After the usual post-season debriefs and sponsorship commitments which took place in the final weeks of December, Formula 1’s drivers settled down for a well-deserved winter break. Christmas was a time for family gatherings, but thereafter drivers and their better half scattered around the globe to ring in the New Year, escaping to beautiful beaches or zooming down the slopes, with some – like Lewis Hamilton – indulging in both options! Enjoy our gallery of postcards uploaded by the drivers to their social media account. 29 You may also like Gallery: Hamilton and Rossi’s ride-swap in pictures Gallery: The 2019 FIA Prize Giving ceremony Abu Dhabi post-season test: Day 2…

In a statement published in English by North Korean state media, Kim Kye Gwan said Pyongyang believed it has been “deceived by the US” and said the US has wasted the last eighteen months, in which little progress has been made on denuclearization. ### “We have been deceived by the US, being caught in the dialogue with it for over one year and a half, and that was the lost time for us,” the adviser said. ### His comments come amid increasing uncertainty about the future of any nuclear talks between the two states, after an initial burst of rapprochement which saw Kim Jong Un meet with both Trump and…

On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan. More than 20,000 people died or went missing in the quake and tsunami, while hundreds of thousands more lost their homes. ### Three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant melted down, releasing radioactive materials into the air and more than 100,000 people were evacuated from the area. ### Scientists have now discovered that wildlife is abundant in areas that humans no longer live. ### Using remote cameras, researchers from the University of Georgia recovered more than 267,000 photos of more than 20 species — including racoon dogs, wild boars, macaques, pheasants, foxes and Japanese hares in the areas surrounding…

The crater may lie beneath lava in a 910 cubic kilometer (218 cu mi) area of the Bolaven plateau volcanic field in the southeast Asian nation of Laos, according a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. ### A meteorite is a an object from space that survives a trip through the atmosphere and falls on the Earth’s surface. The meteorite that crashed into Earth over 790,000 years ago was 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) wide, and the impact was so great that debris was flung across Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. ### The first clues leading to the impact site came from small, pebble-like glassy objects…

Scientists from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom used satellite data to establish increases in subnival vegetation — plants that grow between the tree line and the snow line — in the Himalayas. ### Using NASA Landsat satellite data from 1993 to 2018, remote sensing scientists measured “small but significant” increases in vegetation cover across four height brackets between 4,150 and 6,000 meters (13,615-19,685 feet) above sea level. ### “There are now more areas that are covered in plants than there were in 1993,” Karen Anderson, a remote sensing scientist who led the research, told CNN. ### Around Mount Everest, there was a significant increase in vegetation across…

To understand how dominant Lamar Jackson was in 2019, one first must recognize the record-breaking seasons completed by couple of the Ravens quarterback’s peers. Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey led the league with 2,392 scrimmage yards, the third most in a single season in NFL history. His 116 receptions, second most in the league, were the most by a running back in a single season in NFL history. He became the first player in the Super Bowl era to record at least 120 rushing yards and 10 receptions in multiple games. Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas set a new NFL single-season record with 149 receptions. He had nine games with at…

Tony Cascarino says he would be ‘fuming’ with VAR if he was still playing, telling talkSPORT the new technology is ‘totally affecting football’. West Ham are the latest team to come a cropper of VAR after they were robbed of a 1-1 draw with Sheffield United in the Premier League on Friday night. David Moyes was jumping for joy on the touchline after Robert Snodgrass appeared a grab a dramatic point with a stoppage-time equaliser at Bramall Lane, only for the goal to be ruled out for a harsh handball. The ball struck Rice in the build-up to the goal, ricocheting up off his arm at point-blank range after a…

Liverpool have looked near unstoppable in the Premier League this season. They hold a 13-point lead at the top of the table with a game in hand and have collected 58 points out of a possible 60 this term. Jurgen Klopp’s men are unbeaten in 37 league matches so naturally some are tipping them to eclipse Arsenal’s unbeaten run of 49 games they set from 2003-2004. But Liverpool should not get ahead of themselves and their opponents will be determined to end their run. Their next match will be a tricky one as Jose Mourinho welcomes Liverpool to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening. You can listen to full…

Tottenham’s pursuit of success this season got a whole lot more tricky following the terrible news about Harry Kane. They’ll be without their star striker until April with a torn hamstring he sustained on New Year’s Day against Southampton. There are also fears that Kane may not be fit enough to play for England at Euro 2020 this summer. For now it’s a massive problem for Spurs, who are essentially without an out-and-out senior striker for potentially the rest of the campaign. Manager Jose Mourinho could choose to play Heung-min Son up top or give Troy Parrott, 17, a chance to shine. However, it seems likely that Spurs will invest…

Carlo Ancelotti has admitted Fabian Delph’s social media row with Everton fans was a mistake. The Toffees midfielder reacted angrily to Instagram messages sent to him by Toffees supporters following their 1-0 FA Cup defeat to a second-string Liverpool side last weekend. In screenshots posted online, Delph called one fan a ‘delusional little boy’ and branded another supporter a ‘disgrace’ after his commitment was questioned. Ancelotti confirmed he has spoken to the 30-year-old about his reaction to the criticism. The Italian said: “I spoke with him and said it was a mistake. He should not have reacted like this. “After the game everyone was frustrated and sometimes you can react…