British Horseracing Authority is protesting about proposals to harmonise online and gaming duty rates Brant Dunshea, the acting chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority, warned on Tuesday that government proposals to harmonise the rates of duty for online betting and casino-style gaming products could cost the industry tens of...
Manchester United suffer but Ruben Amorim could cure ailing psyche
Manager’s emotional intelligence needed for painful therapy process regardless of Europa League final result “It will change my life; it will not change me,” Ruben Amorim told the BBC not long after becoming Manchester United manager, his underpinning sentiment – that self-worth comes from within – a cornerstone of therapeutic...
Pep Guardiola tells Manchester City to reduce squad size or ‘I will quit’
Manager unhappy leaving multiple players ‘in freezer’ ‘It’s impossible for my soul,’ laments Spaniard Pep Guardiola has threatened to resign from Manchester City if the club do not reduce the size of the squad over the summer. A number of first-team players did not make the squad for the 3-1...
Crystal Palace keep party going as Eze’s glorious goal wraps up win over Wolves
Afterparty at the Palace, a gala night of celebration at Selhurst Park. If this is a Premier League season that has, in the view of its critics, featured far too little jeopardy, then this result mattered little but the evening will be remembered as the night Crystal Palace brought the...
Northampton four face fitness battle before Champions Cup final
Ramm, Langdon and Coles are all doubts for Saturday Bordeaux confident Damian Penaud will feature Northampton are anxious over the fitness of a quartet of key players before the Champions Cup final against Bordeaux-Bègles in Cardiff on Saturday. The hooker Curtis Langdon, the lock Alex Coles and the full-back James...
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso on track for England return on Argentina tour
Steve Borthwick ‘delighted’ with wing’s recovery Mike Brown announces retirement from rugby Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is on course to make his England comeback on the summer tour of Argentina and keep hopes of a late British & Irish Lions call-up alive. Steve Borthwick said the Exeter wing was straining at the...
Plantwatch: Why dandelions should be left to grow in spring
These simple flowers, which bloom earlier than many others, are a rich source of nectar and pollen for insects Dandelions are often seen by gardeners as burly thugs, but they do have their benefits. The flowers are rich in nectar and pollen, feeding pollinating insects, which have suffered steep declines...
Most AI chatbots easily tricked into giving dangerous responses, study finds
Researchers say threat from ‘jailbroken’ chatbots trained to churn out illegal information is ‘tangible and concerning’ Hacked AI-powered chatbots threaten to make dangerous knowledge readily available by churning out illicit information the programs absorb during training, researchers say. The warning comes amid a disturbing trend for chatbots that have been...
Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn
Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis finds Sea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating and lead to “catastrophic inland migration”, the scientists behind a new study have warned. This scenario may unfold even if...
Amateur archaeologists unearth winged goddess at Hadrian’s Wall
Exclusive: Married volunteer diggers discover stone relief at site of Roman fort Vindolanda in Northumberland A striking Roman depiction of the winged goddess of victory has been discovered near Hadrian’s Wall by volunteers helping archaeologists on an official excavation. The stone relief was found by a Merseyside couple at Vindolanda,...