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UK Sport has unveiled an ambitious target of four to eight medals for Team GB at next month’s Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.If achieved, the tally would represent Britain’s best ever performance at a Winter Games.The funding body announced on Tuesday that approximately 55 British athletes will travel to Italy for the competition, which runs from February 6 to 22.This goal follows substantial investment of more than £32.5million in Lottery funding distributed across winter sports during the current Olympic cycle.The upper target of eight medals would significantly surpass Britain’s previous best haul, while even the minimum aim of four would double the…
A bureaucratic farce has unfolded within the Welsh Government after 43 civil servants, supported by eight academics, proved unable to translate eight straightforward English adjectives into Welsh for an environmental questionnaire.The task involved finding Welsh equivalents for words describing sound perception: pleasant, calm, uneventful, monotonous, annoying, chaotic, eventful and vibrant.According to a research paper published in Applied Acoustics, the translation effort was part of an environmental assessment examining how noise and soundscapes affect people’s wellbeing.The project was linked to the devolved administration’s goals of boosting Welsh language use.Despite the considerable human resources deployed, the team managed to reach agreement on…
Labour insiders fear Sir Keir Starmer is “fighting a losing battle” against Reform UK in Angela Rayner’s seat with an “urgent” appeal for help being issued to party members.In a letter sent to party members in Tameside, Labour’s North West regional director Anthony Lavelle warned that Reform’s growing presence presents a “serious challenge to the values we stand for”.The leaked memo, obtained by The i, said there is a “genuine risk” Mr Farage’s party could obtain more seats in the area.Tameside has long been under Labour’s control and includes Ms Rayner’s Ashton-under-Lyne constituency, which the ex-Deputy Prime Minister has held…
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Britain’s biggest hospitality groups are bracing for higher costs as changes to business rates come into force this spring.Whitbread, the owner of Premier Inn, is the latest major firm to warn of a significant hit from the reforms.Whitbread expects to take a financial blow of approximately £35million due to business rates alterations stemming from the autumn budget.The £35million hit is lower than Whitbread’s original estimate, which had put the cost at between £40million and £50million following the autumn Budget, from the 2027 financial year.However, the company has stressed that the reduction does little to soften the blow, warning that the…
Marcus Gilbert has died aged 67 following a three-year battle with throat cancer.The actor was best known for portraying Rupert Campbell-Black in the 1993 television adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Riders.The Bristol-born performer passed away on January 11 2026, according to a statement shared by a fan page on Facebook.“Today we have heard the very sad news that Marcus lost his battle against cancer on January 11, 2026,” the statement read.Marcus Gilbert passed away on Sunday | GETTY“We, along with his many fans worldwide, will mourn his loss and remember the joy he gave us on screen and in person.”Mr Gilbert…
Drivers have been warned to expect delays this afternoon after a major motorway was forced shut following a police incident. The M5 in Gloucestershire is currently closed in both directions between J14 (Dursley) and J13 (Stroud), with National Highways warning that there is no current timeline for when the road will reopen.Traffic officers are on scene and working with all emergency services, with plans being made to clear the traffic caught within the closure. Normal traffic conditions are expected to return by the earliest 5pm today, although there is no official time frame in place.Drivers have been urged to follow…
The next stage of a new law being designed to stop cover-ups has been delayed after MPs raised concerns about whether it would apply fully to the security services, the understands.Last week, families bereaved by the Manchester Arena attack wrote to the prime minister urging him to ensure the so-called Hillsborough Law fully applied to MI5, MI6 and GCHQ. They have yet to receive a reply.There was meant to be a third reading of the new bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday, but sources say this has been pushed back to Monday because of growing concern from MPs…
Former Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod says he will not take performance-enhancing drugs despite signing up for the controversial Enhanced Games.The competition, scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in May, will allow athletes to take substances, under medical supervision, that are banned in mainstream sport.The 29-year-old, who retired last year, is the fourth-fastest British man over 100m, with a personal best of 9.93 seconds.Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s World at One programme, Prescod replied “no” when questioned on whether he had taken any substances so far.Asked “But will you?” he again replied: “No.””Obviously, medical-wise it’s always confidential, but I…
Watch the moment a Labour minister ended up scrambling to defend plans to build a Chinese “super-embassy” in the heart of London which is reported to house a “secret chamber” in the basement.Home Office Minister Alex Norris appeared on GB News, where he was subjected to a grilling from host Ellie Costello on the eerie discovery.Ellie questioned him on the development, exposed by The Telegraph, where unredacted plans show just how close the underground room will be to sensitive fibre optic cables. The sheer proximity to these wires has sparked concern, given they carry financial information and data to and…