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PREMIUM The Edinburgh University AoRTAS study aims to identify patients at risk of aortic dissection who could benefit from corrective surgery. The Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank treats adults who were born with heart defects SCOTS researchers are aiming to prevent more deaths from a “silent” disease that can lead to a sudden rupturing of the body’s most important artery. Doctors say there are gaps in our knowledge of aortic dissection, which has a 90 per cent risk of death. It ...

Robert Webb does laps of Queen’s Park three times a week, running the perimeter outside, not inside any more, because he can’t stand the other “arsehole” runners, “who think because they go faster

Nigel Edwards, 68, of The Paddles, Coddington, Ledbury is also due to appear for three counts of making indecent images of children as is Robert Webb, 57, of Hazewood Close, Worcester. Edwards is accused of having indecent images at category A (340 images), the most serious level which shows adults raping children. He is alleged to have made the images at categories A, B and C between March 28, 2016 and July 26, 2017. Meanwhile, Shaun White, 28, of Spetchley Road, Worcester, is accused ...

A CITY book festival which was previously postponed due will be delivering a digital programme of events next month. The Aye Write festival, usually held in March at the Mitchell Library, was put off due to Covid-19. But producers Glasgow Life have now revealed that the 16th edition will take place online over two weekends in May. The full digital programme of more than sixty author talks and discussion panels will feature more than a hundred writers from Scotland and around the world, as...

The former language school building NEIGHBOURS fear that a former language school could become a party house if the owner is granted planning permission for a change of use. Avante Ltd has applied to change the former Sprachcaffe language school, in Holland Road, Hove, into 10-bedroom “visitor accommodation”. People living near by are concerned that the house may become a venue for stag and hen parties. The plans for the Edwardian property include 10 bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a kit...

th century expedition to discover the shape of the world. The Yorkshire Vet, Julian Norton, shares the challenges and hilarity of working with animals revealed in his new book All Creatures, and the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, will be reading from his latest collection. On the lighter side, the programme includes several comedians. Writer and former Bake Off presenter, The Best Things, and David Baddiel talks to Edward Stourton about the failures of identity politics outlined in his ne...

March 16, 2021, 12:03 am Ranvir Singh is among the celebrities set to take part in the BBC’s literary series Between The Covers (Ian West/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Strictly Come Dancing star Stacey Dooley, Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh and TV chef Rick Stein are among the celebrities taking p...

Pete Markey, CMO at Boots, has shared his insights on holding your nerve ahead of joining McCann Leeds' next Creative Courage webinar on March 24th.

10 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This March The Flash, Good Girls, and City on a Hill are just a few of the titles you should check out this month. From DC Comics superheroes to biker gang antiheroes, March 2021 has 10 freshly reviewed series worthy of a binge before premiering new seasons later this month. And in the case of Disney+’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, we’ve even got you catching up on some fan-favorite ’90s features. So grab the popcorn and get ready to dig in! What ...

A protest sign advocating for intersectional feminism that includes trans people (Charles Hutchins via Creative Commons) In recent years, a new term has entered the world of everyday speech: TERF. The initialism stands for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist” and refers to people who describe themselves as feminists but who exclude the rights of transgender people, particularly trans women, from their women’s rights advocacy. These views can manifest in many ways, for example stating tha...