NRL great Johnathan Thurston has opened up on the Canterbury Bulldogs “rape scandal” which saw his young rugby league career briefly descend into chaos. The former Australian and Queensland representative delved into the harrowing fiasco in his new book, Johnathan Thurston: The Autobiography. The scandal saw Bulldogs players accused of sexual assault after a night […]
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Kawhi Leonard breaks silence, says he's excited to be a Raptor
Kawhi Leonard says he's healthy and excited to be a Toronto Raptor. Leonard finally addressed the media at a jam-packed news conference, the first time he's spoken publicly since the blockbuster trade that sent DeMar DeRozan to San Antonio. The MVP of the NBA finals in 2014 arrived in Toronto under a cloud of questions, specifically about whether he'll […]
Dementia patients suffering in silence
OLDER hospital patients with dementia may be “suffering in silence” because they are unable to communicate the pain they are in, a study has suggested. Experts from the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department at University College London have found that pain could be a key cause of delirium.
A deathly silence on funerals
Adults usually find it difficult to have conversations about death. They feel they do not have the skills to articulate it. According to the poll of more than 30,000 adults, a third of Britons admit they are uncomfortable talking about death. And a refusal to talk about it regularly leads to a failure to plan […]
The royal family’s alleged plan to silence Meghan Markle’s dad obviously isn’t working
GMB/Twitter; Michael Probst/AP; Chris Jackson/Getty Thomas Markle has continued speaking to the press despite the royal family’s alleged attempts to silence him. His frank and embarrassing interventions break royal protocol, and have reportedly prompted crisis meetings from palace officials. Last week, unnamed palace sources told the media they had a plan to bring Markle “on-side.” […]
Liverpool transfer news: Jurgen Klopp breaks silence on Nabil Fekir move
Liverpool and Lyon had agreed a £53m deal for the 25-year-old prior to the World Cup but it wasn’t until the Frenchman underwent a medical that problems started to occur. The Reds are understood to have had concerns over a long-standing knee injury and reluctantly decided to pull out of a deal. Liverpool’s interest is […]
In search of silence: Is this England’s quietest spot?
Richard Mellor June 12, 2018 Share this article The sound of silence isn’t easy to find, but city-dweller Richard Mellor heads to England’s supposed most tranquil spot for a dose of wilderness. Is it really as quiet as they say? I sit beside Channelbush Sike, a boulder-strewn stream of transparent water, and listen. The current […]
Melania Trump breaks silence with first tweet since sudden hospitalisation
US First Lady Melania Trump has taken to Twitter to thank all hospital staff involved in her highly-publicised kidney operation. Spending the best part of this week in Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in Washington DC, the 48-year-old former model praised the work of the medical unit and all involved. The tweet, published from […]
Fleetwood Mac: Lindsey Buckingham breaks silence on being 'fired' from iconic band
The band confirmed last month that they will tour with two new members, Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Neil Finn of Crowded House. But Buckingham, who had been in the line-up since 1974, was not involved. Now, he has confirmed that his exclusion was not his own choice. Speaking while playing […]