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Three picks for the CJ Cup including 60/1 shot searching for his first win
THE new PGA Tour season really gets under way this week, with most of the game’s big stars ending their post Ryder Cup breaks, and teeing it up at the CJ Cup in Las Vegas. Dustin Johnson is a 12-1 favourite on the strength of his five-from-five heroics at whistlingContinue Reading
‘Stars’ to shine before ‘Glen’ performs!
Glentaneous, denied a gilt-edged opportunity to win the prestigious ‘Cambridgeshire’ at Newmarket last month, because ground conditions were too firm, is one of nine ‘decs’ for an ‘aged’ handicap over ten furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Nottingham this afternoon. Brian Meehan’s charge is expected to go close on a yieldingContinue Reading
Zero COVID worked for some countries – but high vaccine coverage is now key
Firefighters conducting disinfection at the Terminal 3 of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo Since the start of the pandemic, several countries have adopted a zero-COVID strategy, aiming to eradicate COVID within their borders. Faced with the highly transmissible delta variant, many are now abandoning it. NewContinue Reading
Housing shortages and crowded classes: how life on campus changed after the first world war
Young people in the UK have reportedly taken up university places at record levels in 2021. Some institutions have over-recruited and now face great pressure on their resources. Students are having trouble finding places to live and seats in lecture halls. Some universities are paying students to defer their place.Continue Reading
UK economy returns to growth in August after July dip
THE UK economy returned to growth in August after suffering a dip in July. According to the latest official figures, UK gross domestic product grew 0.4% in August in the first full month after Covid-19 restrictions were lifted. The UK economy resumed its recovery in August It remains 0.8% belowContinue Reading
The Phantom of the Open review: With Rylance, everyone’s a winner
Review at a glance O God, not another lovable British loser! That’s what every vaguely cynical film-goer will think upon hearing the synopsis of this comedy about record-breaking golfer Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance). Flitcroft became news in 1976, when he played in the Open Championship and, during the qualifying competition,Continue Reading
Is Boris Johnson facing his own ‘winter of discontent’? What the polls tell us
When we talk about how well or badly a government is doing, we often base that discussion around polling that shows how people say they are going to vote in the next election. Recent polling, for example, puts the Conservatives comfortably ahead of Labour in voting intentions – although theContinue Reading
China and Taiwan: why the war of words is unlikely to lead to military conflict (for now, at least)
In the past fortnight, record numbers of Chinese military aircraft have deliberately flown into Taiwan’s air defence zone, sparking alarm in Taiwan and concern across the region as well as for the United States and its allies. This intentional aggression has been accompanied with forthright statements from the Chinese president,Continue Reading
Priti Patel’s ‘activist travel bans’ are another blow to human rights in the UK
Colin Fisher / Alamy Stock Photo Home Secretary Priti Patel is proposing new police powers and tougher penalties for protesters, including giving courts the power to ban activists with a “history of disruption” from travelling to particular protests. Patel justifies this by saying that some protest, like the recent obstructionContinue Reading
Wayne Rooney reveals his dad would give him a slap during blazing rows after growing up fighting on streets as kid
WAYNE ROONEY has incredibly revealed his own dad would ‘give him a slap’ during blazing rows growing up on Merseyside. The Manchester United icon, 35, will be the subject of a remarkable documentary coming to Amazon Prime in early 2022. 2 Wayne Rooney admits he ‘wasn’t the nicest kid’ andContinue Reading