southampton lead 1 nil to leeds united in the championship play off final at wembley. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. we start here in the uk and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. the home secretary james cleverly says the conservatives plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service if it wins, is about pushing young people out of their comfort zone . the party says it would cost two and half billion pounds a year and would see eighteen year olds join the military for a year or serve the community for a weekend a month for the same period. our political correspondent helen catt has more the return of national service is certainly an eye catching policy but it wouldn t be national service quite like these men experienced between 1949 and 1963. instead all 18 year olds would have to choose between a year of military service or volunteer work in public services. it s about addressing the fragmentation we have seen in socie
kenyan vincent ngetich won the men s10k elite race, while ethopia s gotytom gebreslase won the women s race, and of course, as you d imagine, thousands of members of the public took to the streets too. there ll be some tired legs tonight. let s get you up to date with the final day of the aquatics gb diving championships in birmingham now, we ll start with the mens platform and noah williams won gold, this his last dive, but he fell fractionally short of what he needed to assure his place in the event in paris, needing a score of 480 for that, he scored 103.2. heartbreakingly close. but the selectors could still pick him at their discretion for the games. earlier, world championship medallists jack laugher and anthony harding have continued their build up to the paris 2024 olympic games with victory in the synchronised 3m springboard final. the pair have claimed world silver and bronze medals over the last 12 months and achieved a strong score of a21. points for their six ro
Exasperated mothers often warn that their children “will be the death of them”, and a new study suggests there may be some truth in the admonishment. Pregnancy accelerates biological ageing, with each baby causing women to grow older by up to 2.8 months, scientists have discovered. Carrying a child is known to have long-term health impacts, but previous studies have found they are largely beneficial, such as lowering the risk of cancer and dementia. Now new research by Columbia University
this is a human constant. well, forgive me, but i m quoting from you now. as a species, you say, we need to outgrow our fear of death. mm, i think there s something. i talk about the wisdom narrative that can be found in many cultures, looking back throughout recorded history, both in religions like christianity, particularly in the old testament, and in buddhism and in other kinds of belief systems, like ancient greek philosophy, which are about trying to come to terms with death and facing mortality and thinking about the benefits that can come from that. for example, appreciating the time that we have here on earth. in the past, on this programme, i have talked to scientists who have devoted a great deal of time, money and effort to the study of how to. ..block even reverse the ageing process in human beings. dr aubrey de grey is one very well known gerontologist proponent of this effort, and he reckons that,