[ad_1] Liverpool finished 2020 atop the Premier League table, despite a road record of just two wins in eight games and draws in three of the last six. One of those disappointing draws came against Newcastle on Wednesday night, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino were unable to convert several wonderful …
Read More »London Welcomes the New Year with Dazzling Fireworks and Light Show, but Celebrations Muted by Covid Measures
[ad_1] L Ondon welcomed the New Year with dazzling light and a fireworks display across the Thames, but the celebrations were muted and people said to stay home due to coronavirus restrictions. In the midst of the fireworks, several projections of light filled the sky over the O2 Arena for …
Read More »See: Edinburgh unveils ‘home of Hogmanay’ movie finale to herald the arrival of 2021
[ad_1] What happens A symbol of a giant handshake over the home of Scottish rugby has heralded the arrival of 2021 at the end of a short film underscoring Edinburgh’s claim to be ‘the home of Hogmanay’. Thursday, December 31, 2020, 6:46 p.m. Updated Thursday, December 31, 2020, 11:52 pm …
Read More »Britain rings silent in 2021 with small crowds and heavy police presence
[ad_1] The clock has struck midnight in Britain, heralding a new year and the end of one of the strangest 12 months in the country’s history. 2020 came out with something of a whimper, with the usual fireworks cut off and nightclubs closed for months as the streets of major …
Read More »Silent Celebrations as the UK Welcomes 2021 and the World Says Goodbye to a ‘Different’ Year | UK News
[ad_1] The UK has welcomed 2021, saying goodbye to a year that for many was the strangest, harshest or even worst in recent times. It was ushered in by the chimes of Big Ben, an hour after the nation’s clock marked the end of the Brexit transition period, with none …
Read More »Iran Says Trump Is Trying To Manufacture A Pretext For War | Iran
[ad_1] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday accused Donald Trump of trying to fabricate a pretext to attack Iran and said Tehran would defend itself strongly. Furthermore, a military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned Trump “not to turn the New Year into mourning for the Americans.” Zarif …
Read More »Brexit: In Crisis, No Fanfare, UK Finally Ends EU Era | Brexit
[ad_1] Four years, 27 weeks and two days after a referendum that divided the country nearly in half, the UK left the EU orbit on Thursday night in an exit that was remarkably low-key and marked by warnings of potential disruptions by come. In a sometimes gloomy New Years message, …
Read More »Brexit transition ends when UK-EU trade deal enters into force | UK News
[ad_1] The UK has started a new relationship with the European Union with the end of the Brexit transition period. Despite leaving the EU on January 31 last year, the UK has remained bound by the bloc’s rules as a member of the single market and the customs union. However, …
Read More »Wuhan locals fill the streets to celebrate the New Year as the rest of the world suffers under Covid lockdowns
[ad_1] Crowded streets and wild New Year celebrations have erupted in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the Covid pandemic began. – while the rest of the world is locked up at home. A year ago today, a Covid-19 outbreak was reported in the Hubei province city, which then spread …
Read More »Tommy Docherty: colorful and complex coach with a formidable football brain | Ewan Murray | Football
[ad_1] Tommy Docherty spent a lifetime breaking convention. From a loft, a “doocot” to Docherty, atop the main grandstand at Stamford Bridge, he could be found looking towards Chelsea. Docherty, the club’s manager from 1961 to 1967, decided he could get a better view of the game from on high. …
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