The hysteria about anti-Semitism against Jeremy Corbyn and the left would at least have been more forgivable had it been based on the likely threat posed, rather than on mere offensiveness. The reason that the threat was never discussed in any mature depth by the mainstream media was because it was plainly laughable to say there was any threat to Jews from Corbyn’s Labour. That would have required an open and frequent assessment of the real numbers involved – 56 out of over 500,000 – but also the seniority of those involved.
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Attitudes to concussion have thankfully transformed completely since the 1980s – an era when, scarily, there was nothing remarkable about players getting concussed, having a head-wash by the physio’s ‘magic sponge,’ and then carrying on playing. Current practice is worlds away from such folly.
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I’m fully vaccinated and I have had my booster. No, I don’t know “what’s in it”. Neither this vaccine or the ones I had as a child. Nor do I…
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It is surprising in this country how we learn to play sports as kids without ever getting to read the rules. The “two-hands-on-it-is-keeper’s-ball” ‘rule’ is one we all get wrong, because the laws of the game do not in fact say that.
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Casey describes “rife drunkenness” and “drug-use.” Police dogs were kicked, officers attacked, bodies were “flung to the floor” and families of some of the players were “scared for their lives.”
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At no stage between the taking of the corner and the ball crossing the goal-line did the referee blow his whistle. The injury to de Gea, from which he recovered very quickly, did not appear to be serious, and was in any event inflicted by a team-mate.
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Everton blunder their way to EPL record derby defeat 1st December 2021, Goodison Park Everton 1-4 Liverpool (Gray 38 – Henderson 9, Salah 19, 64, Jota 79) Rafael Benitez’s return…
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In 1984 came the bombshell, as Kennedy was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, casting new light on his decline. From there, his life descended into tragedy.
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There are possible signs, albeit from far too small a sample-size to be conclusive yet, that Omicron’s emergence is good news.
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Hong Kong and Israel have had cases too, suggesting it is too late to contain it