As Robert Browning declaimed when in Italy: “O, to be in England now that April’s there”. But it is not too bad in March either when the sunshine finally acquires some warmth, and our cricket fields are mown for the first time, and another season wakes anew. Don’t mow in May, environmentalists now say, but...
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RETAIL UPDATE | Table-top clearance sale
During the Easter Holiday, the Wrexham AFC Club Shop will be hosting two table-top clearance sales with huge discounts available on remaining stock from our 2021/22 and 2022/23 ranges. Come on down and grab yourself some heavily-discounted clubwear on our two table-top sale days, Thursday March 28 and Wednesday April 3. Hosted by Gates...
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Alec Stewart: Ex-England captain opens up about his decision to step down as Surrey’s director
Alec Stewart says stepping down from his role as Surrey’s director of cricket was the “toughest decision” he has made, but has plans to stay in and around the sport. The 60-year-old, who has overseen three County Championship title wins, will leave at the end of the year. Stewart won six trophies in 23 years...
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England vs Belgium prediction, odds, expert football betting tips and best bets for international friendly | Sporting News United Kingdom
Two top-five teams coming off disappointing results last time out will look to bounce back in their final chance to make headway before this summer’s European Championship as England host Belgium at Wembley on Tuesday. England fell to Brazil 1-0 on Saturday thanks to an exceedingly poor performance against a struggling second-choice Selecao squad which...
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Calipari thinks UK could get 1 or 2 PGs back; won’t push players to NBA Draft
Say what you will about John Calipari, but he supports his players as well as any coach in America. In fact, Calipari has made it clear in the past that he would push certain players to the NBA Draft if he thought it was time, such as DeMarcus Cousins. This year? It sounds like Calipari...
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Two Kentucky freshmen among Top 10 in ESPN’s updated NBA Mock Draft
Obviously, Kentucky’s early exit from the NCAA Tournament was disappointing for the Big Blue Nation. But on a lesser scale, it was also disappointing for NBA scouts, who were hoping to watch the Wildcats’ talented freshmen take the sport’s biggest stage. In ESPN’s latest 2024 NBA Mock Draft update from Monday, the first few paragraphs...
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The infrastructure trusts with narrowing discounts
Infrastructure trusts staged a partial recovery in November Will it hold? Infrastructure trusts have seen their average discounts to net asset value (NAV) narrow in the past month, as the decline of government bond yields brought some good news for the sector. But not all the trusts recovered to the same degree, overall discounts remain...
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German officials warned lockdowns cause more harm than good, documents show
Germany’s public health agency said that lockdowns can cause more harm than good in documents released after a long legal battle. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) raised concerns in December 2020 that shutting down society could lead to increased child mortality, citing examples in Africa. The institute also disagreed with making FFP2 masks mandatory because...
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University of Birmingham first choice for leading graduate employers – University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is the top choice for the UK’s major employers searching for graduate recruits. The University of Birmingham is the UK university most targeted by the country’s leading graduate employers, a survey reveals. According to ‘The Graduate Market in 2024’, Birmingham attracted the most attention from employers featured in The Times Top...
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Endrick: Who is Brazil’s latest football prodigy?
Under the famous Wembley arch on Saturday night, a new Brazilian prodigy announced himself to the world. Aged just 17 years and 246 days, Endrick was summoned from the substitute’s bench by Brazil manager Dorival Junior as he looked to break the deadlock with England. Just nine minutes later, the teenage striker scored the winner,...
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Ukraine war: Two Russian landing ships hit off Crimea, officials say
24 March 2024 By James Gregory & Paulin Kola,BBC News Reuters Kyiv’s mayor has told residents not to leave shelter Ukraine says it has hit two landing ships, a communications centre and other infrastructure used by Russia’s Black Sea fleet off annexed Crimea. An announcement by the Ukrainian general staff said the Yamal and Azov...
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Sex reassignment in minors may be medical history’s ‘greatest ethical scandal’, French report says
Sex reassignment surgery could also be banned for minors. Reacting to the report, Ypomoni, a French parents’ group, said: “We welcome this return to reason.” Maud Vasselle, a mother whose daughter underwent gender transition treatment, told Le Figaro: “A child is not old enough to ask to have her body altered. “My daughter just needed...