The 2024 Paralympics have started in Paris after an opening ceremony attended by athletes and world leaders including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. British astronaut John McFall carried the Paralympic flag at the opening extravaganza, which was themed ‘From Discord to Concord’. McFall turned to a career in athletics after losing his right leg in...
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Pete Russell: ‘No pressure’ says coach as GB target Olympic spot
It is almost 10 years since Pete Russell – reluctantly – took the helm as Great Britain’s head coach. And it is more than 75 years since GB last appeared at the Winter Olympics. This weekend 50-year-old Russell can celebrate a decade in charge by guiding the national side into the most prestigious competition in...
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Ukraine-Russia war: Moscow captures two Ukrainian villages in march towards key city
Ukraine-Russia war: Moscow captures two Ukrainian villages in march towards key city Jump to content
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Flag Football World Championships: GB women progress but men lose in last 16
Both Great Britain teams reached the last 16 of the Flag Football World Championships on Wednesday, but the men’s medal hopes were then dashed. Both won their final group game to progress as group winners with a 100% record. The men then played their last-16 game against France and despite scoring five touchdowns, turnovers proved...
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Sir Ben Ainslie robbed at knifepoint in Barcelona
MADRID – Sir Ben Ainslie, the British former Olympic yachtsman, has been robbed of his Rolex watch at knifepoint in Barcelona. Sir Ben, 47, who is leading the British Ineos Britannia team in the America’s Cup yacht race, was cornered by a gang and robbed of the timepiece reportedly worth €20,000 (£16,866) on Saturday, Spanish...
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RAF Fighter Command’s Battle of Britain bunker was kept secret – by a flower bed
The Second World War bunker was camouflaged by a decorative garden (Picture: Museum of London Archaeology) A top-secret Second World War bunker used by RAF Fighter Command and visited by Sir Winston Churchill is believed to have been disguised as a decorative garden to protect it from attack. According to researchers, the cunningly disguised bunker...
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UK’s Starmer, Germany’s Scholz announce treaty to reset ties but won’t reverse Brexit
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday (Aug 28) met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to ‘reset ties’ and discuss a new cooperation treaty that would bring the two nations closer on clean energy, technology, defence, and irregular migration. The Downing Street described the effort as a “once in a generation opportunity” to “turn a...
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Britain, Germany announce new treaty to move relationship beyond Brexit – UPI.com
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz inaugurated negotiations for a new treaty as part of a post-Brexit reset in relations between the two countries. Wednesday’s talks in the Chancellery in Berlin was Starmer’s fifth meeting with his German counterpart since winning a landslide general election July 4. Photo by Clemens...
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Great Britain kick off 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Andorra
The Great Britain Cycling Team kicked off the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships with a ninth-place finish in the mixed team relay in Andorra, while the downhill junior riders rocked the slopes in the qualifying rounds. Mixed team relay Max Greensill (under-23 men) fired off the start line to kick off the mixed team...
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British PM Keir Starmer in Berlin for talks to reset ties with Europe
Starmer will discuss with Scholz, a fellow leftist, a new pact they hope will bring about an unprecedented degree of bilateral military cooperation and greater collaboration in areas such as trade and energy (Photo: Reuters) 3 min read Last Updated : Aug 28 2024 | 3:02 PM IST British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will...
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Starmer hails ‘once in a generation’ treaty with Germany – as it happened
Keir Starmer announces new ‘once in a generation’ UK-Germany treaty In a press conference alongside Olaf Scholz, Keir Starmer said he was “delighted” to be back in Germany “at this moment of opportunity for our two countries”. Starmer announced a new UK-Germany treaty, describing it as a “once in a generation chance to deliver for...
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Great Britain’s 15 best gold medal hopes at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
PARIS — Paralympic medals are getting harder to win and Great Britain will call on a panoply of talent in order to do so. UK Sport and the National Lottery invest £68m in a Paralympic world-class programme that gives athletes with disabilities all of the tools they need to excel. The investment in para sport...