Call for 'jet set’ tax on Europe’s frequent flyers could raise billions
The tax is designed to raise cash that could be ploughed into alternative and less polluting forms of travel from European destinations.
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UK schools handed cash for new nurseries ahead of major free childcare expansion
Primary schools across England can now apply for part of a £15 million funding pot to deliver up to 300 new or expanded nurseries.
Mets outfielder makes sensational catch in NLCS, narrowly avoiding nasty collision with teammate
New York Mets greats Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden talk comparisons of current team to 1986 World Series winners.
Tough tour schedule offers learning opportunity for All Blacks, Robertson says
Scott Robertson believes he is going to find out a lot about his All Blacks team over the next six weeks given the tough schedule he was handed for his first end-of-season tour as coach.
Lakshya Sen, Malvika Bansod Make First-Round Exits At Denmark Open, PV Sindhu Advances
India's Lakshya Sen battled hard against China's Lu Guang Zu but ultimately lost in three games to make an early exit from the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Tuesday. Lakshya, a 2021 World Championship bronze medallist, squandered an opening game advantage, losing 21-12 19-21 14-21 to Lu in a men's singles opening-round match, which lasted 70 minutes. The 22-year-old from Almora, who finished fourth at the Paris Olympics, had previously lost in the second round of the Arctic Open in Finland last week. Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu moved into the second round after her opponent Pai Yu Po of Chines Taipei retired midway in the second game with the score reading 21-8 13-7 in favour of the Indian.
Washington's Jedd Fisch Says OSU-Oregon Shows Value Of '$20 Million Rosters'
There are two sides to the debate over whether NIL and the transfer portal have helped or hurt the middle class of college football teams. On the one hand, there's Matt Rhule, head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, who says that surprising upsets will become more common as programs like Vanderbilt poach recruits they didn't use to get.
Lakshya Sen, Malvika Bansod Make First-Round Exits At Denmark Open, PV Sindhu Advances
India's Lakshya Sen battled hard against China's Lu Guang Zu but ultimately lost in three games to make an early exit from the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Tuesday. Lakshya, a 2021 World Championship bronze medallist, squandered an opening game advantage, losing 21-12 19-21 14-21 to Lu in a men's singles opening-round match, which lasted 70 minutes. The 22-year-old from Almora, who finished fourth at the Paris Olympics, had previously lost in the second round of the Arctic Open in Finland last week. Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu moved into the second round after her opponent Pai Yu Po of Chines Taipei retired midway in the second game with the score reading 21-8 13-7 in favour of the Indian.
French rugby chiefs condemn elite trials of 20-minute red card
French rugby chiefs have condemned the proposed trial of the 20-minute red card in elite levels of the game around the world, saying it could encourage more aggressive play and expose players to greater risk of injury.