[ad_1] One of England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup winners, who now cannot recall playing in the final, is among a group of former internationals planning legal action for brain injuries. Former front row forward Steve Thompson, 42, watched the 2003 final on television during the shutdown. “I can see I’m …
Read More »SARAH VINE: What bitter grapes to carp on William and Kate’s feel-good tour of Britain
[ad_1] As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sat shivering on a bench at Batley Station in West Yorkshire, I’m sure the thought of being home by the fire with their three children must have crossed your mind. Aside from the biting cold and picturesque conditions aboard the royal train …
Read More »Helicopter crash in France: Macron talks “fight for survival” with five dead in Alps | World | News
[ad_1] The mountain rescue helicopter fell to an altitude of around 1,800 meters in the Savoy area, near the town of Bonvillard, in eastern France. A statement from local officials said six people were on board. It is understood that one is fighting for his life. The French president said: …
Read More »COVID-19: How are people chosen for the vaccine and what is the process like? | UK News
[ad_1] Hundreds of people in the UK have become the first in the world to receive the Pfizer / BioNTech coronavirus vaccine approved outside of a trial. Sky News visited Croydon University Hospital (CUH) in South London, among the first to administer the vaccine to patients, to experience how the …
Read More »The UK to break ranks with the EU and stop US tariffs on state subsidies
[ad_1] The UK government has broken ranks with the EU by unveiling plans to suspend punitive tariffs against the United States for aircraft subsidies, in an attempt to pave the way for a post-Brexit trade deal with Washington. Last month, the EU hit $ 4 billion in US products with …
Read More »COVID-19: Four lions from the Barcelona Zoo test positive for coronavirus | World News
[ad_1] Four lions in a Barcelona zoo tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said. Three 16-year-old women, named Zala, Nima, and Run Run, and Kiumbe, a four-year-old boy, were examined after caregivers noted they showed mild symptoms of the disease. They suffer from very mild flu-like symptoms, with no signs of …
Read More »Basaksehir and PSG players leave the pitch after an alleged racist insult from a match referee | World News
[ad_1] The players of Paris Saint Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir left the court in protest during their Champions League match over an alleged racist insult made by a match referee. The Turkish club’s players protested after their Cameroonian assistant coach Pierre Webo was seen with a red card in the …
Read More »Steve Thompson in group of former international rugby players to sue for brain damage
[ad_1] I don’t remember England’s games at the World Cup, says 2003 winner Thompson Rugby World Cup winner Steve Thompson and seven other former players claim the sport has left them with permanent brain damage and are in the process of filing a lawsuit against gambling authorities for negligence. All …
Read More »Matt Hancock licks the glory of vaccines and may have shed a tear | Politics
[ad_1] JOccasionally a fool has an even rest. Usually it’s Matt Hancock who gets all the shitty gigs and he’s the No. 10 “designated scapegoat”. But while all Boris Johnson got from his hospital visit to observe one of the first shots, soon every jabbee will be broadcast With a …
Read More »Thieves Target Russia’s ‘End of the World’ Plane of Nuclear War | Russia
[ad_1] The thieves have targeted a Russian “doomsday” plane, the military plane that would be used by top officials, including Vladimir Putin, in the event of a nuclear war. The theft of the Ilyushin-80, a mobile command post specially designed to keep officers alive and in command of the army …
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