British Rowing looks into claims of bullying by senior coach
Taylor was selected in the original squad for the London 2012 Olympics but was left out of GB’s women’s eight and retired after the Games. The team, coached by Thompson, won three gold medals. Thompson, who joined British Rowing in 2001, was awarded an MBE following the team’s success at the London Games and will […]
Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile 12 times limit, says IAEA
EPA Since last year, Iran has been reneging on its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal Iran now has more than 12 times the amount of enriched uranium permitted under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a global watchdog says. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium had reached […]
Stopping the rot: Meet the waste warriors
Getty Images We throw away more food than we think we do, researchers say How much food do you throw away? If you’re a typical Brit, you probably think it’s hardly any. According to the sustainability charity Wrap, efforts to reduce edible waste have done nothing to decrease the estimated 10 million tonnes of food […]
Tech Tent – China’s crackdown on young gamers
Edwin Tan Three hours a week? Imagine the outrage if young British or American online gamers were told, as children in China have been, that this was the maximum time they could spend on their pastime. After all, that’s how long many spend daily just watching their favourite gamers playing on streaming platforms like Twitch. […]
Obituary of Grammy-winning tabla player
Getty Images Hussain blended tradition and innovation in his peformances Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla virtuoso and global ambassador of Indian classical music who has died aged 73, leaves behind a timeless rhythmic legacy that will inspire generations. A child prodigy, he collaborated with Indian classical icons like Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, and Shivkumar […]
Mayotte: ‘Close to a thousand’ feared dead on French island of Mayotte after cyclone
‘You feel like you are in the aftermath of a nuclear war’published at 06:49 Greenwich Mean Time 06:49 GMT Image source, ReutersImage caption, Some of Mayotte’s population of 320,000 say they are struggling with severe shortages of food, water and shelter. One resident of the capital city, Mamoudzou, waiting for supplies, says: “We’ve had no […]
New guidance on face masks and coverings released for England
Reuters Full guidance on wearing face coverings in shops in England has been released, less than 12 hours before the new rules come into force. Coverings will be mandatory in enclosed public spaces including supermarkets, indoor shopping centres, transport hubs, banks and post offices. They must also be worn when buying takeaway food and drink, […]
UCI can do more for Para-cycling – Jody Cundy
Cycling’s governing body, the UCI, is still not making the most of Para-cycling, says Britain’s Jody Cundy. Cundy is part of the Great Britain team at the Track World Championships which start in the Netherlands on Thursday. The 36-year-old will be bidding for his seventh kilo title after setting a new sea-level best in January […]
Google probes leak of smart speaker recordings
PA Media Recordings of rows and confidential data were found in the leaked information The search giant said the recordings came from one of the human reviewers who helps to refine Home’s linguistic abilities. It said it took steps to protect the privacy of people whose recordings its reviewers sampled. Critical review VRT said the […]
Japan approves releasing wastewater into ocean
Fukushima 10 years on: How the ‘triple disaster’ unfolded Japan has approved a plan to release more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The water will be treated and diluted so radiation levels are below those set for drinking water. But the local fishing industry […]