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Electric buses keep combusting

Green agenda like cancer destroying the economy

ChatGPT replacing doctors

Modern medicine and Al misdiagnosing diseases

Parallels with Nazi ideology are neither fanciful nor sensationalist

I WAS struck by the parallel with Nazism that Niall McCrae drew in his review of Ken McCarthy's book: What the Nurses Saw - The True Story of covid-19 in Hospitals.

Borthwick: We made too many mistakes

ENGLAND boss Steve Borthwick admitted his side got what they deserved after another Murrayfield nightmare in Edinburgh.

Van Graan banking on Russell to hit the target

JOHANN van Graan has every faith that Finn Russell can transfer his goal-kicking form for Scotland to Bath if needed in clutch moments.

Mercer: I'm focused on Gloucester

IF desire to play for England was a factor in selection, Zach Mercer would be one of the first names on the team sheet.

Six-try Ireland go on rampage to blow Wales away

GRAND Slam holders Ireland flexed their muscles to score six tries and blow a helpless Wales side away.

Rugby's stuck in the ice age. It needs to open up

Ben Jaycock talks to Freddie Burns about life in Japan and what he thinks the sport must do to attract the youngsters

Lethargic France in need of new drive

IT does not come any more demanding in the Six Nations than visits to Ireland and France in consecutive rounds, but that is the lot of Italy who are in Lille today less than five months after they were thrashed in the World Cup by Les Bleus.

Boden quits Knights over lack of funding

FATIGUED by the ongoing uncertainty over funding and the direction of the Championship, Steve Boden has explained that the need to explore other opportunities away from the second tier of English rugby was behind his decision to quit as Doncaster DoR.

I just love playing and had an amazing career

PLAYING in the Championship isn’t sustainable with the level of funding clubs currently get so while it was a hard decision to quit professional rugby a couple of years ago at the age of 28, I had to think about my future, otherwise I’d have been holding off the inevitable and I didn’t want to be entering a new job market well into my 30s.

Minikin ready to see battle going right down to wire

HULL Ionians finished third in National Two North last year but are up against it at the wrong end of the table this term, and fly-half Lewis Minikin says every game is now their cup final.

Tosa takes chance with a lighter blue

MAKOTO Tosa will join an exclusive club on Saturday when he wins his second Blue in the Varsity Match – and make a piece of rugby history into the bargain.

Munster have edge on Quins

MUNSTER edged out Harlequins in a 12try thriller at The Stoop on Friday.

Hammer of the English is too hot to handle again

THIS fourth English Calcutta Cup defeat in succession confirmed Duhan van der Merwe as the ‘Hammer of the English’. The powerhouse South African-born winger was simply too hot to hold as he roared in for a hat-trick to send the Murrayfield crowd into raptures.

Edwards in firing line as France lose rhythm

IT’S too easy to say that France have fallen off and are no longer the team they were, after a home defeat by Ireland when they were down to 14 men for almost half the game. Nor can an away win over Scotland after such a big loss to the Irish in Marseille just be dismissed – even taking into account the controversy over the Scots being denied a last-gasp try.

End of an era as Lawes commits to Brive

COURTNEY Lawes will leave Northampton this summer to join ProD2 side Brive after 17 seasons at Franklin’s Gardens.

As usual, Gibson-Park enjoys life in top gear

IT’S more than a little sobering to think that Ireland’s win over Wales yesterday was probably their “iffy” performance of their 2024 Six Nations.

Rattled, but Irish still on course for slam

AND so the champions go to Twickenham on track for the Grandest of Slams, one match away from creating the longest winning Six Nations streak of all.

Waugh's battle is going to be tough

WHO has the toughest job in rugby? It certainly doesn’t belong to the loadsamoney establishment lawyers plotting a course across the courtroom minefield as the player welfare class action gathers speed. Still less to the speak-your-weight machine charged with gasping “one at a time please” while plummeting towards the earth’s core under the tonnage of Posolo Tuilagi.

England's Plan A is to run at Portugal

STEVE Borthwick left Edinburgh after England’s clash against Scotland last night and set off for the Midlands to ensure he makes it in good time for the A side’s lunchtime encounter with Portugal at Welford Road.

JAMES ON SONG TO STICK IT TO OLD PALS

JAMES Foley held his nerve to convert a penalty which puts Prescot Cables back on track in their push for a promotion play-off place.

CUP HERO SAM'S ON ONE EL' OF A JOURNEY

WHEN SAM Bone takes to the pitch tomorrow night, you can be sure he will pause for a moment to take it all in.

KELVIN MAKES HIS BIG IMPACT

KELVIN DAVIS took a little under a minute to make his mark in management - now he's challenging his Eastleigh side to put smiles on fans' faces for the rest of the season.

GULLS' FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL

TORQUAY United face a battle for survival after a dramatic 24 hours in which the club's future was put in doubt after they revealed their intention to appoint administrators.

RICKY'S SAINTS SHAKING IT UP WITH BIG GUNS

BOSS Ricky Marheineke hopes his St Ives Town starlets can keep shining under the spotlight created by turning over the league's top three.

BULLS' BOLD CHARGE POWERED BY PHILLIPS

HEREFORD moved within one point of the top seven with a key win at Southport as teams around them dropped points in the play-off race.

BRAKES ARE NOW OFF FOR MARKET

This was a tale of two goalkeepers, two defences who gave away very little, and a visiting side seemingly on their way to the Premier Central Division title.

CLASSY CLARETS TOPPLE LEADERS

CHELMSFORD CITY moved up to second in the table with a victory over league leaders Yeovil Town thanks to Charlie Ruff's goal.

COMEBACK IS CRUCIAL TO MAHER

SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher praised the response of his players during the second half of this vital comeback win against Aldershot Town at Roots Hall.