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Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst hit red carpet in UK premiere of new film
Benedict Cumberbatch revealed the biggest challenge of playing a American rancher in his new film was learning how to roll a cigarette with one hand while sitting on a horse – as he walked the red carpet at its UK premiere. The actor plays a domineering bully who responds withContinue Reading
Multiple sclerosis: the link with earlier infection just got stronger – new study
For most of the time since the first description of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1868, the causes of this disabling disease have remained uncertain. Genes have been identified as important, which is why having other family members with MS is associated with a greater risk of developing the disease. AContinue Reading
The Electron-Ion Collider: new accelerator could solve the mystery of how matter holds together
Brookhaven National Laboratory in the US. Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory When the Nobel Prize-winning US physicist Robert Hofstadter and his team fired highly energetic electrons at a small vial of hydrogen at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in 1956, they opened the door to a new era of physics. UntilContinue Reading
Dr. Scott Gottlieb says Merck’s Covid pill ‘can make a real difference’
Dr. Scott Gottlieb explained why he’s optimistic about Merck‘s Covid antiviral pill after the drugmaker asked the Food and Drug Administration Monday to authorize its pill to treat people with mild to moderate Covid symptoms. “The topline data from this Merck study was probably the best treatment effect we’ve seenContinue Reading
Czech election: an oligarch defeated and a president in hospital – what on earth happened?
A dramatic general election in the Czech Republic seems to have ended the rule of the populist oligarch Andrej Babiš. Babiš’s movement ANO (the Association of Dissatisfied Citizens) has been a part of the coalition government in the Czech Republic since 2013, and Babiš himself has been prime minister sinceContinue Reading
“Calancombe wines sparkle at Crabshell Tasting”
A good time was had by all at the Crabshell last Thursday Evening, when three wines were showcased by Owner Lance Whitehead of Calancombe Vineyard Modbury, interspersed with presentations from both Tim Jones, Start Point Finance Kingsbridge, and Jonathan Jex, Jex Capital Allowances London. Local Business people and Professionals wereContinue Reading
Open Letter to the Archbishop Of York, Stephen Cottrell: Leicester Minster (Diocese Hub) Scheme
In view of the support for the Parish system you have recently been at pains to express, we are writing to you in connection with the above scheme which is a matter of the gravest concern. In short, it is a scheme for the abolition of the traditional Parish system.Continue Reading
This great game is definitely all about Resilience!
Resilience will certainly not be a surprise if he causes one under John ‘fifty-something’ Egan in an eleven-runner Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta this afternoon and from stall one appeals as a cracking each-way bet to enhance recent winnings from this column, providing readers/punters have stuck rigidlyContinue Reading
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 date: UK start time, live stream, TV channel
USYK PLAYER Tyson Fury has been told to have a long break by Richie Woodhall, who fears he may only be motivated by Anthony Joshua beating Oleksandr Usyk. Fury retained his WBC title after 11 gruelling rounds with Deontay Wilder, which ended with a brutal knockout. He is now setContinue Reading
The Power of the Dog review: Let’s give Cumberbatch the Best Actor Oscar now, it’ll save time
Review at a glance Y ou don’t look at Benedict Cumberbatch and think “cowboy”, a fact that works to the advantage of this heart-stoppingly tense Western, Jane Campion’s first feature film since 2009. To say more would spoil a crucial, mid-point revelation. Suffice to say that tough, brawn-worshipping Montana rancher,Continue Reading