4 h. ago Michael Johnson admits Grand Slam Track cannot pay its athletes until new investors are found

Johnson says he has to ‘own’ the failings of his new athletics championship

Economics

3 d. ago Speed of improvement in cancer survival rates ‘slowing’, say experts

The Government launched a call for evidence to help shape a national cancer plan earlier this year.

Events

4 d. ago Suited and booted: ski jumpers disqualified as kit chaos returns to sport

Summer event in France marred by row over suitsKristoffer Eriksen Sundal among those disqualifiedSki jumping faces more controversy with six months to go until the Winter Olympics after the first high-level competition of the new season was marred by numerous athletes being disqualified over ill-fitting suits. The governing body says it’s “perfectly normal”.The ski jumping world was rocked in March by the discovery of illegally altered suits on the Norwegian team at the world championships. The International Ski Federation investigated officials and athletes over those changes which could help the wearer soar through the air for longer with the suit’s larger surface area. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen suffers injury setback to cast doubt on World Championships

The Norwegian will miss Diamond League meetings in Poland and Belgium ahead of the World Championships in September

Events

8 d. ago Restriction zones for domestic abusers ‘a long time coming’ – survivor

Ministers will seek to introduce ‘restriction zones’ that will limit where abusers can go so survivors can go about their daily lives feeling safe.

Events

8 d. ago Missing out on £54m research fund ‘undermines’ northern universities, say mayors

The elected mayors warned that investment was ‘concentrated disproportionately in London and the South East’.

Economics

8 d. ago Homelessness minister must resign over rent hike after tenants’ exit, Tories say

Kevin Hollinrake, the Conservative party chairman, accused Rushanara Ali of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over her handling of her rental property.

Politics

8 d. ago Homelessness minister faces criticism over hiking rent after removing tenants

Rushanara Ali’s east London property was re-listed with a £700 rent increase after tenants moved out at the end of their contract.

Politics

9 d. ago ‘One in four councils could lose money’ under Government’s funding proposals

A report says the changes would create big ‘winners and losers’.

Politics

9 d. ago Secret government docs reveal 'utter devastation' if Hiroshima bomb was dropped on London

A blast the size of Hiroshima would render London a flattened wasteland, killing 50,000 people and leaving 400,000 homeless, according to secret government maps

Politics

1 week ago Sha’Carri Richardson misses out on world 200m spot a week after arrest

The American automatically qualifies for the 100m as defending champion but missed out on a 200m spot by a fraction of a second

Events

1 week ago British Athletics Championships 2025: Schedule, start times and how to watch on TV today

Josh Kerr and Georgia Hunter Bell feature over two action-packed days in Birmingham, with Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson recovering from an injury and expected to be handed a wildcard for the World Championships in Tokyo in September

Politics

3 w. ago Reform will be ‘toughest’ party on crime ever, Farage to say

The Reform leader is expected to use a speech in London to pledge to cut crime in half.

Events

3 w. ago The Guardian view on Europe’s failing economic orthodoxy: social contracts cannot be renewed through cuts | Editorial

The French prime minister, François Bayrou, has become the latest leader to target the less well-off in order to balance the booksAs European politicians begin to pack their suitcases and head to the beach, they do so against a domestic backdrop that begins to look distinctly ominous. In Britain and France, nationalist populist parties consistently lead in the polls. In Germany, the particularly extreme Alternative für Deutschland is neck and neck with the conservative CDU. Specific dynamics might vary but the unsettling pattern is the same – large swaths of voters increasingly identify with authoritarian and often xenophobic political forces.Prolonged post-industrial malaise, wage stagnation and austerity have precipitated this wave of disaffection with the mainstream, especially among the less well-off. Yet in London, Paris and Berlin, governments of the centre-left and centre-right seem intent on alienating disillusioned electorates still further. During his visit to London last ...

Economics

3 w. ago British men collect world relay golds 28 years late from disqualified US team

US team stripped of 1997 title after doping admissionBrits honoured before 60,000 fans at London StadiumUK launches bid to host 2029 world athletics eventBritain’s men’s 4x400m relay team were presented with their gold medals from the 1997 world championships at London’s Diamond League meeting on Saturday having been elevated from silver after the belated disqualification of the US team.The US were stripped of the title won in Athens when Antonio Pettigrew confessed in 2008 to doping between 1997 and 2003. The US also lost their 2000 Olympic title. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago UK government backs London bid to host the 2029 athletics world championships

UK government backs London bid to host the 2029 athletics world championships  Yahoo Sports

Politics

3 w. ago World Athletics Championships: London’s 2029 bid gets Starmer backing

UK government will give £35m to help push for eventPrevious successes leave city in strong position for bidLondon is in prime position to stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships after finally securing a substantial government funding commitment for the bid.It is understood that the UK government has agreed to give £35m to help bid for the championships, which would be the first to be staged in London since 2017, with the mayor’s office expected to commit around £10m. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago World Athletics Championships 2029: UK government backs London bid

World Athletics Championships 2029: UK government backs London bid  BBC

Politics

3 w. ago Starmer backs bid to bring 2029 World Athletics Championships to London

The English capital last held the event in 2017.

Sport

3 w. ago Government backs London’s bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships

Government backs London’s bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships  The Times

Politics