To the bbc news at one. The wife of a birmingham man who planned a terrorism attack in the city has been found guilty of helping his preparations by buying him the weapon he intended to use. Madihah taheer, whos 21, had denied preparing an act of terrorism by assisting her husband Ummariyat Mirza earlier this year. Mirza pleaded guilty to the plotting earlier this month. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Dominic Casciani reports. Wrestled to the ground in an armed stop, a birmingham man setting out to kill. The suspect seized in a joint intelligence led operation by mi5 and the West Midlands Counter Terrorism unit. A week after the westminster attack in march, Ummariyat Mirza wanted to rampage in his home city. Now convicted along his wife, Madihah Taheer, who helped him, and his sister, zainab, who encouraged the planning via social media. Mirza was obsessed with knives and replica guns, and he wanted to fight in syria. Instead, he turned his attention to home. His pregnant wife bought h
The heat on england after another defeat down under. Out of touch and out of step the fa chairman greg clarke admitting today his organisation had lost the publics trust, over its handling of discriminatory remarks made by the former england womens manager mark sampson. Clarke today launched a cultural review into the fas practices, in a bid to tackle the fall out to last weeks meeting of the select committee. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conwayjoins us on sportsday tonight. The fa trying to clear up some of the negative press theyve received since last weeks hearing and address the cultural change needed. Is this review going to have that affect . Greg clark wants that to be the case. He went before the fa council today. We dont know the tone of the speech because cameras are not allowed in but weve got a copy of the speech, and from the words on the page it appears there isa words on the page it appears there is a mea culpa from greg clark, admitting the words he used to the
For such a simple exercise, skipping gets a bad rep. Yes, it can be difficult. And yes, you won’t master the ‘criss cross’ straight away (don’t even think about the ‘jump rope burpee’).
But, for such a basic piece of kit, the skipping rope offers myriad fat burning and stamina-improving benefits, as well as endless workout possibilities.
To help you get to grips, we asked Lewis Richardson – a Team GB Boxer and coach with motivational workout app Eastnine – how to double down on nailing the double under.
What are the benefits of skipping?
“Skipping is great not only for a boxer, but for everyone,” enthuses Richardson. “I specifically use it for coordination; having to use my hands and feet simultaneously like I would when I am fighting. Outside of this it can be great to improve heart health as you work the heart by increasing the beats per minute, alongside increasing concentration and stamina, releasing endorphins and working multiple body parts at on