Gjert had no background in athletics, but the former logistics manager poured himself into constructing a gruelling high-mileage programme to turn his seven children into a family band of elite middle-distance contenders. Gjert’s public advice to Jakob after that 1500m gold in Berlin was to celebrate with a glass of warm milk and head straight...
Republicans have claimed they’re “saving” Medicaid from “waste, fraud and abuse” with massive cuts. President Donald Trump has quietly commuted the sentence of a Florida health care executive convicted of leading a Medicare fraud scheme to pilfer $205 million from the program through false means — even as the GOP claims that their massive cuts...
Stuart Whincup & Nathan Bevan BBC News, North East and Cumbria Supplied Jodey Whiting, from Stockton-on-Tees, was found dead in 2017 Having her benefits cut led to the death of a mother of nine, an inquest has found. Housebound Jodey Whiting, from Stockton-on-Tees, who had numerous physical and mental health issues, was found dead in...
An Amazonian tribe has sued the New York Times (NYT) over a report about the community gaining access to high-speed internet, which it claims led to its members being labelled as porn addicts. The defamation lawsuit said the US newspaper’s report portrayed the Marubo tribe as “unable to handle basic exposure to the internet” and...
Parish insists Glasner’s position was never in doubt having witnessed his work and upbeat nature on the training ground. This day, when a new chapter was written in Palace’s history, is the payback for that show of faith. Glasner has devised the perfect system to suit the attacking trio of Eze, Ismaila Sarr and Mateta,...
Fishing pots fitted with LED lights catch “significantly” more fish and shrimp, a new study shows. The research, by the University of Exeter and Fishtek Marine, showed pots fitted with lights caught up to 19 times more northern shrimp than unlit pots. Dr Robert Enever, from Fishtek Marine, said it was thought the light attracts...
Leclerc echoed Hamilton’s insistence that the drivers did not blame each other. “There’s no bad feelings with Lewis, not at all,” he said. “I understand as well that Lewis is trying to do something different, so I appreciate that. I would have done the same thing as if I was him and trying to be...
The Israeli military has said an “operational misunderstanding” led to the killing of 14 emergency workers in southern Gaza last month. An inquiry into the incident by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) found a series of failings. It said the killing of a UN worker shortly afterwards was “a breach of orders during a combat...
Prince Harry’s decision to step back from his life as a working royal resulted in a “unique set of circumstances”, a government barrister has told the Court of Appeal. Sir James Eadie KC said it was right to take a flexible approach to the level of personal security he should be given after he stepped...
Catriona Renton BBC Scotland News BBC Sarah Brown wanted to look into the causes and consequences of premature birth When Sarah and Gordon Brown’s daughter Jennifer died days after her birth in January 2002 there was an outpouring of support from the public. The former prime minister was chancellor of the exchequer at the time...
Simon Ward & Gavin Bevis BBC News, East Midlands Supplied Bhim Kohli, 80, died in hospital after being attacked at Franklin Park The brutal killing of an elderly man, carried out by a racially abusive 14-year-old boy with a thirst for social media notoriety. This is the assessment of Leicestershire Police Det Ch Insp Mark...
Under Rafael Benitez the following season, his game-time was even more restricted. Odegaard was given 45 minutes in pre-season against Roma, “more out of obligation than belief”, says Balague, adding: “His only other appearance under Benitez came in a friendly in Oslo, carefully scheduled to cash in on his popularity in Norway.” Odegaard did not...
Family handout Louise Gleadell died aged 38 from cervical cancer after being wrongly told her tests were negative in both 2008 and 2012 The family of a mother who died from cervical cancer after twice being wrongly told she had negative results have been awarded undisclosed damages. The misreporting of Louise Gleadell’s cervical screening results...
Devon County Council has admitted that the Heavitree & Whipton Active Streets trial it launched in August 2023 led to a “lack of trust in the decision-making process” at County Hall and a perception of a “downward spiral” in Exeter highways management. It also said that focus groups held in November, after the trial scheme...
Arif Naqvi said he could make money and do good – but now he faces 291 years of jail. Read full article at source...