Since the world’s first passenger train service started in northern England nearly 200 years ago, the U.K.’s railroads have inherited more than 19,000 miles of tracks, which are increasingly being stressed by unprecedented temperature variations and rainfall. For the next five years, the infrastructure owner, Network Rail, plans to spend $3.5 billion on the system’s...
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Europe’s best cities for residents and tourists are revealed in annual rankings… and it’s good news for Britain. So where does YOUR favourite city come on the list?
Europe’s best cities for residents and tourists have been revealed, with each ranked in an annual league table in terms of prosperity, livability and lovability. The continent’s top destinations were evaluated by Resonance Consultancy, which took factors such as Tripadvisor reviews and education and work opportunities into account, as well as dozens of other metrics. The...
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Grand National ‘jumpability’ ratings – who are the best and worst jumpers in the Grand National?
Timeform’s Graeme North takes a look at the best and worst jumpers in this year’s Randox Grand National at Aintree on Saturday. The domestic turf programme has been badly affected these last couple of weeks with those turf tracks that haven’t been forced to abandon often scraping through morning inspections, and next week’s fixture at...
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UK’s Bradshaw enters portal, as Knox decommits
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. The roster fallout from coach John Calipari’s decision to leave Kentucky for Arkansas began Monday, as Kentucky freshman Aaron Bradshaw entered the transfer portal and top-25 recruit Karter Knox decommitted from the...
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Premier League advert warns against football regulation
The Premier League says regulation would put English football’s success ‘at risk’ The Premier League has warned of the “unintended consequences” of football regulation in an advert taken out on a major politics news website. The Football Governance Bill was introduced by Parliament last month. A second reading will take place shortly after the Easter...
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All-NBA Teams 2024: Expert picks from TSN’s Steph Noh include Victor Wembanyama, LeBron James | Sporting News United Kingdom
It has never been harder to make an All-NBA team. The talent throughout the league is as stacked as it’s ever been. Players are putting up historic lines and scoring outbursts. There is an extraordinary skill level today that keeps on rising. That makes selecting the 15 best NBA players a near-impossible task. There will...
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Billie Jean King Cup 2024 qualifying: Great Britain take on France in bid for finals spot
Great Britain captain Anne Keothavong says her side are the “heavy underdogs” in their Billie Jean King Cup qualifying tie against France – but they are happy to put “all the pressure” on their opponents. The winner will secure a place in November’s finals in Spain. British number one Katie Boulter will open Friday’s tie...
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Microsoft announces new AI office in UK
Microsoft is opening a new office in London dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) research and development. The tech firm’s AI boss Mustafa Suleyman said it will advertise roles for “exceptional individuals” in the coming weeks and months. But he has not said how many jobs will be created. Microsoft is a major investor in ChatGPT-creator...
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There is no limit on winning for Kentucky’s next coach. So who’s a candidate?
John Calipari is expected to become the next head coach at Arkansas, and Kentucky needs a new men’s basketball coach. As hastily as the last guy abandoned the post after his latest postseason failure, that’s how fast prospective candidates will run toward Lexington. Probably. Five different men have won national championships there. Kentucky jockeys with...
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BBC Radio 4 – Just One Thing – with Michael Mosley – Michael Mosley: Why HIIT is an efficient way to get FIT
HIIT for long life In a five-year Norwegian study looking at 1500 adults, participants were placed into three groups: HIIT, moderate exercise and following the government’s activity guidelines. Those in the HIIT group had the biggest reduction in death from all causes. Michael runs on the spot as part of a HIIT routine Our peak...
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Top 50 news websites in the US: People, USA Today and New York Times see double-digit annual growth Top 50
Webpages of the New York Times, Common Crawl, OpenAI, and Microsoft are seen on a computer. Picture: Shutterstock/Tada Images Celebrity newsbrand People was the fastest-growing news website in the US in March according to Press Gazette’s latest ranking. Top 50 most popular news websites in the UK (monthly ranking) Top 50 most popular news websites...
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London commuter town once ridiculed is now crowned as the best
A small town just 30 minutes from London, once the butt of many jokes, has been crowned as the Capital’s top commuter spot. Famously, a poem created back in 1937 by Sir John Betjeman, detailed the lacklustre impression of the Berkshire town, as the poem read: “Come, friendly bombs and fall on Slough. It isn’t...