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Omicron: better to be safe (and quick) than sorry
People Image Studio/Shutterstock On discovering the omicron variant, many countries moved quickly to impose travel restrictions and other public health measures, such as compulsory mask wearing. But, given the lack of data, is this the best course of action? These measures have tangible costs, and some have argued that theyContinue Reading
Never entertain an ‘Angel’ unaware!
Superior Council is an obvious alternative to likely short-priced, William Haggas-trained favourite Pink Crystal in a fourteen-runner Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Newcastle tapeta today and though Richard Fahey’s charge needs to ‘find time’ I’m happy to play each-way and chance sufficient improvement; both have raced only once, inContinue Reading
The charlatans to play Exeter date on 30th anniversary best of tour
THE CHARLATANS are currently on their (Covid) delayed 30th Anniversary tour and recently released a 6 vinyl LP Box Set to celebrate the anniversary. ‘A Head Full Of Ideas’ is a five album, and exclusive 7”, career-spanning box set that sums up their remarkable progress from 1990 Manchester scene hopefuls to one ofContinue Reading
France and the UK: behind two men scoring political points are teams of diplomats behaving like grown ups
Instead of a more formal mode of communication, UK prime minister Boris Johnson recently decided to tweet a letter he had written to French president Emmanuel Macron issuing a series of demands on managing cross-Channel migration. Macron was duly enraged. He accused Johnson of not being serious and disinvited theContinue Reading
Classic sailing in the West Country makes history
The first ever Pantaenius sponsored West Country Classics Series, for classic and heritage sailing boats took place in 2021. Results for two or more of three Classic sailing events which included Dartmouth, Falmouth and Fowey Classics were combined to identify four winners. The prizegiving was hosted by Saltash Sailing ClubContinue Reading
Exmoor’s nature
Latest natural thatching on Exmoor created by storm Arwen…Continue Reading
Closure of nightclubs and limits on household mixing over Christmas advised by Nphet
Updated at 11:50 am Further Covid-19 restrictions for the Christmas period are expected to be discussed by the Government on Friday. The Cabinet meeting at 3pm will follow a meeting of the Covid-19 sub-committee on Friday morning. As reported in The Irish Times, reduced capacity in pubs and indoor hospitality,Continue Reading
Stop and search: new data shows continued ethnic disproportionality
Each year the Home Office publishes data on stop and search from all 43 police forces in England and Wales. The latest figures for the year ending March 2021 reveal a familiar pattern: stop and search disproportionately affects black people and targets drugs, not serious violence. The figures come asContinue Reading
Debunking key myths about Britain’s ‘broken asylum system’
In the same week that saw at least 27 people die in the Channel trying to cross in a small boat, the UK government released its quarterly immigration statistics bulletin. Political pressure has piled up on the UK government – and on Home Secretary Priti Patel in particular – toContinue Reading
Inside the campaign to fix music’s streaming problem
It was, in many ways, a gleaming example of just how strong our love for music remains. Social media was taken over by statistics, a flurry of figures showing just how many millions of hours we’ve all spent listening to our favourite artists over the past year — whether itContinue Reading