D eath, taxes and Italy drubbings. This result will do nothing to silence those who argue that Italy are undeserving of their protected Six Nations status. Franco Smith’s team were dreadful. That is now 139 points and 19 tries they have conceded in three games. But in terms of getting Ireland out of a rut this was useful enough exercise. Ireland had arrived in Rome with criticism of their attacking play ringing in their ears , boasting the fewest number of tries in the first two rounds of this year’s championship (two), the fewest linebreaks (eight) and joint-fewest offloads (six). They left feeling like the All Blacks. Six tries, another perfectly good one ignored by the TMO Romain Poite, plus two more which were chalked off in a ludicrously one-sided second half at the Stadio Olimpico, were just what the doctor ordered for Andy Farrell’s men. While Scotland and England will provide far sterner tests, Ireland’s confidence will be buoyed by some of the combinations and play … [Read more...] about Much-improved Ireland hammer inaccurate Italy to kick-start Six Nations campaign
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Nailbomb killer David Copeland converts to Islam in the hope of ‘getting a second chance’
NAILBOMB killer David Copeland has converted to Islam in the hope of “getting a second chance”. The 44-year-old was jailed for a 13-day hate campaign in 1999 that left three people dead and 140 injured. Engineer Copeland, who had Nazi flags hanging in his home, wanted to “stir up a racial war” with homemade explosives targeting London’s black , Bengali and LGBT communities. But he now hopes he will be “re-born in a different body after death”. He has told inmates at high- security HMP Frankland in Durham to call him “Saddam” — in admiration of the Iraqi dictator. He was befriended inside by Andy Ross, since freed after serving 11½ years for armed robbery. The Sunderland-born bare-knuckle boxer, 37, said: “Copeland prays every day and sees practising as a Muslim as a way of getting forgiveness and changing. But he still has a twisted mind.” Most read in UK News MEG IT CLEAR Queen & Philip were not the royals who raised … [Read more...] about Nailbomb killer David Copeland converts to Islam in the hope of ‘getting a second chance’
We asked four readers why it has been the toughest year ever for women
TO MARK International Women’s Day, we asked readers how the pandemic has impacted you – and the results make for sobering reading. It’s been a year like no other. While the pandemic has been tough for everyone, multiple studies suggest that women have been disproportionately impacted by it, both at home and at work. Globally, women are 1.8 times more likely to have lost their jobs in the last year, while the Women And Equalities Committee has warned that the government risks turning back the clock on gender equality unless it takes proactive steps to support women through the pandemic. So this International Women’s Day , a year since coronavirus swept the country , we spoke to almost 3,000 readers to find out how the toughest year on record has really impacted them. The results make clear that the pandemic has hit women’s mental and physical health hard. One In Ten readers lost their job during the pandemic Nearly half have felt more … [Read more...] about We asked four readers why it has been the toughest year ever for women