrated stock control module – helping accounting and finance leaders to reduce manually intensive processes, decrease human error, streamline reporting, and improve inventory visibility. The UK-headquartered business has ploughed 15 months of development time and invested over £1 million into its latestContinue Reading
British Squash Champion
Totnes has a new national champion to be proud of. Guy Davies became the British Open over 75 squash champion at Colets, Thames Ditton. The championship took place over four days culminating in the final on Sunday. This is the third most prestigious squash masters competition in the world behindContinue Reading
Firebomb to explode and finally make the winners’ enclosure!
Firebomb hasn’t raced since achieving a career-best time-handicap mark 44 days ago; perhaps it took plenty out of the consistent hitherto luckless Swiss Spirit gelding, beaten less than a length in four of his last five races but, chances of a first victory at the umpteenth attempt in the NurseryContinue Reading
Hamilton cancels show due to Covid-19 cases as virus wave hits West End
The West End production of Hamilton has announced it is cancelling its Wednesday evening performance due to an outbreak of coronavirus. This comes as several productions have shut temporarily due to rising case numbers and the spread of the Omicron variant. The Hamilton musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre, LondonContinue Reading
Five takeaways from the UK government’s proposal to replace the Human Rights Act
After years of discussing its intention to replace the Human Rights Act, the UK government has opened a consultation on a new bill of rights to replace it. The Conservative party has had an uneasy relationship with the Human Rights Act over the years. A promise to repeal and replaceContinue Reading
COVID passes: they can’t prevent every infection but do make events safer
With more than 60 countries now reporting cases, omicron has policymakers scrambling. Compared to delta, this new variant is likely to be more infectious and less responsive to one or two doses of a COVID vaccine. It remains unclear how severely ill it makes people. Reports from South Africa suggestContinue Reading
Rose Ayling-Ellis in the Strictly final: how the brain helps a person dance to music they can’t hear
This year’s series final of Strictly Come Dancing will feature actor Rose Ayling-Ellis. Ayling-Ellis is the show’s first ever contestant who is deaf. She has wowed Strictly viewers throughout the series and achieved excellent scores from the judges. But how is it possible that a person who is deaf canContinue Reading
Why we still fall for influencers, salesmen and politicians who lie
Capturing the public's attention is about standing out in a crowd of influencers. Peshkova | Shutterstock Our society is driven by social influence. The salesman who wants to sell you a car, the politician who wants your vote and the Tiktok influencer who wants you to “like” their videos haveContinue Reading