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Tanya GuptaBBC News, West MidlandsBBCKevin Braddock said the question for many was how to startA gym set up with a focus on the wellbeing of body and mind has been awarded a £14,000 lottery grant to develop its work.The Soma Space in Oswestry was established two years ago by Kevin Braddock, a psychotherapist and fitness instructor, and Jo Hazell-Watkins, a personal trainer and trauma-informed strength coach.It offers combined strength training and psychotherapy, and prospective clients can refer themselves or be referred by social care workers and GPs.Mr Braddock said the gym was there to help people start exercising, know what…

Mark SchlabachAug 20, 2025, 01:30 PM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaATLANTA — After only three weeks on the job, new PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp is promising “significant change” to the tour’s current model.Rolapp, speaking to reporters Wednesday at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, announced he has formed a nine-person future competition committee that will be led by 15-time major champion Tiger Woods.”The goal is not incremental change,” Rolapp said. “The goal is significant change.”Woods added Wednesday in a social media post that the committee…

The amount of Americans who read for pleasure has fallen by 40%, according to a new study.Researchers at the University of Florida and University College London have found that between 2003 and 2023, daily reading for reasons other than work and study fell by about 3% each year.The number saw a peak in 2004, with 28% of people qualifying, before falling to 16% in 2023. The data was taken from more than 236,000 Americans who participated in the American Time Use Survey and the study was published in the journal iScience. The definition of reading in the survey wasn’t limited…

A leading conservationist in South Africa, charged with smuggling rhino horns worth $14m (£10m), has insisted he has “nothing to hide”.In a statement, John Hume, the former owner of what is thought to be the world’s largest rhino farm, denied allegations that he trafficked the horns from South Africa to South East Asia.The 83-year-old Mr Hume and five others, including a lawyer and a game reserve manager, have appeared in court on 55 charges, including theft, money laundering and fraud. The group was allegedly part of an international rhino horn trafficking syndicate between 2017 and 2024, prosecutors said.Mr Hume and…

Keely Hodgkinson sent another ominous warning to her rivals before the World Athletics Championships next month as she smashed the meeting record to win the 800m at the Lausanne Diamond League.In weather more akin to Manchester in October than a summer’s night in Switzerland, Hodgkinson ran 1min 55.69sec to beat a quality field by 10 metres and win her second race in five days.True, the Olympic champion’s time was nearly a second outside her performance on Saturday in Poland, where she ran the ninth quickest in history. But in cool, wet conditions she still easily ran the second fastest time…

Looking for the best student discounts? I don’t blame you. Going to college is expensive. Between tuition, textbooks, and beer, there isn’t always a lot of wiggle room in the budget. Tack on the skyrocketing cost of living, and you might be wondering just how you’re supposed to manage your money. One way to stretch those dollars further is by taking advantage of student discounts. A valid .edu email address can help you save on plenty of necessities, with a little left over for binge-watching on Netflix or cheap food delivery. We’ve rounded up our favorite student discounts below.Updated August…

NewsFeedIsrael says it has begun the first stages of its planned assault to seize Gaza City. 60,000 reservists are being called up, despite renewed mediation efforts by Egypt and Qatar aimed at reaching a ceasefire.Published On 20 Aug 202520 Aug 2025

In 2023, motor vehicle accidents claimed the lives of 40,901 people across the United States, the equivalent of losing 112 lives every day. An additional 2.4 million people were injured in roadway crashes. The leading cause of death? Drunk driving, responsible for 12,249 fatalities nationwide. California, America’s most populous state, is disproportionately affected. With 39.2 million residents, the state recorded 4,061 traffic-related deaths in 2023, nearly 10% of the nation’s total. Nowhere is this crisis more pronounced than in Southern California. A new analysis by Vaziri Law Group investigates fatal crash trends across the region’s five most populous counties: Los…

European leaders are engaging in an unprecedented effort to sway United States President Donald Trump on Ukraine.They are hoping to influence any deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.But what’s the status of the transatlantic alliance now? Is it a relationship of equals, or is Trump fully in charge?Presenter: James BaysGuests: Mark Storella – Professor of the practice of diplomacy at Boston University, former US ambassador and served as deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Brussels.Jessica Berlin – Non-resident senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis and founder of strategy consultancy CoStruct in Berlin.Eldar Mamedov – Non-resident…

The Made by Google 2025 event is finally happening, notably before Apple’s hardware event is expected to take place in September.  On Wednesday, the tech giant debuted its Pixel 10 series, a new foldable, the Pixel Watch 4, the second generation of the cost-friendly A-Series earbuds, generative AI capabilities with Gemini, and more. Get ready for a Gemini boost Image Credits:Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images Google already dropped several AI-related updates at its developer conference in May, but the company demonstrated more Gemini features during the Pixel 10 event. In a recent YouTube video promoting the new devices, Google…