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Chelsea news LIVE: Rudiger to leave in summer CONFIRMED, Lewis Hamilton’s takeover interest latest – transfer updates
Morning, Chelsea fans A billionaire in the running to buy Chelsea FC was once accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour. Hansjorg Wyss, 86, faced allegations over an incident said to have taken place in a hotel room in 2011. He is part of the Todd Boehly consortium, being advised by ex-ChancellorContinue Reading
Liverpool vs Everton: TV channel, live stream, kick-off time and team news
It’s derby day on Merseyside Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield. There have been few Merseyside derbies in recent decades as important to matters at both ends of the table and, perhaps more than ever, both setsContinue Reading
Russian ambassador says Dublin embassy has secured heating oil amid boycott
Russian ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov confirmed the Russian embassy in Dublin has succeeded in securing a heating oil supplier amid an apparent boycott. The embassy earlier this month issued a plea for help as Irish oil companies reportedly refused to deliver supplies in protest over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. MrContinue Reading
I was a sales manager but gave up work as I make enough money doing my lockdown hobby
A SALES manager skipped her way to financial freedom after being furloughed during the first lockdown. Lauren Flyman, known online as Lauren Jumps, used to have to watch her cash when she worked nine-to-five – but now she’s raking it in making a living with a skipping rope. Lauren FlymenContinue Reading
Cold showers: a scientist explains if they are as good for you as Wim Hof (the ‘Iceman’) suggests
Cold showers can have some benefits, a scientist says. Shutterstock, CC BY-NC Anyone watching the BBC programme Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof may be starting to wonder whether there really “power in the cold shower” as extreme athlete Hof claims. Hof, who set a Guinness World Record for swimmingContinue Reading
Growing up in a city can harm your spatial skills – new research
Manhattan is griddy. Shutterstock The science fiction film Tron Legacy opens with voice of main character, Kevin Flynn, musing of a digital world of his creating: The Grid. The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they moved through the computer. What did they lookContinue Reading
National Shakespeare Day: Where did William Shakespeare live and when did he die?
T oday (April 23) is National Shakespeare Day–a day for fans of the bard to celebrate his life and work. William Shakespeare is widely considered to be one of the world’s greatest poets and playwrights. He was also responsible for contributing hundreds of words to the English language–many of whichContinue Reading
‘Fear the worst’ – Piers Morgan leaks Cristiano Ronaldo text pre Man Utd clash
PIERS MORGAN admitted he “feared the worst” ahead of Arsenal’s lunchtime kick off against Manchester United. He personally texted good friend Cristiano Ronaldo, begging the United star not to score a goal at the Emirates against his beloved Arsenal. 2 Piers Morgan revealed his text to Cristiano Ronaldo before ArsenalContinue Reading
How the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is 21st-century imperialism writ large
In announcing his plan to partner with Rwanda to manage migration, Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed, on April 14 2022, that the UK is “a beacon of openness and generosity”. He lauded the great British tradition of offering sanctuary to those who seek it through legal routes while outlining howContinue Reading
Ukraine: a divided America seeks moral clarity in a war against democracy
Americans have been consumed by the war in Ukraine with intensive media coverage across news platforms. This is unusual. Foreign affairs do not usually consume the American public unless the US is directly involved and American lives are at risk. What explains this intense interest and what does it meanContinue Reading