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Facing the biggest challenge of his life, Sir Chris Hoy opens up about his journey with terminal cancer and how the mental strength he honed as a six-time Olympic cycling gold medallist is now helping him to inspire others.Watch Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage & Me on Thursday, 18 December at 21:00 GMT on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website & app.
Getty ImagesBritish fashion designer Anthony Price (L) with singer David Bowie (C) and his wife Angie Bowie at King’s Cross station in London in 1973 Antony Price, the British fashion designer responsible for some of the looks favoured by David Bowie, Roxy Music and Queen Camilla among others, has died aged 80.Price was best known for his sculptured silhouettes and theatrical styles, including pastel suits which featured in rock band Duran Duran’s music video Rio.The band released a statement on social media remembering him as a “visionary” and a “kind, intelligent and razor-witted friend”.Price’s death comes less than a month…
Wainwright has made 127 appearances and consistently been Dragons’ stand-out player.He was man of the match on Sunday in the 23-21 comeback victory against Lyon that ended a near year-long winless streak, making nine tackles, 14 carries and having several key moments on the gain line.”We want to keep him here, he is a Gwent man and his performance last weekend showed how important he is, not only for Dragons but Wales,” said Tiatia.”He is a beautiful man and inspirational in the way that he does things – he is uniquely Aaron Wainwright, he understands what he is about and…
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has asked a federal court to vacate or amend her 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.Maxwell, a former British socialite, claims that “substantial new evidence” has emerged from civil cases, investigative reports and other documents demonstrating that she did not receive a fair trial, according to a court filing in New York. The appeal follows several failed attempts from Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021, to try to reduce her prison sentence. It comes as the justice department faces a 19 December deadline to release files related to federal investigations into…
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has overtaken legendary compatriot Glenn McGrath to move sixth in the all-time list of Test wicket-takers.Lyon, 38, needed two wickets at the start of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide to overhaul seamer McGrath’s tally of 563.He moved level by having England’s Ollie Pope caught at mid-wicket with his third ball of the game, before claiming his 564th Test scalp by bowling Ben Duckett three balls later. Lyon is now the second-highest Australian Test wicket-taker behind the late legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne, who took 708.He is also the the highest active player in the rankings and…
Muslim gangs have launched a violent takeover of a drug-addled Kent jail, prison watchdogs have warned.HMP Swaleside has been placed under special measures after it emerged the religious gangs had gained unchecked control.Charlie Taylor, HM chief inspector of prisons, described the jail as dangerous, dirty and plagued by drugs, with a “pervasive sense of despair”.The Category B prison received the lowest scores Mr Taylor has ever recorded during his five-year tenure as chief inspector.Local watchdogs had already raised concerns about gang culture at the facility.Nearly a third of inmates at Swaleside are Muslim.Rival gangs have clashed over drugs and territory…
Schoolboys aged just 11 will be sent on “anti-misogyny training courses” as part of a new Labour scheme to “protect women and girls”.Secondary school pupils in England displaying “worrying behaviour” could be enrolled in the programmes in a pilot scheme which may even be expanded to include primary schools down the line.The courses would be led by teachers or external contractors alongside normal lessons.Girls would also be eligible if they display “harmful” behaviour – but Labour’s focus is on boys.Ministers are to unveil the initiative on Thursday as part of a broader strategy aimed at cutting violence against women and…
Nearly 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister they are not prepared to support proposals to limit jury trials.In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, the MPs, largely but not wholly from the left of the party, say the plans are “not a silver bullet” to reducing the backlog in trials.”To limit a fundamental right for what will make a marginal difference to the backlog, if any, is madness and will cause more problems than it solves,” they write.Sir Keir has previously answered concerns from MPs about the plans by telling them that jury trials already make up only…
Pat Cummins takes his second wicket of the innings as Joe Root is caught behind for 19 as England fall to 71-4 in their first innings, 300 runs behind Australia’s 371, as the home side take control on day two of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.FOLLOW LIVE: The Ashes third Test – day twoAvailable to UK users only.
Vladimir Putin has branded Keir Starmer and European leaders “little pigs” in a rabble-rousing address in Moscow.Mr Putin accused Sir Keir and his counterparts like Emmanuel Macron of conspiring to bring about Russia’s collapse – and trying to profit from it.”Everyone believed that Russia would be destroyed and collapsed in a short period of time,” Mr Putin declared.”And the European piglets immediately joined in this work of the former American [Biden] administration, hoping to profit from the collapse of our country.”As is now obvious to everyone, all these attempts and all these destructive plans against Russia have completely failed,” he…