We must not lose sight of the

We must not lose sight of the potential deadly threat of the H5N1 strain of bird flu It has killed 50 per cent of those who have become infected. There is no evidence, as yet, that this is the deadly … Continue reading

It’s one of the country’s many

It’s one of the country’s many invisible slums, not even marked on maps – but the churches dotted among the rubble represent a microcosm of the battle within the Catholic Church between liberals and arch-reactionaries for the faith of 1.1 … Continue reading

Laws outlawing race hatred and

Laws outlawing race hatred and discrimination protect people, whereas the Government’s Bill will have the effect of ring-fencing ideas, some of them barmy or downright offensive.Personally, I have very little time for the Bible and find the Koran dull and … Continue reading

For that you would need

For that you would need an English government with the full gear box.IAIN M MACKENZIEMACHRIE, ISLE OF ARRAN The ‘common’ way to eat a sandwich Sir: Will you inform Sholto Byrnes, who wonders why he was was reproved by a … Continue reading

Aidan O’Brien trains eight of the

Aidan O’Brien trains eight of the 17 confirmed for the Dewhurst Stakes, with his team headed by the 2,000 Guineas favourite, George Washington, and Derby favourite Horatio Nelson.Fallon is fit to ride the stable’s nominated No 1 after returning to … Continue reading

The goalkeeper may be known as Laz

The goalkeeper may be known as “Lazarus” because of his ability to recover from injuries, but Sheffield United’s Paddy Kenny has been put on standby.Robbie Keane is also a worry – not because of injury but because of his poor … Continue reading

Still less do you say as Kerr has that some

Still less do you say, as Kerr has, that some Irish football “pundits” want their own team to lose.Kerr’s sensitivity to criticism has been building for some time, and apparently much of it is to do with the reluctance of … Continue reading

The pain both physical and em

The pain, both physical and emotional, has eased, but not disappeared.”I still stand by my view that it was surprising nothing came of it,” he said with a shake of the head. “Bad tackles should carry some sort of punishment, … Continue reading

Detection rates have increased as

Detection rates have increased as a result of the screening programme. And treatments have improved enormously thanks to the success of cancer research.”Professor Michel Coleman, cancer epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Med-icine, who produced the figures, … Continue reading

Nail-biters will always just need to

Nail-biters will always just need to clean up this last irritating bit of nail that’s poking up, and we’ll stop after that. The only thing that will make us stop, says Frankish, is if we find something more important or … Continue reading

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