Twenty miles outside Geneva, beneath the towering magnificence of a mountain called the Rock of Hell, is a long, pleasant road that runs past the Brocher mansion. Set in acres of gentle lawns and specimen trees, on the edge of the medieval village of Hermance, it is a blissful place. My friend Dominic Nutt and I have […]
Kendall Coyne Schofield scores OT winner as Frost halt Sceptres’ home win streak
Minnesota Frost captain Kendall Coyne Schofield chipped in the overtime winner to defeat the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 in a defensive tussle on Sunday. Before Toronto goalie Kristen Campbell could cover up, Coyne Schofield found a loose puck in a goalmouth scramble to score with 2:21 remaining in the extra period before 8,510 at Toronto’s Coca-Cola Coliseum. […]
Reform UK rift only helps Labour and Tories while sidelining voters hoping for change | Politics | News
There is no question that Nigel Farage is one of the most successful campaigners and politicians of recent years. However, the last few days have seen Reform UK, his current political vehicle, in the headlines for the wrong reasons. A public spat is being played out between the party and Rupert Lowe, its recently suspended […]
Carpets, seatbelts and 3 other changes could cut risk of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease can have hereditary roots but it doesn’t always result from family history, and various lifestyle factors can sway your chances of developing this neurodegenerative illness, such as head trauma and brain injuries. The Alzheimer’s Association highlighted a sobering statistic: “When a person over 65 years old sustains a serious TBI (traumatic brain injury) […]
Australia and England set for day-night Test at MCG for 150th Ashes anniversary | The Ashes
The historic 150th anniversary Ashes Test at the MCG in 2027 will be staged as a day-night match. Long locked in for 11 to 15 March, Cricket Australia confirmed – exactly two years out – Australia’s one-off match against England would be the first men’s pink-ball Test at the venue. Remarkably, the first Test in […]
Breakthrough in case of family who vanished 66 years ago | US | News
A vehicle dredged up from the depths of a river could be the key to resolving a family’s disappearance that has puzzled investigators for over six decades. Police have implied a strong connection, claiming “everything matches” as they tentatively identify the Ford station wagon with the one driven by Ken and Barbara Martin back in […]
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte arrested in Manila after ICC warrant | Philippines
The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been taken into custody after the international criminal court issued a warrant for his arrest for his so-called “war on drugs”. The president’s office said Duterte was arrested on Tuesday morning at Manila airport after flying back from Hong Kong. “Early in the morning, Interpol Manila received the […]
Olympic cross-country ski champion Beckie Scott named CEO of Nordiq Canada
Beckie Scott has lived many different lives. She was an Olympic cross-country skiing champion, an athlete representative at the International Olympic Committee, and a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency during the Russian scandal emanating from 2014. Since 2017, Scott was founder and CEO of Spirit North, a non-profit intended to empower Indigenous youth through […]
Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger, doctors say, but remains in hospital
Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, doctors said Monday, but they have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment. In a late update, the doctors said the 88-year-old Pope remains stable and […]
Parkinson’s symptom that can come on years before hand tremors
Parkinson’s disease plays out differently for all of the approximately 145,000 UK residents living with this incurable, progressive neurological disorder. With as many as 40 reported symptoms, including the hallmark tremors in hands and arms, Parkinson’s is the fastest-growing neurological condition globally. Just over 1% of those with the disease are under the age of […]