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Dope crusader slams IOC spin
Anti-doping investigation leader Richard McLaren has accused the International Olympic Committee of twisting the conclusions of his bombshell report on state-run substance abuse in Russia.
06 Aug 2016 12:45 AM
Firefighters save 19 people trapped on fairground ride
Six children were among 19 people rescued from a fairground ride on the Southbank in central London which became stuck 20 metres above the ground on Sunday.
03 Aug 2016 1:45 AM
Alphabet, GSK launch bioelectronics
GlaxoSmithKline and Google parent Alphabet’s life sciences unit are creating a new company focused on fighting diseases by targeting electrical signals in the body, jump-starting a novel field of medi
02 Aug 2016 12:43 AM
Wayne Rooney blames Roy Hodgson for loss
Wayne Rooney has blamed England’s Euro 2016 humiliation on Roy Hodgson’s unsuccessful selection gamble.
02 Aug 2016 12:07 AM
JK Rowling bids farewell to Harry Potter
A new Harry Potter play that opened to swooning reviews and delighted gasps from the audience marks the end of the journey for the beloved boy wizard, his creator J.K.
01 Aug 2016 6:09 AM
Transgender identity to be off mental illness list
The World Health Organisation is considering changing the way it classifies transgender identity.
01 Aug 2016 6:02 AM
Attack on London a case of when, not if: Metropolitan police chief
The Scotland Yard on Sunday warned that a terror attack in the UK is a case of “when” rather than “if” and the current threat level of “severe” in the country meant an attack was imminent.
01 Aug 2016 5:38 AM
British PM Theresa May vows action against slavery
Prime Minister Theresa May set out a drive to tackle modern slavery in Britain on Sunday, pledging more funding and a new cross-government taskforce to help stamp out what she called a “barbaric evil”
01 Aug 2016 5:22 AM
Scientists find new antibiotic, under their noses
Scientists in Germany have discovered a bacteria hiding out in peoples’ noses that produces an antibiotic compound that can kill several dangerous pathogens, including the superbug MRSA.
01 Aug 2016 1:21 AM
‘ISIS training next-generation fighters’
Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists are training the children of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq to create the “next generation” of militants, according to a latest European report.
31 Jul 2016 7:16 AM
Scots don’t want to exit UK despite Brexit vote: Survey
More than half of Scots do not want independence from the UK despite Britain’s decision to leave the European Union last month, a shock poll has found.
31 Jul 2016 1:04 AM
Magic is back: Potter play hits London stage
Harry Potter fans were buzzing with excitement Saturday ahead of the opening gala of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a stage play that imagines the fictional boy wizard as a grown-up father of thre
31 Jul 2016 12:44 AM
Music can make your beer taste better: Study
Listening to music while drinking can influence how much you like the taste of beer, a new study has found.
30 Jul 2016 12:18 AM
ISIS plot for Nice-type attack in Britain foiled
A plot by ISIS terror group to find UK-based recruits to carry out “lone wolf” attacks in Britain this week has been uncovered, a media report said on Thursday.
29 Jul 2016 6:06 AM
Harry Potter, James Bond studios to be sold for $426 million
Britain’s Pinewood Studios, where Harry Potter and James Bond movies were filmed, could be sold to a property company for £323 million ($426 million) under a draft deal revealed Thursday.
29 Jul 2016 12:47 AM
‘Repeated racist attacks may damage mental health’
People who repeatedly face racial discrimination may have increased mental health problems, a new study has found.
29 Jul 2016 12:46 AM
No Indian writer in Booker longlist
No Indian author figures among the 13 writers longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize announced on Wednesday with celebrated South African novelist J.M.
28 Jul 2016 2:48 AM
British woman quits job to play pokemon go fulltime
A 26-year-old woman in the UK has quit her teaching job to become Britain’s first full-time Pokemon Go player as she believes there is a lot of money to be made from the widely popular location-based
27 Jul 2016 1:36 AM
Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon to prepare act of disunion
Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday she would start preparatory work on splitting Scotland from the rest of Britain in order to keep the option of independence available following the June
26 Jul 2016 6:57 AM
Prince Harry regrets not speaking about Princess Diana’s death
Britain’s Prince Harry has expressed regret that he did not speak about his mother Princess Diana’s death until years later.
26 Jul 2016 6:11 AM
Columns
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