30 h. ago Tesco worker Victoria Levitt scorches to stunning debut World Para Athletics Championships gold in New Delhi

The Mansfield athlete soared to a scintillating T44 100m triumph as British teammate and fellow debutant Bebe Jackson bagged bronze

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45 h. ago Tesco worker Victoria Levitt claims shock gold at World Para Athletics Championship

Levitt surged to T44 100m glory in New Delhi but will be returning to Tesco for pre-Christmas work in the coming months

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3 d. ago Wales' Sabrina Fortune breaks world record and sends inspirational message in New Delhi

The Welsh para shot put star, 28, followed up her Paris Paralympic gold with another World Championship title in New Delhi.

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3 d. ago Moment Tesco worker wrestles with suspected shoplifter to get back stolen washing tablets

The incident, filmed at a Tesco Express in Leeds, West Yorkshire, on September 23, shows a shop worker grappling with a man who had reportedly tried to leave without paying

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4 d. ago Hannah Cockroft ‘let down’ by lack of competition as she scorches to 17th world title

Cockroft only had to overcome three other athletes as only gold and silver medals were awarded

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9 d. ago Fire brigade worker sacked for 'assaulting' female Tesco shopper who barged to front of self

London Fire Brigade's Ryan Shearwood was getting his lunch from Tesco when he got into a bust-up with another customer. He was later sacked but has now won an unfair dismissal case.

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1 week ago Celtic fanatic wins brilliant bronze for Spain at World Athletics Championship

While his name evokes memories of the legendary Irish footballer, racewalker McGrath is born and bred in Spain but is the son of keen football fan James, who hails from Glasgow.

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1 week ago Keely Hodgkinson names key change needed for 800m final at World Athletics Championships

Hodgkinson safely progressed to the final of the World Championships in Tokyo

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2 w. ago Gout Gout, 17, shows true colours with his behaviour at World Athletics Championship

Gout Gout missed out on a place in the 200m final at the World Championship despite a storming finish to his semi-final before Noah Lyles matched a Usain Bolt milestone

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2 w. ago British athlete hit with warning after breaking strict World Championship clothing rule

The 24-year-old sprinter has been warned by World Athletics Championships bosses over his personalised apparel

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2 w. ago Welsh athlete hit with official warning after World Athletics Championship clothing rule breach

The 24-year-old has been reminded of the competition rules by World Athletics ahead of the final weekend of action in Tokyo

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2 w. ago Jake Wightman reveals how he overcame ‘very bleak years’ to land silver medal at World Athletics Championships

The Briton produced an outstanding run to claim 1500m silver to complete a remarkable comeback from injury, with defending champion and Team GB colleague Josh Kerr pulling up injured before finishing last

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2 w. ago Jake Wightman pipped on line as Isaac Nader surges to 1500m World Championship gold

Silver medal for GB but injured Josh Kerr finishes lastJust 0.02sec second separates first from secondWe have seen some extraordinary men’s 1500m finals in recent years. Put Tokyo down as another stone-cold classic. Most expected a shootout between Britain’s Josh Kerr and the young Dutch superstar Niels Laros. Instead the Portuguese Isaac Nader swooped from the gods and ripped up the script.For much of the final 200m it looked as though Britain’s Jake Wightman was about to repeat his gold medal victory in Eugene in 2022. That would have been some story, given he has missed much of the past three years since due to succession of injuries, starting with a fractured foot while doing plyometrics.This report will be updated Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jake Wightman’s ‘perfect fairytale’ denied on the line as Isaac Nader surges to 1500m gold

Silver medal for 31-year-old as injury thwarts Josh KerrJust 0.02sec separates first from second in Tokyo thrillerWhen Jake Wightman sat on the bus to the 1500m heats at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, he told himself that if he failed to make it through he was done. He was 31. His body was breaking down so often he felt he had post-traumatic stress disorder. And he feared his best days were behind him. Yet, just three days later, what had seemed like a final hurrah became a glorious resurrection.What a fighter. What an athlete. What a 1500m final. Most expected this to be a shootout between Britain’s defending champion, Josh Kerr, and the young Dutch star Niels Laros. Instead the script was flipped on its head and ripped into pieces. Twice. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jake Wightman’s ‘perfect fairytale’ denied on the line by Isaac Nader surge

Silver medal for Briton in Tokyo as injury thwarts KerrJust 0.02sec separates first from second in 1500m finalWhen Jake Wightman sat on the bus to the 1500m heats at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, he told himself that if he failed to make it through he was done. He was 31. His body was breaking down so often that he felt he had post‑traumatic stress disorder. And he feared his best days were behind him. Yet, just three days later, what had seemed like a final hurrah became a glorious resurrection.What a fighter. What an athlete. What a 1500m final. Most expected this to be a shootout between Britain’s defending champion, Josh Kerr, and the young Dutch star Niels Laros. Instead the script was flipped on its head and ripped into pieces. Twice. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago When is World Athletics Championship men's 1500m final? How to watch Josh Kerr defend world title in Tokyo

TV channel and live stream details for men’s 1500m final

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2 w. ago When is World Athletics Championship men's 1500m final? How to watch Josh Kerr defend world title in Toyko

TV channel and live stream details for men’s 1500m final

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2 w. ago World Athletics Championship: Jamaica’s Oblique Seville wins men’s 100m gold

Seville led home a Jamaican one-two as Olympic champion Noah Lyles had to settle for bronze.

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2 w. ago King Charles 'less irritated with Harry than William' royal insider claims in shock update

After King Charles's hotly anticipated reunion with Prince Harry this week, insiders have claimed that the monarch is getting on better with his younger son than Prince William at the moment

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3 w. ago Tesco worker asks 'why are they like this' after what customer does

The Tesco employee said the man then had a go at him

Economics