Month: February 2026

The ex-girlfriend of Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid has said his actions are "hard to forgive" after he admitted to cheating on her in a live television interview after winning a bronze medal.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

Small opening cut into floor at Merchant’s House Museum indicates site was probably used as ‘safe house’, experts sayA landmark house in Manhattan preserved as a museum to New York’s 19th-century history has revealed an even more intriguing secret: its previously unknown status as a refuge for people who escaped slavery before and during the civil war.The Merchant’s House Museum’s link to the Underground Railroad, a network of abolitionists who […]

Small opening cut into floor at Merchant’s House Museum indicates site was probably used as ‘safe house’, experts sayA landmark house in Manhattan preserved as a museum to New York’s 19th-century history has revealed an even more intriguing secret: its previously unknown status as a refuge for people who escaped slavery before and during the civil war.The Merchant’s House Museum’s link to the Underground Railroad, a network of abolitionists who […]

AMA to review safety of respiratory vaccines as health agencies end recommendations based on no new dataThe largest medical organization in the US will help conduct a review on the safety and effectiveness of respiratory vaccines as federal health agencies and advisers end vaccine recommendations based on no new information.“They are filling a void that the government created,” Ezekiel Emanuel, vice-provost for global initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, told […]

Scottish Labour leader agrees PM can support party’s effort to win May’s Holyrood election in abrupt about-faceThe Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, has agreed that Keir Starmer can campaign for the party in the Holyrood elections just days after calling for the prime minister to resign.In a marked change of position, Sarwar said Starmer and other cabinet ministers were welcome to support Scottish Labour’s faltering effort to win in May, […]

Britain’s seventh-richest man, who vocally backed Brexit then moved to Monaco, also hits out at people on benefitsThe billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who moved to tax-free Monaco in 2020, has claimed that the UK is being “colonised” by immigrants.Speaking in an interview with Sky News, Britain’s seventh-richest man and the part-owner of Manchester United FC took aim at people receiving state support and immigrants. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

Gareth Ward of Ynyshir in Wales vows to fight on after inspection report is disclosed revealing concerns over fliesA chef whose Michelin two-star restaurant in Wales was given a one-star hygiene rating has claimed the inspection regime is “prehistoric” as it emerged officers raised concerns about dead flies and the potential for cross-contamination.Gareth Ward said the inspectors did not understand what he and his colleagues were trying to do at […]