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Laura Muir breaks mile record in Birmingham
Laura Muir during 1500m Women run in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Veterinary surgeon breaks Kirsty Wade’s record by five seconds

Veterinary surgeon Laura Muir has broken a 31-year old British record to win the women’s indoor mile in Birmingham.

The 25-year-old completed the Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham in four minutes 18.75 seconds, smashing Kirsty Wade’s record by five seconds.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Laura said: "I knew I was in great shape. It was about winning the race, but also about running fast.

"I'm so chuffed to get the record on home soil. I knew the split halfway and knew I was there and thereabouts. The crowd were fantastic."

Laura’s time was the third fastest indoors in history, following Genzebe Dibaba from Ethiopia (4:13.31) and Doina Melinte from Romania.

She also managed to break her own British record by running the first 1500m in four minutes 1.83 seconds.

Tweeting after the event, Laura said: ‘’British Record × 2! 1,500m split in my mile race today was a new record too. Last to leave the stadium tonight after anti-doping. Thanks so much for all your messages.’

Laura is now preparing to defend her 1500m and 3,000m titles at the European Indoor Championships, Glasgow, in March.

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RCVS Knowledge appoints Veterinary Evidence editor-in-chief

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 RCVS Knowledge has welcomed Professor Peter Cockcroft as editor-in-chief for Veterinary Evidence.

A world-renowned expert in evidence-based veterinary medicine, Prof Cockcroft will lead the strategic development and editorial quality of the open-access journal. He was previously in the role from 2017-2020.

Katie Mantell, CEO of RCVS Knowledge, said: "We are excited about the extensive knowledge of evidence-based veterinary medicine and clinical veterinary research that Peter brings, and we look forward to working with him over this next phase of the journal's development." 

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Defra to host bluetongue webinar for vets

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will be hosting a webinar for veterinary professional on bluetongue on Thursday, 25 April 2024.

Topics covered will include the transmission cycle, pathology and pathogenesis, clinical signs (including signs seen in recent BTV-3 cases in the Netherlands), and control and prevention.

The session, which will take place from 6pm to 7.30pm, is part of Defra's 'Plan, Prevent and Protect' webinar series, which are hosted by policy officials, epidemiologists and veterinary professionals from Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. The bluetongue session will also feature insights from experts from The Pirbright Institute.

Those attending will have the opportunity to ask questions. Places on the webinar can be booked online.