A ‘fitness check’ of regulations in five countries meant to protect animals during transportation, has deemed that they all fall short of fully protecting animals during transport. Findings from this interdisciplinary work involving the Universities of Bristol, Essex and British Columbia (Canada) which compared animal transport rules designed to protect the billions of livestock that...
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Taxi driver’s outrage after council bans him from showing Union Flag
An outraged taxi driver has hit back at a council that banned him from flying a Union Flag from his car. Basil Brockhurst, an ex-Armed Forces serviceman who runs Basil’s Taxi, is locked in a battle with Shropshire Council, as representatives have told him not to fly the United Kingdom’s flag from his cab. Mr...
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Ryanair flight abandons landing and diverts 500 miles to Paris due to Storm Isha
A Ryanair flight that was travelling from Manchester to Dublin found itself diverting 500 miles to Paris as Storm Isha battered the United Kingdom. Flight FR555 was already an hour late for take-off after adverse weather conditions on Sunday afternoon meant it was ‘stuck on the runway’. And, when it finally did manage to depart,...
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Haley questions Trump’s mental fitness after he repeatedly confuses her with Pelosi
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has responded to former president Donald Trump’s remarks after he appeared to confuse her with Nancy Pelosi, citing concerns about whether he is “mentally fit” for...
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UK ‘Body Coach’ Joe Wicks to Make Guest Appearance on Apple Fitness+
Apple has announced that British fitness coach Joe Wicks MBE, also known as “The Body Coach,” is set to make a guest appearance in Apple Fitness+ to “help users kick-start their fitness routine” this new year. Starting January 22, the service will host Wicks in exclusive 10-minute Strength and HIIT workouts alongside Fitness+ trainers Kim...
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Celebrity trainer Joe Wicks makes guest appearance in Apple Fitness+
Apple Fitness+, the award-winning fitness and wellness service, is introducing brand-new workouts developed with and led by “The Body Coach” Joe Wicks and the Fitness+ trainer team to help users kick-start their fitness routine this new year. Wicks joins the 10-minute total-body Strength workout with Fitness+ trainer Kim Ngo and 10-minute HIIT workout with Fitness+...
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UK to deploy 20,000 troops alongside Nato allies in major show of strength
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Britain is sending a task force of 20,000 to take part in the biggest Nato exercise since the Cold War which aims to make the alliance battle-ready at an increasingly dangerous time with...
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Couple stole gym-goers’ bank cards from their lockers and blew £250,000 on trips to Dubai, Paris and the Amalfi Coast, designer gear and even a pedigree puppy
A couple who targeted gym-goers’ bank cards to fuel their lavish lifestyle, blowing cash on trips to Dubai and the Amalfi Coast, have been jailed. Ashley Singh, 39, and Sophie Bruyea, 20, targeted 18 victims as they worked their way through lockers at several gyms across London and the south-east in a year-long crime spree....
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Fitness instructor arrested for attempted murder after ‘colleague suffers allergic reaction to chocolate’
A fitness instructor who previously featured on The Big Breakfast claims he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a colleague had an allergic reaction to the chocolate he brought to work. Jody Bunting, 45, said he took his “favourite” fruit and nut bar to the Derby Court Mickleover Hotel, where he works in...