[ad_1] One by one, several European Union nations have banned flights from the UK and others were considering such action, all in the hope of preventing a new strain of coronavirus spreading across southern England from establishing a foothold. solid on the continent. France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and …
Read More »Lydia Ko ends 2020 LPGA Tour season winless, but achieves another top-five result
[ad_1] Michael Reaves / Getty Images Lydia Ko finished 2020 without a win after being tied for fifth in the CME Group Tour Championship. New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko officially ended 2020 winless on the LPGA Tour, after tying for fifth at the CME Group Championship in Florida. Going into …
Read More »Tom Cruise closes Mission: Impossible filming to take a break after spiel on set
[ad_1] Tom Cruise has reportedly called on time at the beginning of filming for his latest movie, just a week after a recording of him attacking crew members on the set of Mission: Impossible 7. Sun reported that after his now-infamous spiel on set against crew members who did not …
Read More »Pharmac stoush: ‘I can’t believe people are not getting this drug’
[ad_1] Cancer Society Medical Director Dr. Chris Jackson. Photo / Cancer Society of New Zealand By Ruth Hill of RNZ An internal turmoil at drug purchasing agency Pharmac has blocked funding for a life-prolonging drug for bowel cancer patients that is available in 52 other countries. Meanwhile, patients are going …
Read More »Premier League: Leicester stuns Spurs as Manchester United hits Leeds
[ad_1] Jamie Vardy’s penalty and Toby Alderweireld’s own goal propelled Leicester to a 2-0 win over Tottenham and into second place in the Premier League, ahead of the north London club on Sunday (Monday NZT). Tottenham’s once burgeoning title challenge has failed in the past eight days, with just one …
Read More »Epidemiologist Michael Baker: ‘We will bring this virus to New Zealand’
[ad_1] New Zealand will see the UK’s new Covid-19 variant here in the coming weeks, a leading epidemiologist warns. Photo: 123rf.com But, the new variant of Covid-19 found in the UK is potentially only a problem for New Zealand if the virus is imported and an outbreak starts here, said …
Read More »Eagle helicopter, police cars, fire truck and emergency used to catch the wanted man
[ad_1] Police used an Eagle helicopter, a fire and emergency vehicle and their Armed Criminal Squad to detain a wanted man in central Auckland last night. Photo / Hayden Woodward Police used an Eagle helicopter, a fire and emergency vehicle and their Armed Criminal Squad to detain a wanted man …
Read More »Meghan and Harry’s victory on Twitter means bad news for Kate
[ad_1] The new Twitter results on how many times each royal tweeted in 2021 is bad news for Kate Middleton. Photo / Getty COMMENTARY You may not know Tim O’Donovan’s name, but every year at the end of December he causes quite a stir in the British press. That’s because …
Read More »Questions that arise after police stopped young people from taking their photos
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Wairarapa police admitted to taking photos of youths illegally after RNZ alerted them to multiple reports of officers stopping and photographing Maori youth on the street. Whānau describes her children walking alone in broad daylight, when the police …
Read More »Tune in to the Harry & Meghan Show Christmas Special
[ad_1] OPINION: Is nothing sacred? Surely one must feel sorry for their monarch and the ritual of the Queen’s Christmas message. You may have to compete with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex who recently signed a lucrative deal with Spotify to produce and host podcasts of uplifting kindness and …
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