GB rowing coaching culture ‘hard’ but falls short of bullying, says review
The internal review stated that more care needed to be taken of athletes’ well-being. It also recommended creating a “more inclusive environment” with “greater focus on the effects of stress on performance and well-being”. “There is a need to address the perception of balance between the different squads on the High Performance Programme,” the review […]
Conservatives pledge to end not proven verdict
Getty Images Douglas Ross unveiled his criminal justice plans at a former police station in Loanhead The Scottish Conservatives have pledged new legislation which would end the “not proven” verdict amid a series of criminal justice election promises. The not proven verdict, unique to the Scottish justice system, has been controversial in recent years. The […]
Women’s Sport Pioneers: The Women’s Boat Race
And The Times report of the day stated that hordes of angry men headed to the river to shake their fists and yell at the women as they did not see it as a sport they should partake in. As part of the filming, I met a group of ex-rowers now in their 50s, 60s […]
Dark oxygen made by deep sea ‘batteries’
Getty Images Until this discovery, it was believed that oxygen could not be produced without sunlight Scientists have discovered “dark oxygen” being produced in the deep ocean, apparently by lumps of metal on the seafloor. About half the oxygen we breathe comes from the ocean. But, before this discovery, it was understood that it was […]
Gove won’t commit to abide by law to block no deal
Michael Gove: “We will see what the legislation says when it is put forward” Tory minister Michael Gove has refused to say whether the government would abide by legislation designed to stop the UK leaving the EU without a deal. Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer told the BBC MPs would introduce a bill seeking […]
Is Keir Starmer a prime minister in waiting?
Getty Images/BBC He is miles ahead in the polls. He faces a rival party with a serious habit of knocking lumps out of itself. Wages run out more quickly every week. And there’s a sense among the public that nothing works any more. Put all that together, and then ask yourself, is Keir Starmer going […]
The breakthroughs that could save our lives
It has been a remarkable year of promise in medical science – from reversing blindness and paralysis to progress in cancer and infertility. First gene-edited babies, probably. Getty Images A scientist in China caused the biggest stir in science for years when he claimed to have made the world’s first gene-edited babies. The twin girls […]
Boat Races 2015: Cambridge & Oxford meet on River Thames
The 23-year-old missed out in 2012 as he competed for Great Britain at the London Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the men’s eight competition. But he will stroke the Dark Blues in the 161st Boat Race as Oxford aim for a sixth success in eight years and their 11th since the turn of the […]
Peterborough medics begin AI breast cancer analysis trial
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Consultant pathologist David Bailey said the AI-powered diagnostic tool was an “exciting breakthrough” Specialists involved in the treatment of breast cancer are taking part in a trial using artificial intelligence (AI) software, an NHS trust says. Doctors at Peterborough City Hospital are using an “AI-powered diagnostic tool” developed to […]
World’s biggest amphibian ‘discovered’ in museum
Ben Tapley/ZSL Giant salamander: Not one species but three A newly-identified amphibian is possibly the largest on the planet, according to DNA from museum specimens. Reaching nearly two metres in length, the South China giant salamander is critically endangered in the wild. Scientists say renewed conservation efforts are needed if the animal is to be […]