Gabby Douglas has apologized for saying that women should “dress modestly and be classy” to avoid enticing “the wrong crowd”, a comment that drew criticism for victim shaming and kicked off a public rift between members of last year’s US Olympic women’s gymnastic team. Douglas, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, […]
Daily Archives: November 19, 2017
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Head coach Unai Emery has had to step in and settle the argument between two of his star players. Cavani and Neymar came to blows during the 2-0 victory against Lyon in September over who would take free-kicks and penalties. It was reported after the game the the Ligue 1 […]
The molecules are 10 times stronger than existing antibiotics and can treat superbugs like MRSA. Scientists used mini submarines fitted with underwater cameras like those used on the blockbuster BBC David Attenborough Blue Planet II series to harvest them. The Plymouth University researchers found the bacteria-killing compounds 1.25 miles below […]
A study across eight European countries including England showed 60 per cent had been wrongly prescribed at least one drug, while more than a quarter had been given at least two. The most commonly prescribed “inappropriate” drugs were sedatives and antipsychotics which are calming but are linked to fall-related injuries […]
You can’t come in,” I say. The dog looks at me, its head on one side as if it’s read the book on animal cuteness. “You’re not a stray,” I tell it. “You belong to the town.” That was the first thing I heard when I came to Santo Stefano, […]
Tina Brown became the editor of “famous (if fading)” British Tatler magazine at the youthful age of 25 and spent four years revitalising its dwindling circulation and increasing its cheekily-in-the-know coverage of society figures, peaking with coverage of the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer in July 1981. […]
There is a close connection between writing and gardening. Perhaps it’s to do with a shared joy in words: all those Latinate names appeal to people whose business is language. And gardening takes time and dedication, a parallel with writing a novel. One of the greatest 20th-century gardeners was Vita […]
LONDON — Gerry Adams, the divisive politician known around the world as the face of the Irish republican movement as it shifted from violence to peace, announced Saturday that he was stepping down as leader of Sinn Fein next year after heading the party for over 30 years. The 69-year-old […]