A decision on what comes next can wait. First, a chance to spend more time with family. When Thomas sealed victory after the final time trial in 2018, the first person he saw after crossing the finish line was his wife Sara, flown in by the team bosses to surprise their new champion. On Sunday, […]
A stretch toy figure of Marvel’s The Hulk, said to be “one of the rarest stretch toys in existence”, has sold for £3,900. The toy was sold at Excalibur Auctions, in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, on Saturday having been expected to fetch between £3,000 and £5,000. It is said to be one of only 30 examples […]
As violence and rights abuses rage on, the coalition pledges to pursue a ‘secular, democratic’ and decentralised Sudan. A Sudanese coalition led by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has announced it is establishing an alternative government in a challenge to the military-led authorities in the capital Khartoum, with the northeastern African country’s brutal […]
Reuters International concern has risen this week with warnings that starvation has gripped Gaza Almost one in three people in the Gaza Strip are going for days without eating, the UN’s food aid programme has warned. “Malnutrition is surging with 90,000 women and children in urgent need of treatment,” the World Food Programme (WFP) said […]
Getty Images The Euros are reaching their conclusion in a massive summer across women’s sport. But away from the drama and excitement on the pitch, there is also a scientific revolution taking place. Teams of scientists are researching the unique ways that elite sport affects the female body – how breasts alter the way you […]
Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty Images It felt like there was a collective sigh of relief when a study, published this week, suggested 10,000 steps a day isn’t the health utopia we had all been led to believe. The news that we only had to reach 7,000 steps was enough to quite literally […]
The government has increased the maximum price it is prepared to guarantee companies generating electricity from new wind farms. It comes as ministers are trying to meet challenging pledges to bring down household bills and create an electricity grid that it is almost entirely free of fossil fuels by 2030. The Department for Energy Security […]
The Samaritans are planning to close more than 100 branches across the UK and Ireland, the BBC has learned. In a presentation to staff, the suicide prevention charity’s chief executive said “at least half” of their branches will close. Dozens of branches have voiced concerns, some fearing the proposals will lead to an exodus of […]
Kenya’s police watchdog has accused officers of using “disproportionate force” to quell a recent series of protests during which 65 people died. In a report released on Thursday, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa) linked most of the deaths to actions by the police. It also highlighted the role of opportunists who infiltrated the protests […]
Ukrainian leader came under domestic and international pressure after signing law critics say curbs the powers of the country’s anitcorruption agencies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted a new draft bill to the country’s legislature, in an effort to calm outrage over a previously passed law that critics say paves the way for corruption. The […]