In France, children are educated about food from a young age, it forms part of the school curriculum. The simple colourful charts that are now commonplace on food packaging in the UK were in use back at my nursery in the Eighties. We all knew every meal had to feature all colours. Many schools have...
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Falkland Islands tension as UK launches military exercise under Argentina’s nose
British troops have been conducting exercises on and around the Falkland Islands amid growing tensions between the UK and Argentina over the sovereignty of the territory. The Royal Navy, RAF, the Roulement Infantry Company and the Falkland Islands Defence Force carried out drills on July 12, with images of the actions shared on official social media...
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Reece Prescod: One of Britain’s Fastest Men Gives You His Olympian Advice
One of the fastest sprinters in Britain, 28-year-old Reece Prescod won a silver medal in the 2018 European Championships 100m and a bronze in the 2022 World Championships 4x100m relay. His personal best at the 100m is 9.93 seconds. Originally from east London, he now trains at Loughborough University where he is coached by Jonas...
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How Olympic Sprinter Zharnel Hughes Aims to Take Home Gold at Paris 2024
The Paris Olympics 2024 is around the corner, and with it, a sense of hopefulness as Great Britain puts forward their most promising athletes. One of whom, Zharnel Hughes, will be heading to Paris with the goal of winning his first Olympic medal. Hughes enjoyed a hugely successful 2023, breaking two British sprint records. Men’s...
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U.S., Australia, Philippines, U.K. begin Exercise Predator’s Run 24 in Northern Territory
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force arrived at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on July 15, 2024, to commence Exercise Predator’s Run 24. Exercise Predator’s Run 24 is a littoral-focused, multilateral training exercise led by the Australian Army’s 1st Brigade. The exercise involves...
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Spain captain Alvaro Morata delivers eight-word injury update on his fitness for the Euro 2024 final – and suggests security guard’s sliding tackle which hurt him was worth a yellow card!
Alvaro Morata was collided into by a security guard after Spain beat France 2-1 The security guard had slipped as he tried to intercept a pitch invader at full-time LISTEN to It’s All Kicking Off! EUROS DAILY: Have France underachieved by crashing out to Spain in the semi-finals? By Will Pickworth Published: 12:09 BST, 10...
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Roy Keane delivers brutal verdict on Andy Murray’s Wimbledon farewell – as he claims ‘it’s NOT sad news’ that the British tennis icon is retiring
Andy Murray is set to retire from tennis after the Paris Olympics this summer The double Wimbledon champion said an emotional farewell to SW19 last week Several tributes have since poured in for the British tennis icon in recent days By Will Pickworth Published: 09:26 BST, 10 July 2024 | Updated: 17:58 BST, 10 July...
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UK nurse regulator condemned over toxic culture
There is shocking bullying, racism and incompetence in the organisation responsible for ensuring NHS nurses and midwives in the UK are safe to have around patients, a damning report says. The independent review warns of a dangerously toxic culture within the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), which oversees and regulates hundreds of thousands of nurses...
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Biden interview fails to quell Democrat fitness concerns
President Joe Biden’s Friday night TV interview does not seem to have quelled an uprising within his own party to end his re-election campaign after a halting debate performance against Donald Trump. A fifth House Democrat, Angie Craig of Minnesota, on Saturday joined colleagues in calling for the president to step aside, and reports suggest...
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HMS Tamar on first exercise with Royal Australian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force
HMS Tamar has joined vessels from the Australian and Japanese navies in an exercise first for the three nations. She has been training with the JS Noshiro of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) and HMAS Choules of the Royal Australian Navy ahead of the upcoming Tongan International Fleet Review. “This is the first joint...
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Kyrgios’ Djoker-powered step towards comeback; Murray’s Bond moment: Wimbledon Talking Pts
The second day at Wimbledon opened with the sad news Andy Murray would not be able to play his singles, which prompted emotional reactions around the ground but also evoked memories of one of the great press conferences in recent history in tennis. Did someone say the name Bond? James Bond? Not Nick Kyrgios, who...
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Covid’s new summer strain and what to do if you catch it
The Euros are in full flow, Wimbledon is coming and we are on the brink of a General Election. We’ve long stopped wearing masks and abiding the rules of staying 2m apart but with summer socialising at full kilter and a summer Covid wave known as the “FLiRT” variant “building”, should we be rethinking our...