Why we all need monsters and myths
Apple TV Tom Hiddleston: “Monsters reflect our need to find meaning in our lives” Tom Hiddleston says it “felt very wild” playing the pastor of a village terrified by a mythical sea creature, in Apple TV’s The Essex Serpent. Set in Victorian coastal Essex and London, the series is based on Sarah Perry’s award-winning book, […]
Can CrossFit be a professional sport?
The CrossFit Games have been running annually since 2007 and this year East Kilbride mum-of-two Ali Crawford earned an impressive second-place finish. The 45-year-old switched from regular gym life to CrossFit in 2013 and started competing seriously around five years ago. Only the top 20 athletes from each age group gain entry to the Games. […]
Former SNP leader Alex Salmond launches new political party
Alex Salmond says his new party wants to build “a supermajority for independence” Former SNP leader Alex Salmond has announced the creation of a new pro-independence party which will contest the Scottish Parliament election. The former first minister said he would be among the candidates who will stand for the Alba Party on regional lists. […]
Canada’s Viola Desmond note wins international banknote competition
Viola Desmond is the first Canadian woman to appear on the face of a banknote. A Canadian $10 bill has won the top prize in an international banknote competition. The bill, featuring Canadian civil rights activist Viola Desmond, beat 15 other banknotes to win the International Bank Note Society award. The Bank of Canada won […]
Sport Scotland announces record £45.2m funding package
Olympic and Paralympic sports are midway through their investment 2013-17 cycle, so the funds do not impact on preparations for Rio 2016. Judo, a huge success for Scotland at the 2014 Glasgow Games, has been dropped for the Gold Coast event, with basketball taking its place in Australia. However, judo will receive a 3.17% funding […]
New artificial intelligence hub to aid Sellafield decommissioning
Sellafield RAICo1 will be used to develop technology to decommission Sellafield The first of a network of robotics and artificial intelligence hubs across the UK has opened its doors. The centre in Whitehaven, known as RAICo1, will be used by Sellafield to develop tech to decommission the plant. It will house test environments which mirror […]
Katie Archibald waits for wrist fracture update after World Cup madison gold
Katie Archibald is waiting to discover if she needs surgery after fracturing her wrist while winning madison gold at the Track Cycling World Cup. The 22-year-old from Milngavie and partner Manon Lloyd overcame an early crash to win the inaugural women’s event. in Glasgow on Saturday. “The issue is that I have a metal plate […]
Met launches standards review to ‘rebuild public trust’
Dame Cressida Dick: “My job now is to lead the Met through a difficult time” An independent review is set to be carried out into the Met Police’s standards and culture after the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard. Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, who has rejected calls to resign, said it would be led […]
Killer told police of rape plan before kidnap and murder
Twitter Celine Dookhran was killed by her uncle and her body left in a freezer Mujahid Arshid has been sentenced to at least 40 years in prison for kidnap, rape and murder. But four years before committing the crimes, he told police about his violent fantasies. They were kidnapped on a bright summer morning. Two […]
Duncan Scott breaks 200m freestyle record at British Olympic trials
Duncan Scott claimed his third title and second British record of the week with victory in the 200m freestyle at the British Olympic trials in London. Scott won in one minute 44.47 secs, which knocked 0.44 secs off the previous record mark. The 23-year-old won the 200m individual medley and 100m freestyle finals earlier in […]