Aquatics Centre – Artistic swimming, diving, water poloChateau de Versailles – Equestrian, modern pentathlonElancourt Hill – Mountain bike cyclingLe Bourget Sport Climbing Venue – Shooting, sport climbingGolf National – GolfNorth Paris Arena – Boxing, modern pentathlonParis La Defense Arena – Swimming, water poloSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium – BMX racingSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome – Track cyclingStade de France –...
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Paralympics 2024: GB lose men’s wheelchair basketball final to US
Great Britain take silver as United States retain wheelchair basketball title
Paralympics 2024: Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft wins T34 800m gold
UK PM Starmer visits Dublin to flesh out ‘reset’ with Ireland, EU
Body Shop’s remaining stores saved after rescue deal struck
Paris 2024 Paralympics: Finlay Graham, Emma Wiggs and Charlotte Henshaw win trio of golds for GB
British Airways: 25,000 passengers hit by mass weekend flight cancellations
Huge new £294m shopping centre opening in Spanish city in boost for tourists
Second body found in search for British couple swept away by Majorca flash flood
Paris 2024 Paralympics: Finlay Graham wins men’s road race to take GB’s 43rd gold
ONE 168: Superlek Kiatmoo9 knocks out Britain’s Jonathan Haggerty to attain two-sport glory
The UK’s biggest campsite with unspoiled beaches and beautiful forests
Panic in Spain as pensioners could be forced to return to UK for sad reason
Body Shop’s remaining UK stores saved after rescue deal agreed
Jack Draper: The future is bright for rising young star after gladiatorial US Open semi-final against Jannik Sinner
Tour of Britain in Suffolk: What you need to know
Tour of Britain 2024 in Suffolk: What you need to know
The rise of the far-right across Europe mapped as EU sends Britain ‘warning’
I visited one of UK’s most popular seaside towns — it’s now my favourite place
2024 Olympic opening ceremony uniforms: Best outfits from Paris
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are officially here, and the excitement is palpable for the largest sporting event in the world, held every four years. Fans eagerly await the revelation of the athletes who will proudly represent their countries, and it begins with the unique uniforms they will wear during the opening and closing ceremonies....
British families are urged to ‘cancel your holidays’ after Eurostar plunged into chaos and 3.2million cars set to hit the roads on ‘Frantic Friday’
British families have been urged to ‘cancel their holidays’ after Eurostar trains were axed, flights were cancelled and 3.2million motorists hit the roads on ‘Frantic Friday’. Holidaymakers have faced tailbacks at the Port of Dover amid a ‘weekend of woe’, while delays have also been felt across the Gatwick Express as families head off for the...
Eurostar passengers heading to Paris Olympics are urged NOT to travel today as snaking queues form at London St Pancras – and more than 3.2million cars to hit the roads on first weekend of summer holidays
Eurostar passengers have been urged not to travel from Britain to France today, just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. Huge snaking queues have formed at London‘s St Pancras station after a ‘massive arson attack’ brought mayhem to France‘s rail network ahead of the much-anticipated parade involving 10,500 athletes along the...
Stats boffins predict how many medals Team GB will win at Paris Olympics – so, who is tipped to join Adam Peaty and Keely Hodgkinson in bagging a gold?
The Paris 2024 Olympics starts this week, with the opening ceremony on Friday Team GB have high hopes and are targeting a haul of between 50 and 70 medals Stats boffins Gracenote have produced a virtual medal table for Paris 2024 By David Coverdale Published: 10:04 BST, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 10:04 BST, 23...
Paris Olympics 2024: Your ultimate guide
Aquatics Centre – Artistic swimming, diving, water poloChateau de Versailles – Equestrian, modern pentathlonElancourt Hill – Mountain bike cyclingLe Bourget Sport Climbing Venue – Shooting, sport climbingGolf National – GolfNorth Paris Arena – Boxing, modern pentathlonParis La Defense Arena – Swimming, water poloSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium – BMX racingSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome – Track cyclingStade de France –...
Starmer goes to Washington on first foreign trip as UK PM
“It will be an opportunity for him to learn and get to know other leaders as much as to communicate any particular messages,” foreign policy expert James Strong told Agence France-Presse. Britain’s previous Conservative government was one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, providing money, weapons and troop training to help it repel Russia’s invasion. Starmer has...
French deadlock, UK elects record number of women – your quick recap of recent elections around the world
In a year where almost half the world is heading to polls, it’s unsurprising we’ve seen multiple international elections in just a few days. It can be hard to keep up with the surprise swings, new leaders, resignations, and campaign speculation. So we’ve rounded up the latest election news from around the grounds in one...
The Lesson From French and British Elections: Incumbents Beware
(Bloomberg) — Never miss an episode. Follow The Big Take daily podcast today. French voters shocked the world on Sunday by rejecting Marine Le Pen’s efforts to see her far-right National Rally party take control of France’s legislature. And across the channel in Britain, a new government is set to enter parliament on Tuesday after...
Whisper it, but the election shows that Britain is fast turning French
Britain, the Brexiteers claimed in 2016, is fundamentally different from the Continent – above all in its political culture, but also economically and constitutionally. At first sight, the 2024 election would seem to confirm that judgment. France appears likely to elect Marine Le Pen’s radical-Right National Rally as the leading party in the National Assembly,...
Nato summit, mending EU relations among first tasks for new UK PM Starmer
Starmer is set to make a high-profile international debut next week, when he is expected to attend Nato’s 75th-anniversary summit in Washington. (Photo: Reuters) 5 min read Last Updated : Jul 06 2024 | 11:40 AM IST New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesn’t get to take a breather. After a draining six-week election...
World leaders congratulate Starmer after Labour’s victory in UK election
Keir Starmer-led Labour Party won a huge majority in UK’s parliamentary election. (Photo: PTI) 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 05 2024 | 1:44 PM IST Keir Starmer will be Britain’s next prime minister after his centre-left Labour Party won a huge majority in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous...