Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau to hold news conference as reports suggest he will resign
Trudeau’s plummeting popularitypublished at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 14:45 GMT Nadine YousifReporting from Toronto Image source, Reuters Justin Trudeau’s apparent decision to step down – which is yet to be confirmed – marks an end to weeks of speculation on his political future, as his popularity among his peers and the public has plummeted. Trudeau, […]
Transgender athletes: ‘Protect women’s sport,’ say two British elite athletes
The debate around transgender athletes has recently focused on the case of transgender cyclist Emily Bridges. In March, the 21-year-old was ruled ineligible to compete in her first elite women’s race by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling’s world governing body. The process to rule on Bridges’ eligibility to race in international competitions is continuing, […]
Nicola Adams: London 2012 changed views on women’s boxing
Defending champion Adams, Lisa Whiteside, Natasha Jonas and Savannah Marshall will represent GB Boxing in the event. Many voiced disapproval at the prospect of women getting into an Olympic boxing ring when the decision to include the sport was made in 2009, but the heroic scenes of Adams winning gold has changed many opinions. Sport […]
Can chicken soup and other home remedies really fight off a cold?
Getty Images If we learn from our families that chicken soup helps with a cold from our families, then it really can help us, thanks to the power of placebo (Credit: Getty Images) From orange juice to zinc lozenges, chicken soup to garlic capsules, there are plenty of home remedies for the common cold. But […]
Diamond League: USA’s Christian Coleman wins Xiamen 100m in year’s joint-fastest time
Coleman powered to the front early in the race and maintained his form to hold off a charging Thompson by just two hundredths of a second, as USA’s 2022 world champion Fred Kerley finished third. “It hurt a little bit but I knew what I was capable of doing and I knew what I was […]
The 3,000m-high border that’s melting away
Paul Grüner The “Schöne Aussicht – Bella Vista” refuge by the Italian-Austrian border in winter (Credit: Paul Grüner) Changes that begin in the ice at the tops of high mountain ranges are cascading down to lower altitudes. As the world warms, they are changing borders, livelihoods and the shapes of mountains along the way. It […]
Rocket firm ‘pauses’ plan for Highland spaceport in Sutherland
Orbex Orbex has been planning a spaceport facility in Sutherland A rocket manufacturer is to “pause” construction of a spaceport in Sutherland to instead focus its launch efforts in Shetland. Orbex announced it would now aim to launch its first rockets from SaxaVord Spaceport. The company, which is based at Forres in Moray, said it […]
Nigel Farage says Reform can win power
Getty Images Find yourself in a marquee on a Saturday afternoon where there’s a bar with wine and beer, gags being cracked, and speeches being made and you might think it’s a wedding. But the marquee at Chelmsford City Racecourse on Saturday was packed with more than 1,000 people who had turned up to a […]
The ‘hidden’ cancer side-effect no one talks about
Serenity Strull/ Getty Images Lymphoedema affects millions of people worldwide, but receives little attention (Credit: Serenity Strull/Getty Images) Patients who beat cancer can be left with an incurable, chronic and painful condition. Sufferers and doctors alike are fighting to bring this hidden condition to light. During a visit to the oncologist to discuss his cancer […]
Garden shed to Plymouth brewery for craft beer firm
BBC Bulletproof Brewing’s Paddy Lawrence started brewing in a garden shed in 2017 A Plymouth craft beer company which started out in a garden shed is looking to bring a 160-year-old brewery in the city back to life. Bulletproof Brewing will soon be producing beer at the Millbay site of the former Octagon Brewery, which […]