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Keir Starmer’s first conference speech as Labour leader was a serious affair – here’s what you need to know
Keir Starmer’s first in-person conference speech as Labour leader covered a lot of ground, though there was no single piece of rhetoric to act as a governing idea. It wasn’t an Ed Miliband “one nation” moment. There was, though, a clear message: that Starmer represented a “serious” politics. He usedContinue Reading
‘Skies’ all set to become stormy for bookies!
RATTLE OWL, 9/2, ‘rattled’ home yesterday; what a wonderful month this has been and, of course, we’ve profited considerably. Calm Skies will probably be a major target for ‘big-hitters’ to justify favouritism and make it fifth time lucky in the Fillies’ Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Kempton polytrack tonightContinue Reading
Marseille players ‘turning on’ Arsenal loanee Guendouzi ‘after criticism’
MATTEO GUENDOUZI is allegedly wearing thin his Marseille teammates’ patience – just eight games into his loan spell with the Ligue 1 club. The 22-year-old is reported to have clashed with a number of players in the squad, according to L’Equipe. 2 Guendouzi recently joined Marseille in a loan withContinue Reading
HMP Bronzefield stillbirth proves prison is not safe for pregnant women
Sakhorn/Shutterstock “Ms A”, an 18-year-old woman held on remand in HMP Bronzefield women’s prison in Middlesex, England, gave birth to her first child alone in her cell after her calls for help were ignored. A new report from the prisons and probation ombudsman provides details on Ms A’s case andContinue Reading
Bombshell clues that ‘PROVE’ China hid Covid lab leak in ‘cover up of the century worse than Watergate’
COVID was leaked from a Wuhan lab in the “cover up of the century” that is “worse than Watergate”, former intelligence chiefs and diplomats have claimed. The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) – a high security facility specalising in coronaviruses – has been in the eye of the storm asContinue Reading
Phoebe Waller-Bridge: I don’t want to see a female bond
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has said she would not be in favour of a female Bond as she attended the premiere of the latest film in the series No Time to Die. The acclaimed creator of Fleabag was drafted in to work the script walked the red carpet at the film’s glitteringContinue Reading
China: removing ‘Arab-style’ features from country’s biggest mosques the latest move in campaign of Muslim assimilation
Islamic landmark in China: the Dongguan mosque in Xining, the capital of Qinghai province, western China. David Stroup, Author provided In the normally quiet city of Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai province, everyday interactions between the city’s ethnic groups – Han Chinese, Hui Muslim, Tibetans, Turkic Salars and othersContinue Reading
Cold showers are said to be good for you – here’s what the evidence shows
A cold shower in the morning is a pretty unpleasant way to start the day. Yet many have been tempted to take up the habit because being immersed in cold water has many purported health benefits, both physical and mental. Cold showers were first administered for health reasons in theContinue Reading
HGV driver shortage: remote-controlled lorries could prevent future logistical nightmares
The current HGV driver shortage is the latest chapter in the UK’s supply chain jitters, disrupting wholesale food delivery, cancelling bin collections and leading to the panic buying of fuel. While there is a good chance the country will overcome this temporary problem, the driver shortage is calling into questionContinue Reading
How the pandemic has changed holidaymaking in Britain
Daniel Gale/Shutterstock Restrictions on foreign travel have had a big impact on British holidaymakers over the last 18 months. In the first quarter of 2021, outbound international flights taken by UK tourists were down 94% compared to the year before, while UK cruise passengers fell from almost 2 million inContinue Reading