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Scottish Premiership: How realistic is a non-Old Firm title challenge?
Following the dreary derby stalemate at Ibrox, many were starting to feel Tony Bloom’s bullish comments were not so outlandish. Last month, the Brighton & Hove Albion owner, who now has a 29% stake in Heart of Midlothian, said the Tynecastle club have a “very good chance of at least being second” this campaign. The […]
Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’
In a statement, António Guterres spoke out against what he called a “flagrant violation” of Qatari sovereignty and territorial integrity. He insisted that all parties must focus on achieving a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, “not (on) destroying it”. No senior leaders killed, claims Hamas Hamas reported that six people had been killed, including the son […]
Practice guidance for percutaneous arteriovenous fistulas for dialysis access
Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2025.08.019 The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published new practice guidance for the creation of percutaneous arteriovenous fistulas (pAVFs) for dialysis access. The guidance was published online in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR). The document serves as a summary of what […]
Scottish Premiership: Is your club returning from the international break stronger after Deadline Day? | Football News
The Scottish Premiership returns from the international break this weekend, but are clubs returning stronger after the end of the transfer window? Deadline disappointment at Parkhead Celtic fans have been growing increasingly frustrated by the apparent failure of the club’s board to spend money, and in the right places. Deadline Day did nothing to ease […]
Macron faces deepening French political impasse: But does he do compromise?
In 2017, he blew up the system. Now, can he keep it together? France’s Emmanuel Macron had never run for public office before becoming president. And for a while, he seemed exempt from the crude reality of political horse-trading. Yet now, the same Macron who reigned supreme when he smashed the big tent centre-left and centre-right […]
County Championship: Surrey dominate day two against Warwickshire
Ollie Pope’s quickfire 56 not out underlined a dramatic second day turnabout in fortunes with Surrey taking charge of their vital County Championship match against Warwickshire at The Oval. Dom Sibley also made an unbeaten 64 as Surrey cruised to 181-1 in their second innings, helping Pope add an unbroken 89 after initially featuring in […]
Poland says it downed drones in its airspace during Russian attacks on Ukraine
Poland said Wednesday it had downed drones that entered its airspace during Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a post on X that he had “received a report from the Operational Commander of the Armed Forces Branches regarding the downing of drones that intruded into our airspace and could have […]
Scottish gossip: Martin, Montgomery, Dolček, King, Graham, Baraclough, Fraser
Russell Martin retains the backing of Rangers’ owners for now despite the head coach losing the support of many of the Scottish Premiership club’s fans. (Football Insider), external New Nottingham Forest head coach Ange Postecoglou may bring former Scotland Under-21 international and ex-Hibernian boss Nick Montgomery, who was one of his assistants with Tottenham Hotspur, […]
Attacks on schools surge by ‘staggering’ 44 per cent over the past year
Over 41,000 incidents of violence against school-age children were reported by the UN in 2024. Countries with the highest levels of violations in were Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, notably the Gaza Strip, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Somalia, Nigeria, and Haiti. In a message to mark the International Day to Protect […]
Blood test identifies HPV-associated head and neck cancers up to 10 years before symptoms
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes around 70% of head and neck cancers in the United States, making it the most common cancer caused by the virus, with rates increasing each year. Unlike cervical cancers caused by HPV, there is no screening test for HPV-associated head and neck cancers. This means that patients […]