This isn’t the usual sort of thing we write about here but it’s Friday and I was struck by this NY Times opinion piece published last month titled “There’s a Link Between Therapy Culture and Childlessness.” In 2023 the U.S. fertility rate fell to a record low. Some of the decline can be explained by...
I guess I’m just a glutton for punishment. After watching the new season of Daredevil I didn’t have much investment in future Marvel TV shows. Frankly, nearly all of them have been disappointing and some of them have been outright embarrassing. After watching the first three episodes of Ironheart last night, I can say it...
Captain Ben Stokes said “it is a good job Test cricket is played over five days” following questions over his decision at the toss in England’s epic victory over India. Stokes opted to field despite ideal batting conditions on the opening day of the first Test at Headingley. India reached 430-3 in their first innings,...
Asked whether a draw had been discussed, Tongue said: “Hopefully we’re not in that situation anyway. We’ll try and be as positive as we can in that first session, then see where we are at lunch – then we’ll take things from there. “With our batting line-up I feel we can chase down anything. Their...
A number of new innovations to football have been on show since the start of the 2025 Club World Cup Read full article at source...
A mix of stories makes the front pages of Friday’s papers but the looming vote on the assisted dying bill features prominently. The Daily Express leads off with a plea from a supporter of the bill urging MPs to “allow us the choice to have a good death”. A photograph of Sophie Blake, who has...
Accurate weather forecasts are not just vital for planning our daily lives but knowing about upcoming severe weather can help us to change our behaviour, save lives and mitigate damage to property. It is impossible to assess the full economic value of weather forecasts globally, but the numbers are huge. According to NOAA (National Oceanic...
The Democratic Party is effectively decapitated, which means that it is every man and Xe for they/them. As America has become increasingly divided, what motivates liberal voters, and especially the increasingly radical base of the Democratic Party, are fringe issues that are either irrelevant or even offensive to everybody else. What that means is that...
With Leinster, Bath and Leicester Tigers all involved in domestic finals last weekend, and Toulouse’s season still ongoing in France, it was a smaller panel that Farrell brought to Portugal last week for a training camp. Although Leinster hooker Ronan Kelleher will be on the bench on Friday night six days after lifting the URC,...
Asked what he thought Verstappen was trying to achieve in the manoeuvre at Barcelona’s Turn Five, Russell said: “I think he was trying to run me off the road, but I don’t think he was trying to intentionally crash into me. I think he just misjudged it.” If Verstappen receives one more point on his...
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne takes a brilliant diving catch to remove South Africa captain Temba Bavuma for 36 to leave South Africa on 94-5 on day two of the ICC Test Championship final at Lord’s. Read full article at source...
According to the website Football Transfers’ ‘Estimated Transfer Value’ algorithm, the current under-21 squad is valued at £428.2m, just over 50% higher than that of the group who won Euro 2023 (£280m at the start of that tournament). Champions League, Premier League and full international appearances, along with current contract status at club level, all...
Essex need to start putting some pride into their T20 Blast performances, says captain Simon Harmer. Sunday’s six-wicket hammering by Middlesex was their fourth successive loss at the start of the campaign and leaves them bottom of the South Group. “We need to find ways to win games of cricket and if we’re brutally honest...
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Donald Trump has said he will visit China after speaking to its leader Xi Jinping over the phone. The US president said he had reciprocated with an invite to the White House during the “very good talk” – though such a trip has not been confirmed by either side. Thursday’s call is the first time...