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Carbon looks a sequence ‘special’ to go one better!
Dubai Poet looked the class(ic) act on a star-studded Newbury ‘Super-Saturday’ programme and this Roger Varian-trained Lope De Vega colt became first on my short list for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next May; he slammed our nap, Gaius, by five and a half lengths but frenetic betting told usContinue Reading
Local Opticians committee launches competition to promote children’s Eye health in Devon
Devon Local Optical Committee have launched a children’s competition to design an “eye-catching eyepatch” to celebrate National Eye Health Week 2021 Devon Local Optical Committee and Sensory Solutions Improving Lives Plymouth have partnered to celebrate National Eye Health Week, which will take place from 20th to 26 September 2021. TheyContinue Reading
China: don’t mistake Xi Jinping’s crackdowns for a second Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong, when he was close to death in the mid-1970s, told those around him that he regarded his two greatest achievements as establishing a unified country in 1949, and launching the Cultural Revolution in 1966. This huge movement continued till Mao’s death in 1976. His desire, he said, wasContinue Reading
Israel was a leader in the COVID vaccination race – so why are cases spiralling there?
Israel has been one of the focal points of the pandemic in 2021 owing to its rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. By late February, authorities had administered at least one dose to 50% of the population, with much of Israel’s immunisation programme using Pfizer vaccines. Society then in effect reopenedContinue Reading
Football news LIVE: All the latest updates from around Europe’s top clubs
KEANE TEARS INTO SPURS Former Manchester United midfielder and Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane launched a blistering attack on Tottenham following their 3-0 defeat to Chelsea on Sunday afternoon. “I thought Chelsea were excellent, we know what they’re about, real quality, a lot of energy, desire, men v boys. “IContinue Reading
Roy Keane believes Declan Rice is ‘way ahead’ of where he was at 22 as Man United fans demand signing of West Ham ace
ROY KEANE believes Declan Rice is ‘way ahead’ of where he was when he was the same age as the England star. The Ireland legend was full of praise for the West Ham star before their Premier League clash with Manchester United on Sunday. 2 Roy Keane was full ofContinue Reading
Alan M Kent’s “The mouth of truth”
“A poet’s task is to mouth the truth”, so says Alan M Kent, the award-winning poet, novelist and dramatist, in the title poem of his latest book of poetry. On the cover is a photograph of the Bocca della Verita, a large marble mask that is housed in the SantaContinue Reading
‘Important day for economy’ as thousands of workers return to office
The return to offices and workplaces by workers across the State from Monday is evidence of the success of the Covid-19 public health strategy, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Mr Martin said it was an important day for the economy, and society as a whole, made possible by the “exceptionalContinue Reading
The practical ways to reduce your carbon footprint (that actually work)
Want to know how to reduce your carbon footprint? It’s more complicated than you may imagineContinue Reading
Resistance band workouts are everywhere – but do they work?
And streeeetch … Vladimir Sukhachev Resistance-band exercises have been all over social media during the pandemic. In case you aren’t familiar with them, resistance bands are similar to an elastic band, usually made from a synthetic fibre like latex or rubber. You can loop them around your legs or arms,Continue Reading