66 h. ago Team GB could face lengthy train journey to Winter Olympics after sustainability initiative

UK Sport has stressed the importance of sustainability as the climate crisis continues to threaten the future of sport

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3 d. ago Why this French YouTuber is telling foreigners to avoid long

Victor Blaho says a gruelling 46-hour train journey in South Asian country ‘broke me’

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7 d. ago Lego drops diversity terms from its annual sustainability report

The move by the Danish toymaker reflects US pressure on inclusivity initiatives worldwideLego has cut diversity terminology from its annual sustainability report despite trumpeting the recent addition of “diverse” characters to make its toys more “inclusive”.Most recently the world’s biggest toymaker introduced sets featuring characters with sunflower lanyards, which are worn to indicate a hidden disability. At the time its chief diversity and inclusion officer, Lauren von Stackelberg, said that the company was “embedding diversity and inclusion in everything we do”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago West Lothian College joins global campaign focused on sustainability in education

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Teach-In initiative encourages educators worldwide to integrate the goals into their teaching and learning practices.

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1 week ago ‘Eat, sleep and party’: a taste of La Dolce Vita aboard Italy’s Orient Express

Replica of world-famous train aimed at reviving glamour of the classic version makes debut journey from Rome A replica of the world-famous Orient Express made its debut journey from Rome on Friday, transporting well-heeled passengers into the heart of Tuscany’s wine region.La Dolce Vita Orient Express, the first Italian-made luxury train, is aimed at reviving the glamour of the classic version as well as the romanticised notion of Italy’s dolce vita, or “sweet life”, all the while promoting slow tourism. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Riding the wave’: Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson look to turn historic world bronze into Olympic glory

British ice dancers Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have long been seen as the natural successors to Torvill and Dean. Now with an historic world bronze medal under their belts, they talk Flo Clifford through their rise to the top

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2 w. ago New rail journey will take you around the world in 100 days in 'optimum comfort'

A new round-the-world-in-100-days train journey will launch next year, visiting some of the world's top destinations — however it comes with a hefty price tag

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2 w. ago Prince Harry promotes Travalyst initiative from $29m Montecito mansion

The Duke of Sussex promoted his sustainable tourism initiative Travalyst from his Montecito mansion in a new video released on Tuesday, 1 April.

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3 w. ago Olympic star, 25, dies with his dad in mystery fire at hotel banned from having guests

Berkin Usta, who represented Turkey at the Winter Olympics, has died alongside his father after a blaze broke out at the hotel they were staying in

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3 w. ago Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies aged 24 in fire at winter resort hotel

Olympian and his father Yahya die in blaze in closed hotel in TurkeyBerkin raced slalom and giant slalom at 2022 Beijing Winter GamesThe Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father have died in a fire at a shut-down ski resort in Turkey.Berkin, 24, and his father, Yahya, 57, were killed after a blaze broke out on Thursday at the Kervansaray hotel in the country’s north-west. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Olympics ace turned adult model has fans demanding 'give her all the medals' with latest snaps

Elise Christie, who turned out for Team GB at the Winter Olympics before becoming an adult model, has squeezed back into her speed skating get up

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3 w. ago Fear and Gibson eye worlds breakthrough as Chock and Bates chase ice dance history

Britain’s most noteworthy figure skating duo since Torvill and Dean are aiming to put sport back in spotlight of 1984More than four decades have come and gone since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean enamoured the world with their epochal Boléro routine at the 1984 Winter Olympics, collecting a slew of perfect 6.0s from the judges and a permanent place in British sporting lore. Their names remain shorthand for excellence in figure skating – especially in the UK, where the sport has long since faded from the spotlight.This week in Boston, however, another British ice dance duo are quietly building on a legacy of their own. When Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson take the TD Garden ice for the rhythm dance on Friday afternoon, they will do so as genuine medal contenders. After finishing fourth at the last two world championships, the pair arrive in Massachusetts in form: winners of both their Grand Prix assignments, bronze medallists at the Grand Prix final, and holders of seven national tit...

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3 w. ago Olympics star turned OnlyFans model uses her KIT for content online

Christie, 34, made three Winter Olympic appearances during her time as a short track speed skater before eventually hanging up her skates in 2021.

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3 w. ago Team GB Olympics star turned OnlyFans model uses her KIT for content online

Christie, 34, made three Winter Olympic appearances during her time as a short track speed skater before eventually hanging up her skates in 2021.

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3 w. ago Scots skiing ace Kirsty Muir eyes 2026 Winter Olympics after claiming first World Cup win

After a year out due to injury, Kirsty Muir has made a triumphant return to competition in recent weeks, writes Roger Cox

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3 w. ago Lindsey Vonn lands first podium since 2018 to complete ‘impossible’ comeback at 40

The 40-year-old finished second at the Super-G in Idaho

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3 w. ago Which burger chain was named after Jerry Murrell and his sons? The Saturday quiz

From inexperience, jealousy and nausea to the Mechanical Turk, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Before Liz Truss, who was the last prime minister never to contest a general election?2 Which Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb was identified in 2025?3 What is the England’s southernmost city?4 In Chinese, what animal’s name means “big bear cat”? 5 The rock kimberlite is renowned as a source of what?6 Carina Vogt, in 2014, was the first woman to win Winter Olympic gold in what event?7 What game was played by the “automaton” the Mechanical Turk?8 Which burger chain was named after Jerry Murrell and his four sons?What links: 9 Barbican, 1985; Palace theatre, 1985 to 2004; Sondheim theatre from 2004?10 Bismar; pendulum; Roberval; steelyard; torsion?11 Chandra; Coyolxauhqui; Máni; Selene; Thoth?12 Horticultural skill; inexperience; jealousy; nausea; permanent resident card?13 Behind the Scenes at the Museum; South Riding; The Secret Garden; Wuthering Heights?14 1215; 1216, 1217, 1225; 1297?...

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