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Germany election winners, losers, and how the Greens emerged as kingmakers – Podcast
After Germany’s recent election, coalition talks are now underway to determine the composition of the next government and who will succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we explore what the results tell us about German voters’ priorities – and we dig into theContinue Reading
Busy Open Days, a gig at Powderham Castle, and European Researchers Night 2021
Heritage Open Days tend to be one of the busiest times of the year for us – we open for two weekends, entirely for free to the public. It takes a lot of planning, and recruiting and training volunteers to make this possible, so the run-up is generally pretty hectic.Continue Reading
Time to put my ‘Neck’ on the line!
Artaois, not surprisingly mooted a 2021 classic prospect after an unchallenged Chester success three weeks ago, rates a solid bet under Andrea Atzeni to defy a 6lbs penalty in division two of the class 4 Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Salisbury this afternoon; similar distance andContinue Reading
Man Utd news LIVE: Van de Beek bench rage, Cristiano Ronaldo winner vs Villarreal reaction, Henderson transfer – latest
GOOD MORNING MAN UTD FANS The Red Devils secured their first win of the Champions League season after beating Villarreal 2-1 at Old Trafford last night. And it was Cristiano Ronaldo – making his record 178th appearance in the competition – who popped up with a dramatic 95th-minute winner. TheContinue Reading
Man Utd boss Solskjaer thanks ‘best goalkeeper in world’ De Gea after Villarreal
DAVID DE GEA was the ‘best goalkeeper in the world’ as Manchester United beat Villarreal in the Champions League on Wednesday. That is according to Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who heaped praise on the Spaniard after the dramatic late win at Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has heapedContinue Reading
Rent increases may suggest ‘unacceptable level of non-compliance by landlords’
A 7 per cent increase nationally in rents for the second quarter of 2021 may “indicate an unacceptable level of non-compliance by landlords,” according to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). The latest RTB report, which covers April to June 2021, revealed a national increase of 7 per cent which isContinue Reading
Long-term antidepressant use is effective, but many people can come off them safely – new research
The number of prescriptions written for antidepressants in wealthy countries has doubled in the past 20 years. This increase is mostly due to people staying on antidepressants for a long time. There are now many people who have been on these drugs for several years and feel fairly well, butContinue Reading
Being good at maths might help you become great at sports – Emma Raducanu showed us why
Following her triumph in the recent US Open tennis tournament, Emma Raducanu was interviewed by Chinese media outlet CGTN and revealed that maths was her favourite subject at school. Raducanu told the interviewer she was “a numbers person” and really enjoyed the problem-solving aspect. The tennis player, who recently receivedContinue Reading
‘Covid will become manageable’: BioNTech co-founder says the virus will be with us for years
LONDON — The co-founder and chief medical officer of BioNTech, the German firm which developed a Covid-19 vaccine alongside Pfizer, told CNBC that the world “should not live in fear” of the virus. “Covid will become manageable. It already has started to become manageable” Dr. Ozlem Tureci said in theContinue Reading
North Korea: the rise and rise of ‘first sister’ Kim Yo-jong
When the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, called for an end to the war on the Korea peninsula recently, the initial response was a rebuff from North Korea’s vice foreign minister. This has been the standard response from Pyongyang whenever the idea has been raised of turning the 1953 armisticeContinue Reading