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Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Newsboy's racing tips for Monday's three meetings, including Chepstow Nap
Newsboy reckons his Nap, Thurso, can defy top weight in the Betting Tips Handicap (4.20) at Chepstow, and he also rates Rogue Dancer a good thing on the all-weather at Wolverhampton in the 3.00 THURSO gets the vote to give his rivals weight and a beating in the Betting Tips Handicap (4.20) at Chepstow today. The Richard Hughes-trained son of Dutch Art failed to trouble the judge on his first six outings, but looks an improved horse on the back of a gelding operation. On his first run back from surgery, Thurso ran a good second to Distant Rumble at the end of April – the race was his turf debut – and was beaten less than a length in third behind Ballsgrove Boy back on Kempton Park's Polytrack the following month. Thurso then enjoyed a red-letter day, wearing first-time cheekpieces that are persevered with here, back on grass at Haydock Park last time out. Sent off at 5-1 in a field of 11, Finley Marsh's mount edged out Kisskodi by a head. The pair were eight lengths clear of the third and the runner-up has won not once but twice since. Bearing that in mind, an 8lb higher mark here looks within range. At Wolverhampton, ROGUE DANCER, a course-and-distance winner two outings ago, is fancied to bounce back from a defeat on turf at Doncaster when he locks horns with 10 opponents for the Highbet Football Free Bets Handicap (3.00). Monday's selections WOLVERHAMPTON 2.00 KING OF SPEED 2.30 ANTIQUE BLUE 3.00 ROGUE DANCER (NB) 3.30 LECHUGA LAD 4.03 CALL ME BETTY 4.35 ARBOREOUS 5.05 BOLD SUITOR 5.35 RESPIRO SOLITARIO CHEPSTOW 2.45 AMAZING JOURNEY 3.15 ENDOWED 3.45 SOME NIGHTMARE 4.20 THURSO (NAP) 4.55 LAMBOURNGHINI 5.25 DARKENED EDGE WINDSOR 5.17 SOUTHBANK 5.52 LEBRON POWER 6.25 GENNADIUS 6.58 ZOULU CHIEF 7.30 KINETIC 8.00 TWILIGHT MOON 8.30 JET BLACK 9.00 TOP BILLER
Times
13-05-2025
- Business
- Times
Elon Musk's Starlink to be used for internet services on Scottish trains
Elon Musk's Starlink will provide internet access for trains in the far north of Scotland, it has been confirmed. The world's richest man, who has drawn criticism from a number of figures in Scotland over his political stances, uses his company SpaceX to operate a series of low-earth orbit satellites. As part of a six-month trial, the network will be used to provide connectivity for six trains between Inverness and Thurso, Wick, Kyle of Lochalsh and Aberdeen. The initiative is part of a partnership between ScotRail and the Bathgate-based Clarus Networks, a reseller of Starlink equipment. The connections will provide customer wi-fi as well as GPS tracking of trains and live CCTV. If successful, the pilot, which is backed by the government, Highlands and
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Nuclear site told to improve safety after worker hurt
Dounreay's operators have been told to improve safety at the site after a piece of equipment toppled over and injured a worker. The accident happened at the nuclear power complex, near Thurso in Caithness, in February. Industry watchdog the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said the worker escaped with minor injuries, but added that it considered the incident as "significant" and "preventable". ONR has issued Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) with an improvement notice. NRS said it took the protection of people and the environment "very seriously". More stories from the Highlands and Islands News from the Highlands and Islands on BBC Sounds ONR said the a radiological contamination monitor, weighing about two tonnes, toppled over while it was being moved. Superintending inspector Tom Eagleton said: "This was a preventable incident that could have had serious consequences for those nearby. "The improvement notice requires the Dounreay site to implement measures that will reduce the risk of similar occurrences in the future. "Specifically, they must identify all operations involving the movement of heavy equipment and ensure comprehensive risk assessments and appropriate control measures are implemented before the work starts." NRS has until 25 July to comply with the notice. A spokesperson for NRS said: "We take the protection of people and the environment from harm very seriously. "We are taking action to strengthen our practices and management in this area, and will comply with the requirements of the notice received in April, having reported the incident to ONR and carried out an investigation." Dounreay was opened 70 years ago as an experimental nuclear power site and is now being decommissioned and the site shut down. Last year, ONR raised safety concerns about the state of some areas of the complex. It found corroded steelwork in a building being used to store drums of radioactive sodium, and leaks from low-level radioactive waste pits. NRS said it was carrying out urgent repairs and had an action plan to deal with other issues. These included ONR's warnings about old and degraded electric equipment and the site's stockpile of chemicals being over its set limit. ONR
BBC News
08-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Dounreay told to improve safety after worker hurt
Dounreay's operators have been told to improve safety at the site after a piece of equipment toppled over and injured a accident happened at the nuclear power complex, near Thurso in Caithness, in watchdog the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said the worker escaped with minor injuries, but added that it considered the incident as "significant" and "preventable".ONR has issued Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) with an improvement notice. NRS said it took the protection of people and the environment "very seriously". ONR said the a radiological contamination monitor, weighing about two tonnes, toppled over while it was being inspector Tom Eagleton said: "This was a preventable incident that could have had serious consequences for those nearby."The improvement notice requires the Dounreay site to implement measures that will reduce the risk of similar occurrences in the future."Specifically, they must identify all operations involving the movement of heavy equipment and ensure comprehensive risk assessments and appropriate control measures are implemented before the work starts."NRS has until 25 July to comply with the notice.A spokesperson for NRS said: "We take the protection of people and the environment from harm very seriously. "We are taking action to strengthen our practices and management in this area, and will comply with the requirements of the notice received in April, having reported the incident to ONR and carried out an investigation." Corroded steelwork Dounreay was opened 70 years ago as an experimental nuclear power site and is now being decommissioned and the site shut year, ONR raised safety concerns about the state of some areas of the found corroded steelwork in a building being used to store drums of radioactive sodium, and leaks from low-level radioactive waste said it was carrying out urgent repairs and had an action plan to deal with other included ONR's warnings about old and degraded electric equipment and the site's stockpile of chemicals being over its set limit.
