9 h. ago News | Yoo and Deutsche Finance to fund crucial increase in trains into £1.3 billion London Olympia site

News | Yoo and Deutsche Finance to fund crucial increase in trains into £1.3 billion London Olympia site  CoStar

Economics

7 d. ago Former champion trainer John Gosden makes impassioned speech against increase in horseracing tax

Gosden said that the implications of the tax increase are ‘very dangerous’ to the existence of the sport

Economics

1 week ago ScotRail passengers in Fife and Borders to get greener battery electric trains

New fleet of 69 will replace increasingly unreliable ScotRail diesel trains

Science

2 w. ago Federal government to markedly increase number of inspectors trained to spot rail bridge concerns

The Transportation Department is going to train 163 track inspectors to dramatically increase the number of people who know how to spot critical problems with railroad bridges, but the railroads themselves will still be responsible for inspecting their own bridges and the results will still be kept confidential

Politics

2 w. ago Is it true that you should eat protein immediately after working out?

Consuming protein within an hour of finishing your gym session is recommended, but don’t neglect regular meals‘This is one of those rare bits of TikTok fitness advice with a lot of truth behind it,” says Bethan Crouse, performance nutritionist at Loughborough University. “Sometimes it’s taken a bit too literally, though! You see people chugging protein drinks as they’re scanning out of their gym.”Crouse recommends the athletes she works with consume 20-30g of protein within 30-60 minutes of finishing a resistance training session. “The act of exercising our muscles increases the breakdown of muscle proteins,” she says. “In order to restore, or hopefully improve them – and get gains such as increased muscle mass or strength – we have to consume amino acids in protein.” Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Commuters could be forced to pay hundreds of pounds extra to travel to work as train fares may jump by 5.8% next year

The Government has not confirmed how it will determine the cap on regulated fare rises in 2026, but this year's 4.6 per cent hike was one percentage point above RPI in July 2024.

Economics