Lance Armstrong’s stepfather Terry DEFENDS the brutal beatings he gave the disgraced cycling legend

‘He wouldn’t be the champion he is today – I drove him like an animal’: Lance Armstrong’s stepfather Terry DEFENDS the brutal beatings he gave the disgraced cycling legend with after new documentary revealed how he ‘beat the s*** out of him’ Lance Armstrong’s stepfather Terry defended the beatings he gave his stepson  Former cycling … Read more

How ex-Saracens players’ investment in a microbrewery gave new purpose after rugby

It’s a dilemma many professional sportsmen and women face after retirement – especially forced retirement – what to do next to earn a crust.   In spite of fierce competition in the industry, two former Saracens rugby players Alistair Hargreaves, 32 and Chris Wyles, 35, created a microbrewery business after identifying a gap in the market … Read more

Dylan Alcott reveals some supermarket shoppers gave him a ‘hard time’ during COVID-19 panic buying

‘It was pretty scary being in a wheelchair’: Paralympian Dylan Alcott had a ‘hard time’ at the supermarket thanks to by COVID-19 panic buyers By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:05 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 06:11 BST, 19 May 2020 Paralympian Dylan Alcott has joined 7-Eleven’s Good Calls initiative to reward … Read more

Critically-ill coronavirus patient saved by quick-thinking doctor who gave him an arthritis drug

A critically-ill coronavirus patient was saved after getting a promising arthritis drug that is being trialled by doctors worldwide. Leonard Whitehurst was admitted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital on March 16 with a confirmed case of COVID-19. Over the course of his stay, his condition deteriorated until his prognosis was ‘very grim’, according to medics … Read more

Boris Johnson says fear of never seeing his new son gave him the will to beat coronavirus

Boris Johnson has revealed that the fear of never seeing his newborn son drove him in his battle against coronavirus.  The Prime Minister, 55, spent a week in April at St Thomas’s Hospital in London fighting the virus, including three days in intensive care, and admitted yesterday that doctors had prepared to announce his death.  … Read more

Battlefield that gave Hannibal his first great victory discovered in Spain

The site of a famed battle between Hannibal and a 100,000-strong hoard of angry Spanish tribesmen has been discovered by archaeologists.  It is thought the great clash may have occurred on the banks of the Tagus river between Driebes and Illana in Guadalajara in 220 BC, according to new research. Academics claim the battle happened … Read more

Freddie Flintoff reveals his wife Rachael gave birth to their FOURTH child at Christmas

Freddie Flintoff reveals his wife Rachael gave birth to their FOURTH child at Christmas and they’ve named him Preston after his home town The couple are also parents to Holly, 15, Corey, 14, and Rocky, 12  They first announced they were expecting in October after Rachael revealed her bump at the Attitude Awards By Rebecca … Read more

U.S. government gave $3.7million grant to Wuhan lab that experimented on coronavirus source bats

The Chinese laboratory at the center of scrutiny over a potential coronavirus leak has been using U.S. government money to carry out research on bats from the caves which scientists believe are the original source of the deadly outbreak. The Wuhan Institute of Virology undertook coronavirus experiments on mammals captured more than 1,000 miles away in … Read more

Could nitric oxide treat coronavirus? US doctors are testing the gas that gave us Viagra

Doctors from around the world are seeing if the gas that gave us the ‘little blue pill’ will also help treat the novel coronavirus as it continues to spread. Nitric oxide is a colorless gas helps blood vessels dilate, which in turn leads to increasing the amount of oxygen flowing throughout the body. It’s been … Read more

Google paid £44m in corporation tax in the UK last year but gave more than £1bn in pay and bonuses

Google has been blasted for paying just £44million in corporation tax in the UK last year despite handing out more than £1billion in pay and bonuses to staff. The payment is down on the £66million paid in 2018, due to profits falling following the hiring of 800 workers, including 400 new research and development (R&D) … Read more