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Firebomb to explode and finally make the winners’ enclosure!
Firebomb hasn’t raced since achieving a career-best time-handicap mark 44 days ago; perhaps it took plenty out of the consistent hitherto luckless Swiss Spirit gelding, beaten less than a length in four of his last five races but, chances of a first victory at the umpteenth attempt in the NurseryContinue Reading
Hamilton cancels show due to Covid-19 cases as virus wave hits West End
The West End production of Hamilton has announced it is cancelling its Wednesday evening performance due to an outbreak of coronavirus. This comes as several productions have shut temporarily due to rising case numbers and the spread of the Omicron variant. The Hamilton musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre, LondonContinue Reading
Five takeaways from the UK government’s proposal to replace the Human Rights Act
After years of discussing its intention to replace the Human Rights Act, the UK government has opened a consultation on a new bill of rights to replace it. The Conservative party has had an uneasy relationship with the Human Rights Act over the years. A promise to repeal and replaceContinue Reading
COVID passes: they can’t prevent every infection but do make events safer
With more than 60 countries now reporting cases, omicron has policymakers scrambling. Compared to delta, this new variant is likely to be more infectious and less responsive to one or two doses of a COVID vaccine. It remains unclear how severely ill it makes people. Reports from South Africa suggestContinue Reading
Rose Ayling-Ellis in the Strictly final: how the brain helps a person dance to music they can’t hear
This year’s series final of Strictly Come Dancing will feature actor Rose Ayling-Ellis. Ayling-Ellis is the show’s first ever contestant who is deaf. She has wowed Strictly viewers throughout the series and achieved excellent scores from the judges. But how is it possible that a person who is deaf canContinue Reading
Why we still fall for influencers, salesmen and politicians who lie
Capturing the public's attention is about standing out in a crowd of influencers. Peshkova | Shutterstock Our society is driven by social influence. The salesman who wants to sell you a car, the politician who wants your vote and the Tiktok influencer who wants you to “like” their videos haveContinue Reading
Leicester vs Tottenham FREE: Live stream, TV channel, team news and kick-off time for Premier League clash
TOTTENHAM can finally get their season underway again but they take on a tough Leicester side at the King Power next. Spurs have had two games in the last three weeks postponed, as their clash with Burnley was called off due to bad weather, before a Covid-19 outbreak at theContinue Reading
Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker: Date, UK start time, live stream, TV channel
DEREK CHISORA will look to breathe new life into his boxing career next month as he takes on Joseph Parker in a heavyweight rematch. The Brit star controversially lost his first fight with Parker back in May, despite scoring a knockdown in a particularly close contest. 1 Derek Chisora lostContinue Reading
Three ways to improve the uptake of COVID vaccines by ethnic minority groups in the UK
CameraCraft/Shutterstock COVID vaccines protect people from severe illness and death, but in the UK, they’re not doing so evenly. While overall uptake of COVID vaccines in Britain is high, it isn’t uniform across all ethnic groups. At the beginning of December, 90% of all white people aged 50-54 had beenContinue Reading
‘I Am’ definitely ready to maximise following Nicky!
I Am Maximus represents a Nicky Henderson-trained ‘special’ in the fourteen-runner Novices’ Hurdle over two miles of ‘good to soft’ Newbury this afternoon and yet this ‘once-raced’ Authorized gelding might just trade at decent odds under Nico de Boinville; portents suggest the multi-champion trainer is now ready to enjoy hisContinue Reading