Author: James Martin

If there is one thing not unfamiliar to Peter van der Veen, it’s the prospect of hard work and long hours. The new Hull City assistant head coach has only been at the MKM Stadium since mid-January when he came in to join Shota Arveladze’s coaching staff but is already making his presence felt within the dressing room. Van der Veen’s back story, however, is something rather unique and it involves the former Netherland’s Under-20s boss running his own gardening company in a bid to make ends meet, and ensure his love of working outside was able to continue. Having…

Unfortunately, it isn’t always so easy. Prolonged screen time disrupts sleep and gives us a big hit of dopamine, often called the “feel-good” neurotransmitter — so much of it that if you go overboard, your body could compensate by making less of your own. Scrolling through social media can add the harmful impacts of comparison, unrealistic standards and the spread of misinformation, said Wendy Rice, a psychologist based in Tampa, Florida.”Any time you bring groups of people together, there’s opportunities for people to directly harm each other’s mental health by how they treat each other, for people to compare themselves…

Donald Trump chose a rally in Georgia on Saturday night once again to praise Vladimir Putin, calling the Russian president “smart” even as he said the invasion of Ukraine amounted to a “big mistake”.The Republican former president also had warm words for China’s president Xi Jinping and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and referred to such leaders collectively by saying: “The smartest one gets to the top.”He spoke admiringly of Xi in terms of the fact that he “runs 1.5 billion people with an iron fist” and referred to Kim as “tough”.Then of Putin, Trump told the crowd: “They asked…

All the latest from the Grenada National Cricket StadiumEngland’s big reset is undermined by Root’s third-class captaincyEmail simon.burnton@theguardian.com | Tweet @Simon_Burnton58th over: England 114-8 (Woakes 18, Leach 3) Another maiden over, this from Mayers. Some early leaders have emerged in my completely unscientific captaincy micro-poll: Continue reading… Source link

10.01am EDT 10:01 At the bustling tea stands and roadside eateries of Delhi, European politics is not a regular topic of conversation. But with wall-to-wall coverage of the war in Ukraine on television and in the newspapers, petrol prices rising and pressure growing on the prime minister, Narendra Modi, to denounce Russia, Indians are starting to grapple with the consequences of the conflict 2,800 miles away. Ram Agarwal, a shopkeeper, does not condone the loss of civilian life but nor can he bring himself to criticise Russia. He grew up in the 1950s and 60s when India and the Soviet…

At the end of what had been a largely flawless visit to Europe, during which he focused on the misery Vladimir Putin was imposing on Russia, Joe Biden closed his 27-minute speech on Saturday evening in Warsaw by conjuring up the image of a less popular US president – George W Bush – when he said: “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.”The US president has previously called Putin a killer, a pure thug, a war criminal and a butcher, but he had never advocated regime change, risking turning the war for the defence of Ukraine to a…

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. An estimated 9.5 million Americans aged 12 and older misused opioids in 2020, including 9.3 million prescription pain reliever abusers and 902,000 heroin users. Opioids are drugs formulated to replicate the pain-reducing properties of opium. Prescription painkillers like morphine, oxycodone and hydrocodone are opioids. Illegal drugs like heroin and illicitly made fentanyl are also opioids. The word “opioid” is derived from the word “opium.” Synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, caused nearly two-thirds (64%) of the more than 100,000 drug…

The gardening expert continued: “Ensure you soak the entire weed with the mixture and wait for a day to inspect and repeat until all the weeds are eliminated.”Experts at Westlab agreed with this method of killing weeds as they suggested this similar solution.They said: “Try mixing two cups of Epsom salt, one gallon of white vinegar, and a quarter cup of gentle washing up liquid. “Put into a spray bottle and spray weeds generously. “Leave for 24 hours and you’ll be amazed at the results.” Source link

Hull KR can look forward to a Challenge Cup quarter-final against Castleford Tigers after seeing off Leigh Centurions on Saturday afternoon. The Robins were far from their best but did enough to book their place in the next round. Here, KR reporter James O’Brien takes a look at the main talking points to come out of the last-16 tie. Strange game The cup clash will not be remembered as a classic with both teams showing a lack of respect for the ball. Leigh were arguably the better side but they could not live with Rovers when the hosts upped the…

9.50am EDT 09:50 Suzanne Wrack was at Old Trafford for us – I’ll leave you with her match report. Thanks for your company and emails, bye! 9.39am EDT 09:39 The player of the match is Alessia Russo “What a day. It’s been really special to play here in front of our friends and family – getting three points was the main thing and the two headers are a bonus. Everton pose a threat but we had to be resilient and in the end we got the result.” 9.24am EDT 09:24 Full time: Man Utd 3-1 Everton Peep peep! United’s big…