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Andy Murray explains tearful reaction to Olympics win and rates medal chances
“I mean yeah, obviously it’s unbelievably emotional,” Murray said after another escape act allowed him to extent his professional tennis career. “You’re obviously unbelievably happy and then for whatever reason, I don’t know why it happens, it’s like happy tears.” Laughing at his own reaction, the two-time gold medallist added:Continue Reading
Andy Murray in tears as he pulls off another miracle at Olympics with Dan Evans
Andy Murray could not stop himself from bursting into tears after helping Team GB into the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles at the Olympics. The 37-year-old, who will officially retire from tennis after the Games, was forced to dig deep alongside playing partner Dan Evans to beat Belgian duo JoranContinue Reading
Huw Edwards splits from wife amid indecent images of children charges
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has reportedly split from his wife, TV producer Vicky Flind. The couple, who got engaged in 1993, haveContinue Reading
Angela Rayner’s planning ‘revolution’ slashes house building target for London
Angela Rayner’s planning “revolution” will see London’s housebuilding target slashed by 20,000 homes, despite a wider push to boost the number of houses being built each year. The deputy prime minister and housing secretary unveiled a major overhaul of the planning system today, which will see all councils in EnglandContinue Reading
Social care: Labour has ‘failed another generation of families’ with cancellation of reforms, Dilnot says
The Labour government has “failed another generation of families” with the cancellation of a series of planned social care reforms, the architect of the plans has warned. Rachel Reeves announced the cancellation of the Dilnot Reforms on Monday, alongside a swathe of other spending cuts to address a black holeContinue Reading
Sixteen nurses took their own lives in five years during investigations by Nursing and Midwifery council
At least 16 nurses have taken their own lives while under investigation by the UK’s scandal-hit nursing regulator, it has been revealed. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has faced criticism after a review found its “toxic” was putting the public and those it regulates at risk. The review, promptedContinue Reading
NHS funding warning following Reeves’ £22bn black hole announcement
The NHS’s chief executive has warned cash-strapped trusts to live within their means after Rachel Reeves laid bare a £22bn “black hole” in the country’s finances. On Monday the chancellor outlined cuts including plans to pause and review the previous government’s hospital building programme – and to drop a proposedContinue Reading
Nathan Hales wins trap shooting gold medal for Team GB and breaks Olympic record
Nathan Hales won Team GB‘s third gold medal of the Olympics with a record-breaking display in the trap shooting final. The 28-year-old, making his debut at the Games, edged out Qi Ying of China to claim the spoils with a dominant performance. Hales led for almost the entire event andContinue Reading
We now know what a brain looks like on psilocybin – but what does that tell us?
blackday/Shutterstock Many studies have suggested that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, might be useful in treating a variety of mental health conditions. But we don’t really know what’s going on at the level of “functional brain networks” – the communication pathways that connect different regions of the brain.Continue Reading
Booker Prize announces 13 books on ‘glorious’ longlist of ‘timeless and timely fiction’
A selection of 13 “timely and timeless” books that “navigate what it means to belong, to be displaced and to return” have been longlisted for the 2024 Booker prize. Two British authors, Sarah Perry and Samantha Harvey, feature on a line up that also includes the first Dutch and NativeContinue Reading