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Junior doctors’ raising £130k via public to fight Hunt

The public are attempting to raise a huge £130,000 so junior doctors can continue their legal dispute against Jeremy Hunt, the Government’s Health Secretary. Funds will cover legal costs so the battle can continue in the High Court ,who decreed that if they could raise that figure they could proceed ...

Video – Michael Moore – “Trump is going to Win”

Controversial filmmaker Michael Moore has said that he think Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. He was appearing on Bill Maher’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” show when he made his comments. Moore surprised the crowd with his comments, that drew audible gasps from the ...

‘Not treated as humans’, findings of report into Sports Direct

Mike Ashley’s retail empire is under fire again. A new report by the Business, Innovation and Skills committee has accused Sports Direct of not treating his workforce as humans. Ashley, who runs of Europe’s largest retail operations and Newcastle United, must personally be held accountable for the companies operational failures. ...

UK economy at worst level since 2009 due to Brexit

New Data has indicated that the UK economy is really struggling due to Britain’s vote to leave the EU. The pound has fallen after additional claims the economy could contract by 0.4% in the third quarter of 2016. Data from Markit’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) shows a “dramatic deterioration,” in ...

British Athletes Use VR To Train For Olympics

British athletes are training using 360° and 3D simulations of course layouts ahead of major competitions. Digital headset technologies are being used to integrate 3D video in new ways, aimed at providing a real benefit to a wide variety of summer sports including sailing, canoe slalom and triathlon and potentially ...

Turkey suspends European convention on human rights in wake of failed coup

The fall-out from the coup attempt in Turkey has taken another twist, as the country suspends the European convention on human rights. The deputy prime minister, Numan Kurtulmus, said: “Turkey will suspend the European convention on human rights insofar as it does not conflict with its international obligations.” Over two ...

Russian athletes ban will remain in place, concludes Cas

An appeal to re-enter 68 banned Russian athletes has failed after Cas (Court of Arbitration for Sport) decided the original decision would remain in place. The IAAF had suspended Russia after widespread doping was uncovered. It could even get worse for the country as they might be banned entirely from ...

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