2 d. ago Inside the dirtiest race in Olympic history: ‘It wasn’t fair. I wasn’t on a level playing field’

How did the women’s 1500m in the 2012 London Olympics get its unenviable reputation? Athletes who were cheated out of medals talk about what happened that day – and how the results have slowly unravelledThe tunnel in which athletes wait before they enter a stadium ahead of a major race is “by no means a friendly place to be”, says Lisa Dobriskey – and as a former Team GB athlete who won Commonwealth gold and world championship silver at 1500m, she has stood in enough of them to know. “Different people handle it differently,” she says. “Some people are really relaxed and friendly; other people just look right through you. It’s scary. I remember my coach saying to me, ‘When you go to the Olympics, you’ll be standing next to the meanest, toughest, hardest people that you’ll ever face.’ Everybody wants to win.”As it turned out, the wait to walk into London’s Olympic stadium for the final of her event in August 2012 was even more stressful than she’d been warned. With British excitement ...

Sport

3 d. ago TfL issued warning after drunk woman lay dead in Tube tunnel for two days

A young artist was tragically killed by a train after she wandered into an Underground tunnel after a night out in Camden, London - a coroner sent a warning to TfL over the safety of drunk people on the network

Events

2 w. ago Drunk woman with jet lag walked into Tube tunnel and lay dead for days before staff realised

Sarah Cunningham, 31, climbed into the northbound tunnel at Chalk Farm on the Northern Line after a night out with friends in Camden in November, and was found dead two days later

Events

3 w. ago Market turmoil and a new London tunnel: Monday’s photos of the day

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Culture

3 w. ago 'I rode the free Silvertown Tunnel Superloop bus on the day it opened and couldn't believe how quick it was'

'I rode the free Silvertown Tunnel Superloop bus on the day it opened and couldn't believe how quick it was'  My London

Politics

3 w. ago First look inside the completed Silvertown tunnel, days before it opens to motorists

TfL says toll income will be reinvested in other public transport schemes

Politics

4 w. ago First look inside the completed Silvertown tunnel, one week before it opens to motorists

TfL says toll income will be reinvested in other public transport schemes

Politics