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Pardons for historic homosexual offences are welcome – but we still need to address the legacy of criminalisation
InkDrop/Shutterstock About 40 years ago, a man named George was arrested in Earl’s Court, London, and charged with persistent importuning. His offence? Striking up a conversation with another man who then invited George back to his flat, only to reveal that he was a police officer. George would later pleadContinue Reading
Intrepid duo to climb Kilimanjaro for Exmouth RNLI
Two long time friends are set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro this month to raise important funds for Exmouth RNLI. Adventurers Darren Strode and Andy Beake, both from Exmouth, will be donning their climbing boots and flying off to Tanzania on 14 January to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro in order to raiseContinue Reading
Transfer news LIVE: Latest news, updates and gossip
THE January transfer window is OPEN and deals are being made! SunSport can exclusively reveal Liverpool are close to a £60m deal for Porto’s Colombian winger Luis Diaz. And there are reports that Robert Lewandowski could be open to a Premier League move this summer. The Polish superstar is saidContinue Reading
Devonport MP slams MoD for waste as armed forces cut
MP for Devonport Luke Pollard has slammed the Ministry of Defence for wasting £13billion of taxpayers money since 2010, according to new Labour analysis. The MoD has blown billions of pounds at the same time as cutting Army numbers, cutting the number of Devonport warships and freezing forces pay. This has beenContinue Reading
COVID is caused by a virus – so why are researchers treating it with antibiotics?
i viewfinder/Shutterstock If you have a cold, don’t ask your doctor for antibiotics – that’s the golden rule. They’re for bacterial infections, not viral ones. We’re told not only that they won’t work, but that by using antibiotics when they aren’t needed, we’re helping bacteria become resistant to them. YetContinue Reading
This Is the Year of the Shadow Pandemic
The long-tail consequences of fighting Covid-19 must be mitigated—in education, women’s rights, climate, and more.Continue Reading
Ghiani is Sen Ding a resounding message, be prepared!
Sen Ding has an excellent chance of finally getting off the mark and recouping considerable losses in a 3-y-o Novices’ Stakes over six furlongs of Newcastle tapeta today when Stuart Williams’ charge will carry a big advantage, Marco Ghiani! I’ve prophesied the current champion apprentice will cut through the chaseContinue Reading
Capitol assault: the real reason Trump and the crowd almost killed US democracy
It was the moment that could have brought US democracy to its knees. One year ago, around noon on January 6, 2021, Donald Trump gave the concluding speech to a “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington DC. Within an hour, protesters attacked and then breached barricades around the Capitol Building,Continue Reading
Faroe Islands superspreader event: why transmission among the triple-vaxxed shouldn’t alarm you
When the omicron variant first emerged in South Africa in November 2021, there was a lot of alarm at the exponential spread of the infection. This phenomenal speed of spread exceeds what we saw with previous variants. This trend has been mirrored elsewhere in the world, including the UK whereContinue Reading
Five chemistry research projects that you can get involved in
The RiverDip experiment is one of many citizen science projects out there. Natallia Boroda/Shutterstock Sometimes the most powerful tool in research is people spending a few minutes to record their observations while going about their daily lives. An early example of this sort of “citizen science” is the annual gardenContinue Reading