• Drugs in sport report justified ACC

  The controversial drugs in sport report has been vindicated by record seizures of performance enhancing drugs, Australia's crime fighters say. ...

• Study finds explosion in sports betting despite decline in number of gamblers

  Australia New research has found a decline in the number of Australians who are gambling, but an explosion in sports betting.The study, conducted by researchers at New South Wales' Southern Cross University, found 64 per cent of adults gambled in the past year, compared with a much higher figure of 82 per cent back in 1999.But Southern Cross University researcher Dr Sally Gainsbury says ...

• Man dies in suspected gas explosion in Nottinghamshire house

  A man was killed in a gas explosion which destroyed a terraced house on Sunday, Nottinghamshire police said. One person was believed to be missing as firefighters searched through the rubble. The explosion seriously injured four others, including two children.The blast, which devastated a house on a street in the town of Newark and damaged nearby properties shortly after 5pm, was described by ...

• Whiskey distillery to open in the heart of the Lake District

  For William Wordsworth, the Lake District was a "national property" for all to enjoy. But what the poet, a teetotal, would have made of the first whiskey distillery in the area for more than 100 years is hard to ...

• Buddhist site blends recreation education and spiritual tranquility

  /enpproperty--> It is a monastery. It is a theme park. It is the biggest tourist attraction in Jiangsu province in terms of revenue, testifying to its immense popularity. Unlike other Buddhist sites throughout China, Lingshan has the best of both old and new. The giant Buddha was unveiled in 1997, but the site comes with a wonderful origin story that dates back 1,300 years. The icons ...

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