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Chelsea striker Timo Werner spotted chasing lost dog for over a mile
CHELSEA striker Timo Werner chased a lost dog for more than a mile — only to end up defeated. Timo, 25, set off after the terrier which was darting around in distress in a park. 2 Chelsea striker Timo Werner chased a terrier for more than a mile but wasContinue Reading
COVID: media must rise above pitting scientists against each other – dealing with the pandemic requires nuance
Krakenimages/Shutterstock At the start of the pandemic, there was a striking sense of shared resolve and solidarity. Facing a public health crisis greater than any in living memory, people were largely united in their support of difficult measures to protect the vulnerable, safeguard the health system and sustain key workers.Continue Reading
Nationwide network of public health collaboration ambassadors announced
A nationwide network of ambassadors has been announced representing the Public Health Collaboration at a local level to nurture a network of people to help inform and implement healthier decisions for where they live. A balance of healthcare professionals and members of the public were asked to volunteer their time,Continue Reading
Remember ‘Elton’, the time has come for change!
Two 125/1 winners on Friday 13th and one of them, newcomer Maybe Even Never, just happened to beat our 9/1 nap Raydoun; a vexing end to a ubiquitous week when all two-year-old ‘star’ selections made the frame at inflated odds. I know my policy of plumping for big ‘uns’ isContinue Reading
Junglie legend Royal Marine
End of an era Junglie Legend David West MBE bids farewell to the Royal Marines and the arctic after 43 years. A Royal Marine stalwart who has been at the forefront of Arctic flying for three-and-a-half decades has completed his final winter in the frozen north – just as hisContinue Reading
Buatsi batters Bolotniks with 11th-round KO to edge closer to world title fight
JOSHUA BUATSI raced to his second win in three violent months with a one-sided battering of Ricards Bolotniks. The man nicknamed ‘Just Business’ raced to his 15th straight victory, in promoter Eddie Hearn’s Essex garden, with a clinic in precision punching that ended brutally in the 11th. 3 Joshua BuatsiContinue Reading
Lockdown weight gain: telling people to eat less has never been the answer
People have been gaining weight during the pandemic Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock We ate a lot more during the pandemic. The latest figures by Public Health England suggest that more than 40% of British adults gained an average of 3kg during the pandemic. The reasons for the rise in body weights seem,Continue Reading
CoronaVac vaccine: its results are patchy, but the world can’t ignore its usefulness
China’s vaccine-development system has been busy during the pandemic. Two Chinese vaccines are now being used around the world: the Sinopharm vaccine and the CoronaVac vaccine. The latter, developed by the Sinovac Biotech company, is the latest COVID-19 vaccine to be authorised for emergency use by the World Health OrganizationContinue Reading
Community rallies behind Devon woman walking 630 miles for retired farmer with Motor Neurone Disease
Rachel Bush, 60, from Kingston, Devon, and her faithful terrier Ruby are walking the entire 630 miles of the South West Coast Path to raise funds for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association after her friend and neighbour contracted the disease. Seeing the devastating impact of MND on her friend –Continue Reading
Commemoration of the 76th Anniversary of VE and VJ Days in Dorchester
Public Events 14th/15th August Covid-19 restrictions prevented the nation from commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day in May and Victory over Japan (VJ) Day in August in a manner fitting the efforts and sacrifice of those men and women of the British Empire who took part.Continue Reading