Stevie Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) outsprinted Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep) from a three-man breakaway to take victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Britain in Redcar, ahead of Oscar Onley (Team DSM-Firmenich) in third. Alaphilippe opened up his sprint with 200m to go, having sat on the wheels of his two breakaway companions in the final...
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‘You can’t separate life from politics’ – Demonstrators target Israel-Premier Tech at the Tour of Britain in Scotland
Around thirty people held a demonstration before the start of stage one of the 2024 Tour of Britain in the Scottish Borders town of Kelso, targeting the Israel-Premier Tech team as they signed on for the race. More demonstrations are expected later in the Tour of Britain, particularly on stage three on Thursday, when the...
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Protestors at Tour of Britain accuse Israel-Premier Tech of ‘sportswashing’
Pro-Palestine activists have accused Israel-Premier Tech of “sportswashing” Israel’s reputation at the Lloyd’s Bank Tour of Britain Men this week. Around 30 protestors gathered in Kelso ahead of stage one of the race on Tuesday morning, many holding Palestine flags among the crowds. The protest was one of a series planned throughout the week, calling...
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Israel-Premier Tech cycling team confronted by pro-Palestine group at Tour of Britain, with more protests planned this week
The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team have been confronted by pro-Palestine activists ahead of the Tour of Britain, with further protests expected at each of the stages this week. In a video posted on Instagram by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC), an activist is seen approaching staff at one of the team’s cars in the Scottish...
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Virtual ward startup Doccla raises £35m
London-based virtual hospital ward startup Doccla has closed a £35m Series B funding round led by Lakestar. Doccla was launched in 2019 after co-founder Martin Ratz suffered a heart attack. Ratz said the hospital he stayed at provided limited monitoring despite new medical technology being available. Doccla was founded to provide constant virtual monitoring that...
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Pregnant Great Britain Para Archer Creates History With Bronze and Gold Wins, Says ‘Could Feel Baby Kicking’ As She Competed – News18
Great Britain’s para archer Jodie Grinham (X) In this current Paralympics though, she also went on to clinch the Gold in the mixed team compound event alongside British teammate Nathan Macqueen, after they beat Iran 155-151 on Monday. Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham returned to the Paralympic stage Thursday for the first time since Rio 2016,...
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USA exact revenge on ‘hurting’ Great Britain to reach wheelchair rugby final
Revenge is a dish best served while knocking somebody sideways, and the USA earned retribution for defeat in Tokyo by denying Great Britain progress to the wheelchair rugby final with a performance of no little style but maximum aggression. Three years ago the British side made history by beating the team who made murderball what...
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UK To Get Early Flood, Drought Alerts With New Tech
Researchers across the UK to use latest tech and major data bank to better predict where devastating floods and droughts will strike innovators will also pioneer new ways of tackling the worst of extreme weather to halt damage and cut eye-watering cost to the economy sensors in UK rivers and real time monitoring will gather...
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UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Sunswap to eNOugh
This week’s UK tech funding deals include clean tech startup decarbonising the cold chain Sunswap and more. UKTN tracked £17.5m worth of UK tech investment this week (26 August to 30 August), a 70% week-on-week decrease in a particularly slow week of late summer. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals. Sunswap...
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U.K. tech leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated and shifting their focus to the U.S.—here’s why
It was the moment British entrepreneur Rich Pleeth had been dreading, but he knew it was coming, so he was prepared for it. “We’re all in,” the U.S. investor told him. “But we’ll need you to become a Delaware C corp.” Make no mistake: Pleeth, the co-founder of Fin Sustainable Logistics, was thrilled with the...
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Bly Twomey wins bronze to become Great Britain’s youngest table tennis medallist
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Schoolgirl Bly Twomey became Great Britain’s youngest Paralympic table tennis medallist by winning...
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Paralympics day one: Great Britain look to start gold rush early
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Once the smoke left by the fireworks at Wednesday’s opening ceremony has cleared...