Ruth Astle takes triathlon break as she prepares for new challenges of Brownlee events role and gravel cycling

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Ruth Astle is to take a break from triathlon after accepting the challenge of a new role with The Brownlee Foundation Events team (TBF Events) and​ deciding to turn her immediate sporting focus towards gravel​ cycling. Having struggled to fully recover from a hip injury, which has pretty much overshadowedContinue Reading

Can the cruise industry go carbon-neutral?

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This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In November 2021, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) made an ambitious proposal. Its member lines, which together form 95% of the global cruise fleet, announced a collective pledge to pursue net-zero emissions by 2050. Perhaps recognising the scale of theContinue Reading

“These instruments are building more than houses, they are restoring hope”: Fender joins campaign to support LA wildfires relief, turning wood reclaimed from the disaster into unique Custom Shop guitars for auction

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(Image credit: Fender) Fender has put the powers of its Custom Shop behind a campaign to support communities affected by the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, unveiling the first of four custom, one-of-one electric guitars that will go to auction, with all proceeds going to the San Gabriel Valley Habitat forContinue Reading

Pentagon taking over Stars and Stripes to eliminate ‘woke distractions’

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The Pentagon announced Thursday it would take editorial control of independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes to refocus coverage on “warfighting” and remove “woke distractions.” “The Department of War is returning Stars & Stripes to its original mission: reporting for our warfighters,” top Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in aContinue Reading